Player Dossier

2019-2023

Tulane

Darius Hodges

DL • 6'2" • 280 lbs • Montgomery, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darius Hodges shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

73%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

74

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Tulane

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Tulane
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Player Story

Darius Hodges built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 6, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Darius Hodges' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8167

Park Crossing · Montgomery, AL

Committed To
Tulane
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Darius Hodges, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Tulane. Darius Hodges shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
105
TFL
34
Sacks
18.5
QB hurries
11
Passes defended
4

Quick Answers

Darius Hodges quick answers

Latest team and position
Tulane · DL
Career Tackles
105
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Tulane
Top game
Ole Miss
Recruit profile
3-star · Park Crossing · Tulane
High school pipeline
Park Crossing · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 6 · Junior
2023 Tackles rank
25 tackles · DL 253rd (top 26%) · American Athletic 173rd (top 28%) · National 1,625th (top 28%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonTulane00-0--0-
2020 PostseasonTulane72-0--029.5
2020 Regular SeasonTulane71121-3029.5
2021 Regular SeasonTulane114016.5521072.5
2022 Regular SeasonTulane1227655-048.2
2023 Regular SeasonTulane11259.57.54-062.4

Related Context

Darius Hodges played DL for Tulane. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darius Hodges recorded 105 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Tulane.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Tulane paired 24.5 primary output with 37.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 37.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Regular Season · Tulane

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

2.2

Efficiency

37.4

Usage

11.3

Consistency

58.8

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 1. Morgan State: 3. Ole Miss: 5. UAB: 1. East Carolina: 0. SMU: 1. Cincinnati: 3.5. UCF: 4.5. Tulsa: 1.5. South Florida: 2. Memphis: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 1 by 14.2. Morgan State: 4 by 46.7. Ole Miss: 8 by 83.3. UAB: 2 by 18.3. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. SMU: 1 by 14.2. Cincinnati: 5 by 55.8. UCF: 6 by 70. Tulsa: 4 by 31.7. South Florida: 5 by 40.8. Memphis: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

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

Wins2.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Ole Miss

Result
Sun 11/28@ MemphisSplash gameL 28-3333200
Sat 11/20vs South FloridaSplash gameW 45-1455110
Sat 11/13vs TulsaL 13-20430.5001
Sat 11/6@ UCFSplash gameL 10-14653.5010
Sat 10/30vs CincinnatiSplash gameL 12-31542.5010
Thu 10/21@ SMUL 26-5511100
Sat 10/2@ East CarolinaL 29-5211000
Sun 9/26vs UABL 21-2822100
Sun 9/19@ Ole MissSplash gameL 21-6184210
Sat 9/11vs Morgan StateSplash gameW 69-2044210
Sat 9/4@ OklahomaL 35-4011100

Player Story

Darius Hodges story

Darius Hodges built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 6, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Darius Hodges' career was his defensive production: 105 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Darius Hodges' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Tulane

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201920202020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonTulane0
2020 PostseasonTulane616.32.86
2020 Regular SeasonTulane616.32.80
2021 Regular SeasonTulane24.537.411.318.5
2022 Regular SeasonTulane1622.79.7-8.5
2023 Regular SeasonTulane2128.69.65

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ole Miss

Week 3 · L 21-61

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

#2

vs SMU

Week 12 · W 59-24 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Memphis

Week 7 · W 31-21 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

87.5 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.

#4

@ UCF

Week 10 · L 10-14 · Conference game

4.5

Havoc Plays

86.7 takeover

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.

#5

@ Houston

Week 5 · W 27-24 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

84.7 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Tulane

24.5 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage

72.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Tulane

62.4

21 primary · 28.6 efficiency · 9.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Tulane

48.2

16 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage

Milestones

10

Impact games

18

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games