96 ZIGGY HOOD
PRO: Drafted by the
Steelers in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2009 NFL
Draft.
COLLEGE: Started the last 31
(35 total) of the 50 games he played in at Missouri...finished his career with
170 tackles (98solos), 15.5 sacks for minus 76 yards, 22.5 stops for losses
totaling 111 yards and 22 quarterback pressures...15.5 sacks tied C.J. Mosley
(2002-04) for seventh on the school's all-time record list…forced five fumbles
and had three fumble recoveries...deflected eight passes and blocked one
kick…majored
in biology. 2008: Consensus All-Big
Twelve Conference first-team selection...Academic All-Big Twelve
second-team...team captain and named the Tigers' Defensive Lineman of the
Year... started all 14 games at weakside defensive tackle, recording a
career-high 62 tackles (31 solos)...ranked second on the team with five sacks
for minus 37 yards and had seven stops for losses of 42 yards...credited with 12
quarterback pressures, as he recovered two fumbles, deflected a pair of passes
and blocked one kick.
2007:
Honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from both league media and coaches for his
play, which included career-best numbers in every major category...finished with
49 tackles, eight tackles for loss, five sacks, four QB hurries and three forced
fumbles...made three stops, including one TFL, against Oklahoma in the Big 12
Championship.
2006:
Played in 10 games, making seven starts…had his true sophomore season derailed
somewhat by a broken foot in the third game of the season, but he returned to
play in the final seven games…began his sophomore season on a tear, recording 13
tackles, 3 sacks and 4 TFLs in the season's first three games, before breaking a
foot in game three at New Mexico...had surgery on Sept. 18th to insert a screw,
and returned to action against Texas A&M on Oct. 14, missing just three
games...finished the season with a career-high 36 total tackles…named the winner
of the team's Rigman Outstanding Underclassman Leadership Award.
2005: Saw
action in all 12 games…registered 23 total tackles, including 2.5 TFLs (10
yards) and 1.5 QB sacks (9 yards).
PERSONAL:
Attended
Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, Texas….nickname “Ziggy” was given to him by
his grandmother when he was a child…ranked
as the No. 35 weakside defensive end in the nation, according to the experts at
Rivals.com...named district 3-4A defensive player of the year as a senior, when
he registered 93 tackles and 13 QB sacks...scored three defensive TDs on the
year and recovered three fumbles...earned all-district honors each of his last
two years…had 76 stops as a junior, including five QB sacks and also returned
one interception for a TD…threw the shot and discus for his school's track
team…son
of Mary Payne and Charles Hood…Full name: Evander “Ziggy”
Hood.
