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Jersey Number 44
Luke Hodge
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 224
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oneonta, Ala.
- High School:
- Oneonta HS
2025 (Junior): Started games against South Alabama and Louisiana, played in all 14 … Named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week following Troy’s near victory at Clemson; forced a fumble and deflected a pass that led to a pick six, helping Troy build a 16-0 lead over the Tigers … Finished season with 418 defensive snaps played … Troy’s sixth-rated rush defender and seventh-rated defender per PFF … Recorded 42 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss on the year … Also forced a fumble against Arkansas State and broke up a pass against South Alabama … Season-best 1.5 TFLs against South Alabama … Season-best nine tackles in win over Georgia State … Played the sixth-most special teams snaps, with 142 on the year
2024 (Sophomore): Troy’s leader on special teams, with a team-best 218 snaps played across four different units (both kickoff and punt teams) … Credited with five tackles on the season, including two at Louisiana … Also added single stops against Nevada, Memphis and Texas State … Played 27 total snaps on defense, including a season-high 10 at Louisiana … Targeted on a pass at Memphis and played offensively as extra blocker against Florida A&M and Texas State
2023 (RS-Freshman): Played in all 14 games on special teams … Played 139 snaps across four units – kick return, kick coverage, punt return, punt coverage … His 139 snaps on special teams were the fourth most on the team
2022 (Freshman): Did not see game action … Redshirted
High School: Named the Alabama 4A Region 6 Player of the Year following his senior year at Oneonta High School … Finished the season with 207 tackles, 27 tackles for loss and three sacks … Helped lead the Redskins to a 13-2 overall record and a berth in the Alabama 4A State Championship Game … Selected to the ASWA All-State Second Team and named the Alabama 4A Region 6 Defensive Player of the Year following his junior season … The Redskins posted a combined 38-13 record in his four seasons … Two-time Blount County Defensive Player of the Year … Selected to play in the Alabama North/South All-Star Game … First team all-state selection as a pitcher for Oneonta
Personal: Son of Jeremy and Laura Hodge … Born Dec. 3, 2003, in Birmingham, Ala. … Father played baseball at Gadsden State and uncle Steve Hodge played football at Jacksonville State ... Majoring in exercise science
2024 (Sophomore): Troy’s leader on special teams, with a team-best 218 snaps played across four different units (both kickoff and punt teams) … Credited with five tackles on the season, including two at Louisiana … Also added single stops against Nevada, Memphis and Texas State … Played 27 total snaps on defense, including a season-high 10 at Louisiana … Targeted on a pass at Memphis and played offensively as extra blocker against Florida A&M and Texas State
2023 (RS-Freshman): Played in all 14 games on special teams … Played 139 snaps across four units – kick return, kick coverage, punt return, punt coverage … His 139 snaps on special teams were the fourth most on the team
2022 (Freshman): Did not see game action … Redshirted
High School: Named the Alabama 4A Region 6 Player of the Year following his senior year at Oneonta High School … Finished the season with 207 tackles, 27 tackles for loss and three sacks … Helped lead the Redskins to a 13-2 overall record and a berth in the Alabama 4A State Championship Game … Selected to the ASWA All-State Second Team and named the Alabama 4A Region 6 Defensive Player of the Year following his junior season … The Redskins posted a combined 38-13 record in his four seasons … Two-time Blount County Defensive Player of the Year … Selected to play in the Alabama North/South All-Star Game … First team all-state selection as a pitcher for Oneonta
Personal: Son of Jeremy and Laura Hodge … Born Dec. 3, 2003, in Birmingham, Ala. … Father played baseball at Gadsden State and uncle Steve Hodge played football at Jacksonville State ... Majoring in exercise science
Players Postgame (Louisiana)
Sunday, January 11
Player Postgame Press Conference (Fortuna Ngnawo, Kamesha Moore) - Arkansas State
Sunday, January 11
Chanda Rigby Postgame Press Conference - Arkansas State
Sunday, January 11
Scott Cross Postgame (Louisiana)
Saturday, January 10
