Tar Heel RB Elijah Hood reconsidering NFL draft decision? Posted Jan 5, 2017 North Carolina running back Elijah Hood announced on Dec. 22 that he will return to Chapel Hill for his senior season in 2017. According to a report by CBS Sports, that decision might not be final: "Word out of Chapel Hill is RB Elijah Hood is having second thoughts and is now leaning towards entering the NFL Draft. Stay tuned…" (ACC Sports Journal)