Devlin Hodges
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Devlin Hodges
| image = Devlin Hodges.jpg
| caption = Hodges with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019
| current_team =
| number = 6, 19, 7
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|12}}
| birth_place = Kimberly, Alabama, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 210
| high_school = Mortimer Jordan
(Kimberly, Alabama)
| college = Samford (2014–2018)
| undraftedyear = 2019
| pastteams = * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2019|2020}})
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2021}})
| status =
| cflstatus =
| highlights = * Walter Payton Award (2018)
- NCAA FCS career passing yards leader (14,584)
- 3× SoCon Offensive Player of the Year (2016–18)
- 3× First-team All-SoCon (2016–18)
| statvalue1 = 5–8
| statlabel2 = Passing yards
| statvalue2 = 1,063
| statlabel3 = Completion percentage
| statvalue3 = 62.5
| statlabel4 = Passer rating
| statvalue4 = 71.4
| pfr = HodgDe00
| cfl = devlin-hodges/163457/
}}
Devlin Patrick Hodges (born April 12, 1996), nicknamed "Duck", is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football at Samford, after playing at Mortimer Jordan High School. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He was also a member of the Los Angeles Rams and Ottawa Redblacks.
College career
Hodges was a four-year starter at quarterback for Samford. He was named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year three times,{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2018 |title=Samford's Devlin Hodges named SoCon Player of the Year |url=https://www.al.com/samford/2018/11/samfords_devlin_hodges_named_s_3.html |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=AL.com |language=en}} and he was the recipient of the 2018 Walter Payton Award{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2019 |title=Samford QB Devlin Hodges wins Walter Payton Award |url=https://www.al.com/samford/2019/01/samfords_hodges_wins_walter_pa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218133920/https://www.al.com/samford/2019/01/samfords_hodges_wins_walter_pa.html?outputType=amp |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=AL.com |language=en}} during his senior year in which he set the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision career record for passing completions (1,310) and attempts (1,896).{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2018 |title=Devlin Hodges notches FCS mark with 14,584 career passing yards |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25304719/devlin-hodges-samford-bulldogs-sets-fcs-career-passing-record%3fplatform=amp |access-date=March 4, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} Hodges’ marks broke the previous records that were set by former Alcorn State quarterback Steve McNair in 1994.
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2"| Legend |
|---|
| style="background:#e0cef2; width:3em;"|
| FCS record |
| style="width:3em;"| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Samford Bulldogs|color=white}}" | Samford Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2014
| colspan="15"| Redshirt File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||||||||
| 2015
| 9 || 5 || 3–2 || 200 || 288 || 64.9 || 2,230 || 7.7 || 12 || 6 || 144.1 || 74 || 327 || 4.4 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016
| 12|| 12 || 7–5 || 375 || 530 || 70.8|| 4,088 || 7.7 || 36|| 8 || 154.9 || 111 || 222 || 2.0 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017
| 12|| 12 || 8–4 || 347 || 528 || 65.7 || 3,983 || 7.5 || 31 || 11 || 144.3 || 95 || 155 || 1.6 || 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018
| 11 || 11 || 6–5 || 388|| 550|| 70.5 || 4,283|| 7.8|| 32 || 16 || 149.3 || 90 || 313 || 3.5 || 8 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://samfordsports.com/sports/football/roster/devlin-hodges/6202 Career] | 44 | 40 | 24–16 | 1,310 | 1,896 | 69.1 | style="background:#e0cef2;"| 14,584 | 7.7 | 111 | 41 | 148.7 | 370 | 1,017 | 2.7 | 17 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 3/8
| weight = 212
| dash = 4.79
| ten split = 1.69
| twenty split = 2.77
| shuttle = 4.53
| cone drill = 7.38
| vertical = 32.0
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 7
| bench =
| arm span = 30 1/8
| hand span = 9 1/4
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Devlin Hodges, Samford, QB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1019870&DraftYear=2019 |access-date=October 18, 2021 |website=draftscout.com}}{{Cite web |title=Devlin Hodges, Combine Results, QB – Samford (AL) |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=27699 |access-date=October 18, 2021 |website=nflcombineresults.com}}
}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers =
==2019 season==
File:Steelers vs Rams 7b (cropped).jpg
Hodges signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=May 13, 2019 |title=Steelers make multiple roster moves |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-multiple-roster-moves |access-date=November 20, 2019 |website=Steelers.com}} He was waived on August 31, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=August 31, 2019 |title=Steelers make roster cuts |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-roster-cuts |access-date=November 20, 2019 |website=Steelers.com}} The Steelers re-signed Hodges to their practice squad on September 10, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=September 10, 2019 |title=Steelers agree to terms with Elliott |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-agree-to-terms-with-elliott |access-date=November 20, 2019 |website=Steelers.com}} He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2019, following an injury to starter Ben Roethlisberger.{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=September 16, 2019 |title=Hodges to 53-man roster; Ben to IR |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/hodges-to-53-man-roster-ben-to-ir |access-date=November 20, 2019 |website=Steelers.com}}
