Player Dossier

2016-2018

Buffalo

Khalil Hodge

LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Stockton, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Khalil Hodge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48 disruption score.

Usage / Role

86%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

79

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Buffalo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Buffalo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio

Player Story

Khalil Hodge built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a linebacker from Stockton, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Khalil Hodge's career was his defensive production: 408...

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Khalil Hodge, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Buffalo. Khalil Hodge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
408
TFL
20
Sacks
6.5
QB hurries
7
Passes defended
6

Quick Answers

Khalil Hodge quick answers

Latest team and position
Buffalo · LB
Career Tackles
408
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 38 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Buffalo
Top game
Ohio
Latest roster
No. 4 · Junior
2018 Tackles rank
132 tackles · LB 7th (top 1%) · Mid-American 2nd (top 1%) · National 7th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonBuffalo1212362-1058.2
2017 Regular SeasonBuffalo121536.5332072.4
2018 PostseasonBuffalo145-0--073.6
2018 Regular SeasonBuffalo141277.51.543073.6

Related Context

Khalil Hodge played LB for Buffalo. Across 3 tracked seasons, Khalil Hodge recorded 6 rushing yards and 408 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Buffalo.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Buffalo paired 17 primary output with 48 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 44.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Regular Season · Buffalo

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

44.7

Usage

10.2

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UAlbany: 0. Nevada: 0. Army: 2. Boston College: 1. Kent State: 0.5. Ball State: 2.5. Northern Illinois: 0. Akron: 1. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Western Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAlbany: 6 by 25. Nevada: 17 by 50. Army: 16 by 70. Boston College: 10 by 51.7. Kent State: 6 by 30. Ball State: 15 by 75. Northern Illinois: 11 by 45.8. Akron: 12 by 60. Ohio: 5 by 20.8. Miami (OH): 5 by 30.8. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 16 by 60

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 10 · -0.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

75 vs Ball State

Result
Fri 11/25@ Bowling Green10+ tacklesL 19-271611100
Sat 11/19@ Western MichiganL 0-3841000
Sat 11/12vs Miami (OH)L 24-3552001
Thu 11/3@ OhioL 10-3451000
Thu 10/27vs Akron10+ tacklesW 41-20128010
Sat 10/22@ Northern Illinois10+ tacklesL 7-44116000
Sat 10/15vs Ball State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 21-311592.5000
Sat 10/8vs Kent StateL 20-44610.5000
Sat 10/1@ Boston College10+ tacklesL 3-35108100
Sat 9/24vs Army10+ tackles · Splash gameW 23-20165110
Sun 9/18@ Nevada10+ tacklesL 14-38177000
Fri 9/2vs UAlbanyL 16-2262000

Player Story

Khalil Hodge story

Khalil Hodge built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a linebacker from Stockton, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Khalil Hodge's career was his defensive production: 408 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Buffalo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Khalil Hodge's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 6 rushing yards and 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.

The arc is straightforward: Khalil Hodge moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Buffalo

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonBuffalo944.710.2
2017 Regular SeasonBuffalo16.557.214.97.5
2018 PostseasonBuffalo174812.30.5
2018 Regular SeasonBuffalo174812.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ohio

Week 13 · W 31-24 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

100 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

vs Miami (OH)

Week 10 · W 51-42 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

95.3 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.

#3

vs Ball State

Week 7 · L 21-31 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#4

@ Temple

Week 2 · W 36-29

3.5

Havoc Plays

88.1 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Ball State

Week 12 · W 40-24 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Buffalo

17 primary output · 48 efficiency · 12.3 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Buffalo

73.6

17 primary · 48 efficiency · 12.3 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Buffalo

72.4

16.5 primary · 57.2 efficiency · 14.9 usage

Milestones

17

Impact games

10

Splash games

24

10+ tackle games