Rodney Hood

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Rodney Hood: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Meridian, Mississippi crowned him a state champion in 2011 before college took him from Mississippi State to Duke, where he captained the 2013-14 Blue Devils. Utah drafted him 23rd overall in 2014, and over four seasons Hood grew into a go-to scorer — a career-high 32 points in an overtime win over Memphis in January 2016, and his first NBA game-winner, a pull-up three with 0.8 seconds left against Dallas that December.

Traded to Cleveland in February 2018, he reached the Finals that spring, then journeyed through Portland, Toronto, Milwaukee, and the Clippers. A stranger footnote: he grew up next door to Paramore singer Hayley Williams in Meridian and never knew it until 2021.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah took him 23rd overall in 2014. Donovan Mitchell's emergence moved him to the bench, and with restricted free agency ahead the Jazz preferred Jae Crowder's cheaper contract, trading Hood to Cleveland on February 8, 2018.

Full name

Rodney Michael Hood

Utah Jazz tenure

2014–18

Position

Guard/Forward

Born

1992, Meridian, Mississippi

Height

6′8″ (203 cm)

Weight

218 lb (99 kg)

College

Duke

Drafted

2014, 1st round (No. 23), Utah