PRONUNCIATION
2023 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
2023 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (Phil Steele)
2023 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (College Football Network)
2023 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention (College Football Network)
2022 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
2022 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (Phil Steele)
2022 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention (Pro Football Network)
2021 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
2021 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention (Pro Football Focus)
2020 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team (Pro Football Focus)
2020 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team (Phil Steele)
RECORDS HELD
Career Receptions (252)
Career Receiving Yards (2,692)
Career 100-Yards Receiving Games (6)
Single-Season Receptions (101)
Single-Season Receiving Yards (948)
2023-24: A second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection … Named second-team all-conference by College Football Network and Phil Steele … Named an honorable mention all-conference punt returner by the CFN … Played in and started all 13 games … Was on the field for 830 total snaps (768 offense, 62 special teams) … Set new school records with 101 receptions and 948 yards, scoring five times … Also had 23 yards rushing and averaged 7.6 yards on 25 punt returns … Caught five passes for 45 yards and had 66 yards on punt returns in the opener against The Citadel … Had eight receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown in the win over UAB … Broke the school record for career receiving yards late in the fourth quarter … Had seven catches for 61 yards at Wisconsin … Caught seven passes for 107 yards and a touchdown and had a 16-yard run in the win at Ball State … Caught a career-high 12 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown in the win over Coastal Carolina … The 100-yard game was the sixth of his career, setting a new school record … Caught 10 passes for 78 yards at James Madison … Had eight receptions for 98 yards in the win over ULM … Had nine catches for 91 yards and a touchdown in the win over Georgia State … Caught seven passes for 67 yards at Texas State … Had seven catches for 46 yards at Marshall … Had four catches for 28 yards against Old Dominion … Hauled in 10 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown at App State to break the school’s single-season receptions record … Caught seven passes for 31 yards against Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.
2022-23: A second-team All-Sun Belt selection from the league … A second-team selection by Phil Steele and an honorable mention choice by Pro Football Network … Played in all 13 games, starting nine … Was on the field for 789 total snaps (761 offense, 28 special teams) … The conference’s leader in catches per game … Set the school record for receptions (87) and yards (925) with three touchdowns … Finished the season as the school’s all-time leader in receptions (151) and second in yards (1,744) … Averaged 7.4 yards per punt return and 20.0 yards on kickoff returns … Had six catches for 88 yards and a 46-yard touchdown in the opener against Morgan State … Caught six passes for 82 yards in the win at Nebraska … Also rushed for 9 yards … Had a long catch of 27 yards on the game-winning drive … Caught seven passes for 38 yards at UAB … Had four catches for 39 yards against Ball State … Caught four passes for 62 yards, including a 37-yarder, against Coastal Carolina … Had a career-high 11 catches for 122 yards and a touchdown at Georgia State … Caught eight passes for 131 yards in the win over No. 25 James Madison … Caught seven passes for 47 yards in the win at Old Dominion … Caught seven passes for 76 yards against South Alabama … Set the school’s single-season and career reception record at Louisiana … Had six catches for 68 yards in the game … Had four catches for 40 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown, against Marshall … Had 10 catches for 103 yards in the overtime win over App State … Recorded seven catches for 27 yards, and had a 23-yard punt return, in the Camellia Bowl against Buffalo.
2021-22: Earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt accolades from the conference and Pro Football Focus … Started all 12 games … Played 772 total snaps (657 on offense, 115 on special teams) … Led the Eagles with 41 catches for 497 yards for an average of 12.6 yards per catch … Also had 13 rushes for 77 yards and a touchdown … Was the primary kickoff return and punt return man … Had three catches for 39 in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Tallied six catches for 55 yards at Florida Atlantic … Caught another six passes for 42 yards at Arkansas … Had two catches for 19 yards against Louisiana … Carried the ball twice for 11 yards and had two catches for 19 yards against Arkansas State … Had two rushes for 23 yards and a touchdown, along with three catches for 56 yards at Troy … Had a 10-yard run at South Alabama … Caught six passes for a career-high 107 yards against Georgia State … Had five catches for 66 yards against Coastal Carolina … Caught five passes for 61 yards and had a 4-yard rush in the win at Texas State … Had a 15-yard catch against BYU … Had two catches for 18 yards at App State.
2020-21: Played in all 13 games … Saw action on 248 total snaps (176 on offense, 72 on special teams) … A third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection by Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele as a returner … Had 15 catches for 224 yards and two touchdowns … Carried the ball four times for 22 yards … Had 12 punt returns for an average of 10.2 with one touchdown … Averaged 16.5 yards on 12 kickoff returns … Played 27 total snaps against Campbell …Caught a 10-yard pass … Had three passes for 44 yards against Louisiana … Had a 28-yard, one-handed touchdown catch with less than a minute left in the game that landed him as the No. 1 play on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays … Caught three passes for 30 yards against Coastal Carolina … Played 37 total snaps against Troy … Had a 5-yard catch against Texas State … Played 13 total snaps at Army West Point … Had a 44-yard catch at Georgia State … Was named the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a punt 49 yards for a touchdown against Florida Atlantic … Had two carries for 7 yards against App State … Had a 65-yard touchdown catch against Louisiana Tech in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl … Made the Honor Roll in the fall.
2019-20: Played in all 13 games, seeing action on 240 total plays (112 offensive) … Had eight catches for 98 yards … Also carried the ball three times for 47 yards and had a passing attempt … Made his collegiate debut at No. 6 LSU in the opener, playing nine offensive snaps … Had a 12-yard reception against the Tigers … Had a 3-yard rush and a 5-yard catch against Maine … Had a 39-yard catch at Minnesota … Had a 25-yard run against Coastal Carolina … Was on the field for 15 total plays against No. 20 App State … Had a 2-yard catch against Troy … Played 20 total snaps against ULM … Played 18 snaps at Arkansas State … Had two catches for 28 yards against Georgia State … Had a 3-yard catch against Liberty in the Cure Bowl … Made the Honor Roll in the spring.
2018-19: Prepped at Air Force Prep … Was a military training officer while enrolled there … Enrolled at Georgia Southern in the summer.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Eagles Landing Christian Academy for Coach Jonathan Gess … A first-team all-state selection as a senior at the Class A-Private level by the GHSCA … A first-team all-Henry County selection by the Henry Herald as an all-purpose player his final season … As a senior, tallied 55 tackles, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries to go along with six return touchdowns and 600 return yards … A four-time state champion in track.
PERSONAL: Born Khaleb Joshua Hood on October 10 in Cincinnati, OH … Son of Benji Hood and Keya Barron, along with Crystal Hood … Has seven siblings.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies (Graduated)
