Usage Score
3.8
Player Dossier
2022-2025Illinois
Malachi Hood
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Plainfield, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malachi Hood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.8
Consistency
7.7
Season Value
9.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Malachi Hood, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Illinois. Malachi Hood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Illinois paired 5 primary output with 13.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Postseason · Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
16.8
Usage
3.8
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 2. Unknown: 0. Duke: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Indiana: 0. USC: 0. Purdue: 1. Ohio State: 0. Washington: 0. Rutgers: 0. Maryland: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Northwestern: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 5 by 40.8. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Duke: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 6 by 25. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. USC: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 1 by 14.2. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 6 by 30
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/30 | vs Tennessee | W 30-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Northwestern | W 20-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Maryland | W 24-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Rutgers | W 35-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Washington | L 25-42 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ohio State | L 16-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Purdue | W 43-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs USC | W 34-32 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Indiana | L 10-63 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Western Michigan | W 38-0 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Duke | W 45-19 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Illinois
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 5 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 3.5 | 16.8 | 3.8 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 3.5 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Northwestern
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.9 takeover score.
#2
Tennessee
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.
#3
Purdue
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.7 takeover score.
#4
Northwestern
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 21 takeover score.
#5
Michigan State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 15 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Illinois
5 primary output · 13.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage
10.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · Illinois
10.2
5 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Illinois
9.3
3.5 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.81
De La Salle · Concord, CA
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
58
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 21 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.