Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Virginia Tech
Bucky Hodges
TE • 6'7" • Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Bucky Hodges reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 17
- Overall
- No. 201
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Bucky Hodges, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Bucky Hodges reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,747
- Receptions
- 133
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Bucky Hodges quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,747
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Salem · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Salem · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 6 · Pick 17 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 691 receiving yards · TE 6th (top 2%) · ACC 17th (top 9%) · National 128th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 13 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 68.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 13 | 42 | 517 | 8 | 68.7 |
| 2015 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 12 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 71.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 36 | 492 | 6 | 71.5 |
| 2016 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 14 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 75 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 14 | 43 | 640 | 7 | 75 |
Related Context
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Bucky Hodges played TE for Virginia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Bucky Hodges recorded 89 rushing yards, 1,747 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 691 primary output with 79.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 68.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Virginia Tech
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
40.5
Efficiency
68.5
Usage
18.7
Consistency
67.8
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 9. William & Mary: 38. Ohio State: 21. East Carolina: 53. Georgia Tech: 4. Western Michigan: 88. North Carolina: 30. Pittsburgh: 55. Miami: 27. Boston College: 44. Duke: 57. Wake Forest: 39. Virginia: 61
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 3 by 20. William & Mary: 6 by 42.2. Ohio State: 2 by 70. East Carolina: 2 by 100. Georgia Tech: 1 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 100. North Carolina: 2 by 100. Pittsburgh: 3 by 100. Miami: 4 by 45. Boston College: 5 by 58.7. Duke: 6 by 63.3. Wake Forest: 4 by 65. Virginia: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins43.4 · Games = 7 · +6.4 vs Losses
Losses37 · Games = 6 · -6.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs Cincinnati | W 33-17 | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Virginia | W 24-20 | — | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 1 | 50 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Wake Forest | L 3-6 | — | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Duke | W 17-16 | — | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Boston College | L 31-33 | — | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 1 | 24 |
| Fri 10/24 | vs Miami | L 6-30 | — | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Thu 10/16 | @ Pittsburgh | L 16-21 | — | 3 | 55 | 14 | 18.30 | 0 | 41 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ North Carolina | W 34-17 | — | 2 | 30 | 10.3 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Western Michigan | W 35-17 | — | 4 | 88 | 18.4 | 22 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Georgia Tech | L 24-27 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs East Carolina | L 21-28 | — | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 26.50 | 0 | 40 |
| Sun 9/7 | @ Ohio State | W 35-21 | — | 2 | 21 | 7.3 | 10.50 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs William & Mary | W 34-9 | — | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 1 | 8 |
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
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Virginia Tech
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 526 | 68.5 | 18.7 | 526 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 526 | 68.5 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 530 | 79.5 | 19.1 | 4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 530 | 79.5 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 691 | 79.4 | 17.4 | 161 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 691 | 79.4 | 17.4 | 0 |
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
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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691 primary · 79.4 efficiency · 17.4 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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530 primary · 79.5 efficiency · 19.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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