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 24.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.8

Efficiency

18.6

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

17

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Tulane

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Tulane
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Darius Hodges, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Tulane. Darius Hodges shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Tulane paired 22.5 primary output with 35.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 18.6 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: SMU

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Tulane

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

18.6

Usage

8.8

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Massachusetts: 0. Kansas State: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Houston: 2. East Carolina: 0. South Florida: 0. Memphis: 0. Tulsa: 1. UCF: 1. SMU: 5. Cincinnati: 0. UCF: 2

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 4 by 16.7. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 1 by 24.2. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 1 by 14.2. UCF: 4 by 26.7. SMU: 5 by 70.8. Cincinnati: 4 by 16.7. UCF: 1 by 24.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins1 · Games = 10 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -1.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · Games = 6 · +1.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

SMU

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs SMU

Result
Sat 12/3vs UCFW 45-2811110
Fri 11/25@ CincinnatiW 27-2441000
Fri 11/18vs SMU2+ sacks · Splash gameW 59-24542.502.500
Sat 11/12vs UCFL 31-3843100
Sat 11/5@ TulsaW 27-13100.500.500
Sat 10/22vs MemphisW 38-2811000
Sat 10/15@ South FloridaW 45-3111000
Sat 10/8vs East CarolinaW 24-911000
Fri 9/30@ HoustonW 27-2411110
Sat 9/24vs Southern MissL 24-2722000
Sat 9/17@ Kansas StateW 17-1044000
Sat 9/3vs MassachusettsW 42-1020000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Tulane

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonTulane0
2020 PostseasonTulane616.32.86
2020 Regular SeasonTulane616.32.80
2021 Regular SeasonTulane22.535.611.916.5
2022 Regular SeasonTulane1118.68.8-11.5
2023 Regular SeasonTulane1724.99.76

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

SMU

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.8 takeover score.

#2

UCF

4.5

Primary metric

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.7 takeover score.

#3

Memphis

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.

#4

Florida Atlantic

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.

#5

Cincinnati

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Tulane

22.5 primary output · 35.6 efficiency · 11.9 usage

41.4

#2

2023 Regular Season · Tulane

28.5

17 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Tulane

21.8

6 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 2.8 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

8

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8167

Park Crossing · Montgomery, AL

Committed To
Tulane
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

105

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 41 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
105