Roundup: Meet Michigan football’s 2021 recruiting class

A full roundup of recruiting evaluations, facts, stats, film and everything else covering Michigan football’s signed 2021 class.

Jaydon Hood

Via MGoBlue:

Prep
• Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School (2021) coached by Roger Harriott
• Attended Cardinal Newman High School his first three years before transferring to Aquinas
• Three-sport athlete, participating in football, track and wrestling; qualified for 3A state wrestling meet as a sophomore at 195 pounds
• Three-year varsity starter at linebacker
• Helped the the Crusaders qualify for the 3A state playoffs junior and sophomore years
• Helped lead Aquinas to a 7-1 record his senior season

Key Statistics
• Credited with 52 tackles (34 solo) in eight games as a senior
• Racked up 115 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, seven sacks, five forced fumbles and two interceptions as a junior; scored twice on defense
• Recorded 55 stops, 12 TFLs, five sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and blocked one punt as a sophomore
• Tallied 51 tackles as a freshman, including seven TFLs, four sacks and one interception

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four-stars; the No. 247 overall player nationally, the No. 14 inside linebacker and the 35th-rated prospect in the state of Florida
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 21 inside linebacker recruit nationally and the No. 69 player in the state of Florida
• Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals; rated as the 223rd-best recruit in the country, the No. 6 inside linebacker nationally and the No. 37 player in the state of Florida
• Member of the ESPN300; four-star prospect, the nation’s 193rd prospect, the No. 5 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 29 player in Florida
• Selected to participate in the Under Armour All-American Game
• Named to Palm Beach Post Small Schools (4A-1A) first team on defense as a junior
• 2019 Cardinal Newman Defensive Player of the Year
• Selected first-team all-county
• Earned Land Rover Palm Beach Player of the Week and CBS 12 Athlete of the Week honors after posting 10 tackles and an interception in a win over Delray Beach American Heritage
• Named South Florida Sun Sentinel Palm Beach 5A-1A honorable mention as a sophomore

Personal
• Jaydon Hood was born April 15, 2003
• Son of Shandon and Shea Hood
• His grandfather, E.J. Junior, played at Alabama and spent 13 seasons in the NFL
• High school teammate of Wolverines Ja’Den McBurrows; same high school as teammate Anthony Solomon

247Sports’ Andrew Ivins:

Just over 6-foot. Muscles already developed, but room to only get bigger once lifting in a college weight room. Should be able to play around 225 pounds. A high-intensity football player that’s always in chase mode. Quick to diagnoses plays and react. Combats blocks well while keeping his eyes in the backfield. A physical striker that likes to runs his feet through contact. Productive at the high school level having totaled 115 tackles as a junior. Adequate in zone coverage, but should be better in space given speed and testing profile. Will need to improve transitions and clean up how he finishes. Has a chance to develop into an impact player for a Power 5 program and could eventually have his name on all-conference lists.

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland:

On the surface, Hood looks like the perfect attacking MIKE linebacker in Don Brown’s scheme. Was the transition to STA just difficult or did Hood regress? That’s something he’ll have to answer at the next level. Right now, ranking him is extremely difficult, and I can’t get that in-game eval out of my head. I would like to see more senior film when his season comes to an end, but he obviously did not look the part of a Rivals250 prospect.

Wolverine Digest:

2021 Outlook: Jaydon Hood is a high-intensity linebacker that craves contact.  He’s able to get off blocks quickly and has great technique when making a tackle.  He’ll need to put on a little bit of weight and improve in zone coverage, but the upside with Hood should have Michigan fans excited for his arrival in Ann Arbor.  It’s likely that Hood will get reps at the linebacker position during his first year at Michigan.

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