On October 6, 2019, he made his professional debut with the Steelers in a game against the Baltimore Ravens following an injury to Mason Rudolph.{{cite web | last=Pryor | first=Brooke | title=Steelers' Rudolph concussed on hit vs. Ravens | website=ESPN.com | date=2019-10-06 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27783707/steelers-quarterback-mason-rudolph-suffers-concussion-big-hit-vs-ravens | access-date=2024-10-12}} In his first regular season game, Hodges completed seven of nine passes for 68 yards, and ran the ball twice for 20 yards.{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2019 |title=Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers - October 6th, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201910060pit.htm |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He won his first NFL start in the October 13, 2019, game against the Los Angeles Chargers.{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2019 |title=Steelers rule out QB Rudolph; Hodges to start |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27822903/steelers-rule-qb-mason-rudolph-devlin-hodges-start-vs-chargers |access-date=November 20, 2019 |website=ESPN.com}} In the game, Hodges threw for 132 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2019 |title=Steelers' Conner scores 2 TDs, Hodges wins first start |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128131 |access-date=October 13, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} On November 24, 2019, Hodges replaced Rudolph midway through the third quarter and threw for 118 yards which included a 79-yard touchdown pass en route to a 16–10 comeback victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. On November 26, Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin named Hodges the starting quarterback for the Steelers' next game against the Cleveland Browns.{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=November 26, 2019 |title=Steelers starting Devlin Hodges at QB vs. Browns |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-starting-devlin-hodges-at-qb-vs-browns-0ap3000001081014 |access-date=November 27, 2019 |website=NFL.com |language=en}} In the game, Hodges threw for 212 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the 20–13 win.{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2019 |title=Duck's Dynasty? Backup Hodges leads Steelers by Browns 20–13 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128107 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202101856/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128107 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} After another win over the Arizona Cardinals, Hodges struggled against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football on December 15, 2019, throwing for 202 yards, 1 touchdown, and a career-high 4 interceptions as the Steelers lost 10–17.{{Cite web |last=Klinger |first=Jacob |date=December 16, 2019 |title=Devlin Hodges, Steelers fall to Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills, 17-10 as playoff chances jeopardized at Heinz Field |url=https://www.pennlive.com/steelers/2019/12/devlin-hodges-steelers-fall-to-josh-allen-buffalo-bills-17-10-as-playoff-chances-jeopardized-at-heinz-field.html |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=PennLive.com |language=en}}
In Week 16 against the New York Jets, Hodges was benched early in the second quarter for Rudolph after throwing two interceptions. He was put back into the game in the fourth quarter after Rudolph suffered a shoulder injury. The Steelers lost 10–16. In total, Hodges threw for 84 yards and two interceptions during the loss.{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2019 |title=Bell, Jets damage Steelers' playoff hopes with 16–10 victory |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401127933 |access-date=December 22, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} Hodges appeared in eight games as a rookie and totaled 1,063 passing yards, five touchdowns, and eight interceptions.{{Cite web |title=Devlin Hodges 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HodgDe00/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=January 1, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
==2020 season==
Hodges was waived by the Steelers on September 6, 2020, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Pryor |first=Brooke |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Duck down: Steelers waive QB, bring back Dobbs |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29825193/pittsburgh-steelers-add-qb-josh-dobbs-s-sean-davis-waive-qb-devlin-hodges |access-date=September 9, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |date=September 7, 2020 |title=Steelers sign Devlin Hodges to practice squad |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/07/steelers-sign-devlin-hodges-to-practice-squad/ |access-date=September 9, 2020 |website=ProFootballTalk}} His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.{{Cite news |last=Bryan, Dave |date=January 18, 2021 |title=Steelers Let Contracts Of Five Practice Squad Players, Including QB Devlin Hodges, Expire |work=SteelersDepot.com |url=https://steelersdepot.com/2021/01/steelers-let-contracts-of-five-practice-squad-players-including-qb-devlin-hodges-expire/ |access-date=February 18, 2021}}
=Los Angeles Rams=
On January 25, 2021, Hodges signed a reserve/future contract with the Los Angeles Rams.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Stu |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Rams sign quarterback Devlin Hodges and safety Jake Gervase to reserve/future contracts |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-quarterback-devlin-hodges-and-safety-jake-gervase-to-reserve-future-co |access-date=February 1, 2023 |website=TheRams.com}} He was waived on August 23, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Myles |date=August 23, 2021 |title=Rams waive Devlin Hodges, Paris Ford, Raymond Calais |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/08/23/rams-waive-devlin-hodges-paris-ford-raymond-calais/ |access-date=August 23, 2021 |website=ProFootballTalk}}
