Player Career

Bucky Hodges Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Bucky Hodges story

Bucky Hodges built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from Virginia Beach, VA wearing No. 7, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Bucky Hodges' career was his receiving role: 133 catches, 1,747 receiving yards, 20 touchdowns, and 89 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Virginia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 89 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Bucky Hodges 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

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

  1. 1

    Virginia Tech

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech0
2014 PostseasonVirginia Tech52668.518.7526
2014 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech52668.518.70
2015 PostseasonVirginia Tech53079.519.14
2015 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech53079.519.10
2016 PostseasonVirginia Tech69179.417.4161
2016 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech69179.417.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Western Michigan

Week 5 · W 35-17

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

88

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Pittsburgh

Week 9 · W 39-36 · Conference game

145

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

145 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Duke

Week 8 · L 43-45 · Conference game

101

Receiving Yards

89.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ East Carolina

Week 4 · L 28-35

73

Receiving Yards

84.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 97.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Syracuse

Week 7 · L 17-31 · Conference game

79

Receiving Yards

79.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Virginia Tech

691 primary output · 79.4 efficiency · 17.4 usage

75

#2

2016 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

75

691 primary · 79.4 efficiency · 17.4 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Virginia Tech

71.5

530 primary · 79.5 efficiency · 19.1 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games