Bucky Hodges at Virginia Tech, 2014
Photo: DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Virginia Tech, 2013–⁠16

Bucky Hodges

Number
No. 7
Height
6′7″
Hometown
Virginia Beach, VA
Born
Aug 8, 1995, in Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Bucky Hodges played tight end at Virginia Tech (2013–⁠16). The Minnesota Vikings took Hodges in round 6, No. 201 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
691
Receiving yards, 2016 (Virginia Tech, 10–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 201
Round 6, 2017 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Miami, 2016145receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 20163receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Duke, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Virginia Tech4552611.7750
2015Virginia Tech4053013.3646
2016Virginia Tech4869114.4742
Career1331,74713.12050

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Virginia Tech7202.905
2015Virginia Tech5275.4116
2016Virginia Tech9424.7015
Career21894.2116

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Virginia Tech7TE
2014Virginia Tech7TE
2015Virginia Tech7TE
2016Virginia Tech7TE6′7″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Virginia Tech770.4032nd (n=496)0.5230.88%
2015Virginia Tech750.5656th (n=465)0.5342.18%
2016Virginia Tech860.4946th (n=489)0.5242.28%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Virginia Tech 14 games, 48 catches, 691 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.LibertyW 36–⁠133422204
Sep 10vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠4531301122
Sep 17vs.Boston CollegeW 49–⁠0448017–
Sep 24vs.East CarolinaW 54–⁠17247035–
Oct 8atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠3128028–
Oct 15atSyracuseL 17–⁠315791276
Oct 20vs.MiamiW 37–⁠16766218–
Oct 27atPittsburghW 39–⁠366145036–
Nov 5atDukeW 24–⁠212240200
Nov 12vs.Georgia TechL 20–⁠30322011–
Nov 19atNotre DameW 34–⁠3121518–
Nov 26vs.VirginiaW 52–⁠10469142–
Dec 3vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠42142042–
Dec 29 ✦vs.ArkansasW 35–⁠2455101510
2015 Virginia Tech 12 games, 40 catches, 530 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.FurmanW 42–⁠3248046–
Sep 19atPurdueW 51–⁠2431125–
Sep 26atEast CarolinaL 28–⁠35573032–
Oct 3vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠17242028–
Oct 9vs.NC StateW 28–⁠13233026–
Oct 17atMiamiL 20–⁠30241035–
Oct 24vs.DukeL 43–⁠455101336–
Oct 31atBoston CollegeW 26–⁠10334024–
Nov 12atGeorgia TechW 23–⁠21331021–
Nov 21vs.North CarolinaL 27–⁠30644110–
Nov 28atVirginiaW 23–⁠20334016–
Dec 26 ✦vs.TulsaW 55–⁠5243801927
2014 Virginia Tech 13 games, 45 catches, 526 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.William & MaryW 34–⁠963818–
Sep 6atOhio StateW 35–⁠212211118
Sep 13vs.East CarolinaL 21–⁠28253040–
Sep 20vs.Georgia TechL 24–⁠271404–
Sep 27vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠174881294
Oct 4atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠172301261
Oct 16atPittsburghL 16–⁠213550411
Oct 23vs.MiamiL 6–⁠30427013–
Nov 1vs.Boston CollegeL 31–⁠33544124–
Nov 15atDukeW 17–⁠16657126–
Nov 22atWake ForestL 3–⁠6439015–
Nov 28vs.VirginiaW 24–⁠20361150–
Dec 27 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 33–⁠1739066

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017
Height6′6″
Weight257 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump11′2″
Bench press18 reps
20-yard shuttle4.45 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2022CFLEdmonton Elks *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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