= Ottawa Redblacks =
On September 16, 2021, Hodges signed a three-year contract with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League.{{Cite web |date=September 16, 2021 |title=Redblacks sign QB Devlin "Duck" Hodges |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2021/09/16/301798/ |access-date=February 1, 2023 |website=Ottawa Redblacks}} On November 5, 2021, the Redblacks announced that Hodges would be the team's starting quarterback for their November 6 game against the Toronto Argonauts.{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Quack Attack: Redblacks name Devlin 'Duck' Hodges starting QB vs. Argos {{!}} 3DownNation |url=https://3downnation.com/2021/11/05/quack-attack-redblacks-name-devlin-duck-hodges-starting-qb-vs-argos/ |access-date=November 5, 2021 |website=3 Down Nation |language=en-US}} Hodges struggled in his debut, completing only eight passes on 22 attempts for 90 passing yards as the Redblacks lost to the Argonauts 23–20.{{Cite web |title=2021-11-06 Game Tracker – Toronto Argonauts vs. Ottawa Redblacks (6187) |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6187/ |access-date=November 6, 2021 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}} He finished the season having played in four games, completing 16 of 38 pass attempts with one interception. He also carried the ball nine times for 38 yards. On April 22, 2022, the Redblacks announced that Hodges had retired from professional football.{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Redblacks announce that quarterback Hodges has retired |url=https://www.tsn.ca/ottawa-redblacks-devlin-duck-hodges-retired-1.1789332 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=TSN.ca|agency=The Canadian Press |language=en}}
=NFL career statistics=
| class= "wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="9"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="2"| Sacks ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | Fum | Lost | |
| 2019 | PIT
| 8 || 6 || 3–3 || 100 || 160 || 62.5 || 1,063 || 6.6 || 79 || 5 || 8 || 71.4 || 21 || 68 || 3.2 || 22 || 0 || 15 || 102 || 5 || 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|[http://www.nfl.com/player/devlinhodges/2563258/careerstats Career] | 8 | 6 | 3–3 | 100 | 160 | 62.5 | 1,063 | 6.6 | 79 | 5 | 8 | 71.4 | 21 | 68 | 3.2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 102 | 5 | 1 |
Personal life
Hodges gained the nickname "Duck" at Samford{{Cite web |last=Pryor |first=Brooke |date=October 11, 2019 |title=Duck tales: The surprising, duck-calling, record-breaking ride for Steelers QB Devlin Hodges |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27814638/surprising-duck-calling-record-breaking-ride-pittsburgh-steelers-qb-devlin-hodges |access-date=October 11, 2019 |website=ESPN.com}} for his prowess at duck calling. Hodges won the 2009 Junior World Duck Calling Contest at age 13{{Cite news |last=Russell |first=Jake |date=October 13, 2019 |title=Meet Devlin Hodges, a duck-calling champion and the Steelers' newest starting quarterback |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/13/meet-devlin-hodges-duck-calling-champion-steelers-newest-starting-quarterback/ |access-date=October 13, 2019 |newspaper=Washington Post}} and won the 2018 Alabama State Duck Calling Championship.{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2019 |title=Devlin Hodges: Calling Ducks or Calling Football Plays |url=https://www.mossyoak.com/our-obsession/blogs/waterfowl/devlin-hodges-calling-ducks-or-calling-football-plays |access-date=October 13, 2019 |website=Mossy Oak}} His brother, Duncan, played quarterback for the VMI Keydets.
In May 2023, Hodges was confirmed to be in a relationship with country music artist Lainey Wilson.{{Cite web |last1=Irvin |first1=Jack |last2=Michaud |first2=Sarah |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Lainey Wilson is Dating Former NFL Player Devlin 'Duck' Hodges: Couple Make Their Debut at 2023 ACM Awards |url=https://people.com/country/2023-acm-awards-lainey-wilson-dating-former-nfl-player-devlin-duck-hodges-red-carpet-debut/ |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=People.com}} Wilson later revealed in an interview with The Bobby Bones Show that she and Hodges had been dating for over two years prior to the public revelation.{{cite web |title=Lainey Wilson on Her Recently Debuted Relationship & New Collaboration With Dolly Parton |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G_XozkEGWY |website=youtube.com |publisher=The Bobby Bones Show |language=en |format=video |date=June 2, 2023}} In February 2025, Hodges announced that he and Wilson were engaged.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/lainey-wilson-and-boyfriend-devlin-duck-hodges-are-engaged-11679083|title=Lainey Wilson and Boyfriend Devlin 'Duck' Hodges Are Engaged|last=Vasquez|first=Ingrid|date=February 13, 2025|access-date=February 13, 2025|work=People.com}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons}}
- [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/devlin-hodges/163457/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
- [https://samfordsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6202 Samford Bulldogs bio]
- [https://www.cfl.ca/players/devlin-hodges/163457/ CFL bio]
- [https://www.mossyoakproperties.com/agent/devlin-hodges/ Devlin Hodges Mossy Oak Properties]
{{Walter Payton Award}}
{{Samford Bulldogs quarterback navbox}}
{{Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback navbox}}
{{Ottawa Redblacks starting quarterback navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hodges, Devlin}}
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Los Angeles Rams players
Category:Ottawa Redblacks players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Players of American football from Jefferson County, Alabama
Category:Samford Bulldogs football players
Category:Walter Payton Award winners