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Malachi Hood

Position coaches (West Virginia, 2026): Zac Alley, Andrew Warwick

Plainfield, ILRedshirt Senior6'2"228 lb#45

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Estimated NIL value

$103K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Redshirt Senior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

Final season

Portal entry

January 07, 2026

Malachi Hood is a 6'2", 228-lb Redshirt Senior LB from Plainfield, IL. Malachi Hood entered the transfer portal from Illinois on January 7, 2026 and committed to West Virginia. TransferPortl estimates Malachi Hood's NIL market value at $103K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Malachi Hood has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

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West Virginia

Advanced Statistics

2025 · 44 tkl

Havoc Plays

3.5

43rd

Ball Plays

59th

Solo Tackle Rate

63.6%

86th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Nov 8, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Illinois	11 Low	Entered portal
2025	Illinois	15 Moderate	Did not enter
2024	Illinois	11 Low	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$102,622

Highest market value

$347,990

Sep 12, 2026

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

Illinois

January 07, 2026

Illinois → West Virginia

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2022

Committed to Illinois Jun 2021

Season Statistics