Elijah Hood Explained

Elijah Hood
Number:34, 30, 35
Position:Running back
Birth Date:22 April 1996
Birth Place:Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:232
High School:Charlotte Catholic
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Draftyear:2017
Draftround:7
Draftpick:242
College:North Carolina
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Elijah Hood (born April 22, 1996) is a former American football running back. He played college football at North Carolina.

Early years

Hood attended Charlotte Catholic High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he played high school football and became an Eagle Scout. As a senior, he won the Hall Trophy as the U.S. Army Player of the Year.[1] [2] During the season, he rushed for 3,690 yards and 53 touchdowns. He finished his career with 8,981 yards and 147 touchdowns. He was ranked by Rivals.com as the fourth best running back recruit in his class.[3] He originally committed to the University of Notre Dame but later chose to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[4] [5]

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Hood was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round, 242nd overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.[6] [7] He was the last of six North Carolina Tar Heels to be drafted that year.[8] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Raiders' practice squad the next day.[9] [10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 25, 2017.[11] He was waived by the Raiders on October 30, 2017 and re-signed to the practice squad.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 2, 2018.[13] He was waived by the Raiders on May 7, 2018.[14]

Carolina Panthers

On May 8, 2018, Hood was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers.[15] Due to a knee injury from a preseason game at Pittsburgh, he was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2018.[16]

On February 25, 2019, Hood signed a one-year contract to remain with the Panthers.[17] He was waived on July 24, 2019.[18]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On August 17, 2019, Hood was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[19] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[20]

Los Angeles Wildcats

In October 2019, Hood was drafted by the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Draft.[21] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlotte Catholic's Elijah Hood named Army's national player of year. April 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112170133/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/01/04/4588019/catholics-hood-named-armys-national.html#.Uzoo6ahdWSp. January 12, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Charlotte Catholic's Elijah Hood named U.S. Army national player of the year. April 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062608/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/01/09/4599778/charlotte-catholics-elijah-hood.html#.UzopHKhdWSo. April 7, 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Elijah Hood.
  4. Web site: Shanker . Jared . Ex-Notre Dame RB recruit Hood selects UNC . ESPN.com . 2013-08-28 . 2024-08-14.
  5. Web site: Elijah Hood, top running back prospect, commits to UNC.
  6. Web site: Oakland Raiders Select Elijah Hood In Seventh Round Of 2017 NFL Draft. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312095823/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Oakland-Raiders-Select-Elijah-Hood-In-Seventh-Round-Of-2017-NFL-Draft/0f04c9a0-1d36-44dd-a856-dd1b49592789. dead. March 12, 2018. Raiders.com. April 29, 2017. May 20, 2017.
  7. Web site: 2017 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . February 11, 2018.
  8. Web site: Draft Finder Query Results . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en . February 11, 2018.
  9. Web site: Raiders Announce Transactions. Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209084351/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-Transactions/f671cc9c-caa3-429f-992e-5629667b4dec. December 9, 2017. dead. September 8, 2017.
  10. Web site: Raiders Announce Practice Squad Signings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209091343/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-Practice-Squad-Signings/79e7c359-30a5-46de-af16-250eccee9fa2. dead. December 9, 2017. Raiders.com. September 4, 2017.
  11. Web site: Raiders Sign RB Elijah Hood To Active Roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20180301004646/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-RB-Elijah-Hood-To-Active-Roster/a0b432e2-b550-42b6-a7f4-5c70b9237928. dead. March 1, 2018. Raiders.com. October 25, 2017.
  12. Web site: Running Back Marshawn Lynch Reinstated. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410125007/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Running-Back-Marshawn-Lynch-Reinstated/5c4ea000-4707-4425-92f1-304435824dea. dead. April 10, 2018. Raiders.com. October 30, 2017.
  13. Web site: Raiders Announce Reserve/Future Signings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180205225756/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-ReserveFuture-Signings/10132913-3fe3-48b9-8c67-81d545ec9bd2. dead. February 5, 2018. Raiders.com. January 2, 2018.
  14. Web site: Raiders Sign Three Free Agents. Raiders.com. May 7, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508125510/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-Three-Free-Agents/e44316ba-3995-4b31-82eb-476403deb7c5. May 8, 2018.
  15. Web site: Panthers claim running back Elijah Hood. Panthers.com. May 8, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509080302/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-claim-running-back-Elijah-Hood/916545bc-de71-4975-9a88-29446224af2b. May 9, 2018.
  16. Web site: Panthers trim roster to 53. Voth, Bill. Panthers.com. September 1, 2018.
  17. Web site: Elijah Hood signs one-year contract. Strickland. Bryan. February 25, 2019. Panthers.com.
  18. Web site: Panthers make roster moves ahead of training camp. Panthers.com. July 24, 2019.
  19. Web site: Jaguars sign RB Elijah Hood. Jaguars.com. August 17, 2019.
  20. Web site: Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players. Oehser, John. Jaguars.com. August 31, 2019.
  21. Web site: Bender. Bill. XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league. Sporting News. October 21, 2019. October 22, 2019.
  22. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.

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