2024 Football Roster
Caleb Hood
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11.5
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rockingham, N.C.
- High School:
- Richmond Senior
Appeared in five games during the 2024 campaign • Finished the year with 18 carries for 81 yards • Had 11 rushes for 78 yards versus UConn in the Fenway Bowl • Threw for a 17-yard touchdown against UConn
2023 - Junior Season
Appeared in seven games at running back • Had 15 carries for 43 yards and a touchdown • Carried the ball six times for 26 yards and a touchdown against Appalachian State • Rushed a season-high seven times for 23 yards and caught one pass for nine yards against Syracuse.
2022 - Sophomore Season
Played in the first seven games of the season, starting four, before he suffered an upper body injury against PItt and missed the remainder of the season • Started games at running back against Virginia Tech, Miami, Duke and Pitt • Tallied 250 yards rushing on 43 carries during the year • Rushed for 11 yards on four carries and had one catch for 12 yards against FAMU • Had a game-high 109 all-purpose yards (87 rush, 22 receiving) against App State, including a career long rush of 71 yards • Made first career start against Virginia Tech and had seven carries for 32 yards • Started again at Miami and had a career-high 13 carries for a team-high 74 yards and added five catches for 50 yards • Had 10 carries for 48 yards and five receptions for 32 yards and his first career receiving TD at Duke • Had one catch for three yards and ran the ball once for minus three yards against Pitt before getting injured.
2021 - True Freshman Season
Appeared in seven games at running back and on special teams • Finished the year with 97 rushing yards on 22 carries and one TD • Averaged 17.0 yards on two kick returns • Rushed for 14 yards on four carries against Georgia State with a long rush of 11 yards • Set new career highs with nine carries for 66 yards and scored a five-yard rushing TD against Virginia • Ran the ball eight times for 15 yards against Wofford.
Richmond Senior High School
An early enrollee who is a three-star prospect listed as the nation’s 49th-best athlete and the No. 36 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite • Tabbed as the No. 43 player in the state according to ESPN • An SI All-America candidate prior to his senior season • A three-time all-conference selection • Totaled 6,305 passing yards and 59 TDs to go along with 1,899 rushing yards and 27 TDs over his three prep seasons • Earned first-team All-Observer honors as an athlete and league Offensive Player of the Year as a junior • Also claimed all-area honors • Led Richmond to a 13-1 record, a conference title and the third round of the playoffs • Threw for 2,175 yards and 21 TDs, while rushing for 976 yards and 16 TDs • Posted 1,956 yards passing and 21 TDs, while rushing for 594 yards and six TDs as a sophomore • Earned all-conference honors at quarterback • Helped Richmond to an 11-2 record, a conference title and the second round of the playoffs • Added 2,174 yards passing and 17 TDs and 329 rushing yards and five TDs as a freshman to earn all-conference honors • Coached by Bryan Till.
Son of Errol and Merideth Hood • Father, Errol, was recruited by Mack Brown and played for UNC from 1998-2001 • Birthday is Aug. 15.
