Chris Hood

Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics

Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics

Position:
Offensive Line
Ht./Wt.:
6-9 / 326
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Kendallville, Ind.
Prev School:
East Noble HS
High School:
East Noble HS

Ball State Sports Link (Dec. 6, 2023): Chris Hood : Can’t Hide Growing Up in a Small Town

Awards and Honors:
2025 Preseason All-MAC (second team OT by Athlon Sports; third team OT by Phil Steele Football College Preview)
2024 Academic All-MAC
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2024 (R-So.): Made nine appearances on the Cardinals’ offensive line, including eight starts ... starting left tackle most of the season until a shift to right guard in the season finale against Ohio … Academic All-America nominee.

2023 (R-Fr.): Lone appearance came in a win over Kent State (Nov. 18) ... earned a redshirt season.

2022 (Fr.): Did not see action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at East Noble as an offensive lineman … played for head coach Luke Amstutz … tabbed as fifth-best offensive tackle prospect in the state by 247Sports … led team to 38-10 record during four-year span … chosen as a team captain during senior season … selected First Team All-Conference as a junior and season and Second Team All-Conference as a sophomore … team was state runner-up during sophomore year and conference champions freshman and sophomore campaigns … named the team's lineman of the year during junior and senior seasons … was a three-year letterwinner in both basketball and track.

PERSONAL: Son of Caleb and Renee Hood … has two siblings: Tristen and Kylee … mother, Renee, played basketball at Morehead State and Alaska-Anchorage … uncle, Brad Miller, played basketball at Purdue and had a 14-year career in the NBA … great uncle, Jim, played basketball at Oklahoma … great uncle, Mike, played basketball at West Virginia … great uncle, Tom, played basketball at Kentucky … plans to major in sports nutrition.