Bucky Hodges

TE · Virginia Tech 2016 · #7

Last confirmed: Virginia Tech, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′7″ · Virginia Beach, VA · Salem

Bucky Hodges: TE · Virginia Tech · #7.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Bucky Hodges

TE · Virginia Tech · #7

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Bucky Hodges has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Virginia Tech. One game to point at: 145 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 9, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Virginia Tech in the news

Clemson vs. Virginia Tech depth charts releasedTigerNet Oct 20

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Virginia Tech	48	691	14.4	7
2015	Virginia Tech	40	530	13.2	6
2014	Virginia Tech	45	526	11.7	7
Career		133	1,747	13.1	20

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 36-13vs Liberty	3	42	14.0	2	20	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 24-45@ No. 17 Tennessee	3	13	4.3	0	11
Wk 3	W 49-0vs Boston College	4	48	12.0	0	17
Wk 4	W 54-17vs East Carolina	2	47	23.5	0	35
Wk 6	W 34-3@ No. 17 North Carolina	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 7	L 17-31@ Syracuse	5	79	15.8	1	27
Wk 8	W 37-16vs Miami	7	66	9.4	2	18	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 39-36@ Pittsburgh	6	145	24.2	0	36	Season-high 145 yds
Wk 10	W 24-21@ Duke	2	24	12.0	0	20
Wk 11	L 20-30vs Georgia Tech	3	22	7.3	0	11
Wk 12	W 34-31@ Notre Dame	2	15	7.5	1	8
Wk 13	W 52-10vs Virginia	4	69	17.3	1	42
Wk 14	L 35-42vs No. 3 Clemson	1	42	42.0	0	42
Bowl	W 35-24vs Arkansas	5	51	10.2	0	15
Total		48	691	14.4	7	42

Signature game

Week 8 · 2016

W 37-16

vs Miami

7 rec · 66 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 21-point win at home against Miami.

With J. Evans — 259 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.2 · 98 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · M. Ludwig — 47.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 61 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Clemson · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +4.20Jerod Evans pass complete to Bucky Hodges for 42 yds to the Clem 32 for a
Week 9 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.37Jerod Evans pass complete to Bucky Hodges for 31 yds to the Pitt 44 for a
Week 13 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Jerod Evans pass complete to Bucky Hodges for 42 yds for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)
Week 1 · Liberty · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.18Evans to Hodges: a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Liberty · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.17Jerod Evans pass complete to Bucky Hodges for 18 yds for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)
Week 9 · Pittsburgh · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.98Jerod Evans pass complete to Bucky Hodges for 36 yds to the Pitt 43 for a

4 more plays

Week 4 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.92Jerod Evans pass complete to Bucky Hodges for 35 yds to the ECaro 44 for a
Week 7 · Syracuse · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.80Jerod Evans pass complete to Bucky Hodges for 10 yds for a TD, (Jerod Evans pass to Chris Cunningham for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 8 · Miami · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.73Jerod Evans pass complete to Bucky Hodges for 11 yds to the MiaFl 39 for a
Week 12 · Notre Dame · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Jerod Evans pass complete to Bucky Hodges for 7 yds for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)

Teams and coaches

2014Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Balanced

2015Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Run-leaning

2016Virginia Tech10-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (94th percentile). Strength: rec yards (94th percentile). Concern: catch rate (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#169 / 674 · 75th pct

14.6

Explosive rate#203 / 674 · 70th pct

14.9%

TD rate#260 / 674 · 61st pct

5.4%

EPA / target#377 / 674 · 44th pct

0.46

Catch rate#532 / 674 · 21st pct

59.5%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#1 / 9 · 94th pct

Rec yards#6 / 96 · 94th pct

691

Receptions#6 / 96 · 93rd pct

Rec TDs#7 / 96 · 92nd pct

Yards / catch#19 / 96 · 80th pct

14.4

Long catch#39 / 96 · 60th pct

Rush TDs#1 / 9 · 50th pct

Fumbles lost#13 / 22 · 25th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

29th → 44th percentile

Explosive rate

58th → 70th percentile

Catch rate

8th → 21st percentile

TD rate

10th → 61st percentile

Yards / catch

72nd → 75th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.8	49.0	13.9	0.8
Road5g	3.2	58.2	17.5	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.3	44.0	15.4	0.4
Weeks 8+7g	3.6	54.7	17.1	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Justin Fuente

Pass share

42.2%

446 pass / 610 run

Plays / game

75.4

14 games

Team sack rate

6.6%

487 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

48 catches and 9 carries in 14 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Bucky Hodges

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Virginia Tech in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Virginia Tech, drafted

His moves

2013

2017