Player Dossier

2018-2020

Marshall

Darius Hodge

DL • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Wake Forest, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darius Hodge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

45%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

43

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Player Story

Darius Hodge built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Wake Forest, NC wearing No. 2, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Darius Hodge's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8669

Wake Forest · Wake Forest, NC

Committed To
Marshall
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Darius Hodge, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Marshall. Darius Hodge shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
114
TFL
19.5
Sacks
14.5
QB hurries
21
Passes defended
2

Quick Answers

Darius Hodge quick answers

Latest team and position
Marshall · DL
Career Tackles
114
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
Best season
2020 Postseason · Marshall
Top game
Florida Atlantic
Recruit profile
3-star · Wake Forest · Marshall
High school pipeline
Wake Forest · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Junior
2020 Tackles rank
63 tackles · DL 2nd (top 1%) · Conference USA 21st (top 4%) · National 148th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonMarshall8102131028.7
2019 PostseasonMarshall121-0--057
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall12408.578-057
2020 PostseasonMarshall107-0--074.8
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall105696.5101074.8

Related Context

Darius Hodge played DL for Marshall. Across 3 tracked seasons, Darius Hodge recorded 114 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Marshall.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Marshall paired 26.5 primary output with 50.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 50.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Postseason · Marshall

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

2.6

Efficiency

50.9

Usage

13.6

Consistency

48.3

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 0. Eastern Kentucky: 2. App State: 4. Western Kentucky: 2. Louisiana Tech: 4. Florida Atlantic: 6. Massachusetts: 1. Middle Tennessee: 5. Rice: 1.5. UAB: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 7 by 29.2. Eastern Kentucky: 2 by 28.3. App State: 3 by 52.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 32.5. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 56.7. Florida Atlantic: 8 by 83.3. Massachusetts: 5 by 30.8. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 75. Rice: 14 by 65. UAB: 11 by 55.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins3.4 · Games = 7 · +2.6 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 3 · -2.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Florida Atlantic

Result
Fri 12/25@ BuffaloL 10-1774000
Sat 12/19vs UAB10+ tacklesL 13-221100.500.500
Sat 12/5vs Rice10+ tacklesL 0-201430.5000
Sat 11/14vs Middle TennesseeSplash gameW 42-1462110
Sat 11/7vs MassachusettsW 51-1050100
Sat 10/24vs Florida AtlanticSplash gameW 20-982210
Sat 10/17@ Louisiana TechSplash gameW 35-17431.501.500
Sat 10/10@ Western KentuckySplash gameW 38-1433001
Sat 9/19vs App StateSplash gameW 17-7311.501.500
Sat 9/5vs Eastern KentuckySplash gameW 59-021110

Player Story

Darius Hodge story

Darius Hodge built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Wake Forest, NC wearing No. 2, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Darius Hodge's career was his defensive production: 114 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darius Hodge's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Marshall

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonMarshall7142.4
2019 PostseasonMarshall23.530.58.816.5
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall23.530.58.80
2020 PostseasonMarshall26.550.913.63
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall26.550.913.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 8 · W 20-9 · Conference game

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

#2

vs Old Dominion

Week 7 · W 31-17 · Conference game

9

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

9 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#3

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 11 · W 42-14 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 7 · W 35-17 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

74.5 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.

#5

vs App State

Week 3 · W 17-7

4

Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Marshall

26.5 primary output · 50.9 efficiency · 13.6 usage

74.8

#2

2020 Regular Season · Marshall

74.8

26.5 primary · 50.9 efficiency · 13.6 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Marshall

57

23.5 primary · 30.5 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

12

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games