Bucky Hodges

Former tight end at Virginia Tech. 2016: 48 catches, 691 receiving yards, 7 TD.

TE · Virginia Tech · #7

6′7″ · Virginia Beach, VA

Minnesota — drafted 2017, Rd 6, Pick 17, #201 overall

Recruiting

4★

DUAL recruit

No. 250 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Virginia Tech. 2016: 48 catches, 691 receiving yards, 7 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2013.
Drafted round 6 by the Minnesota in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Virginia Tech, 1,747 receiving yards — drafted at #201 overall by Minnesota.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with Virginia Tech4-star out of Salem

2017

Drafted by Minnesotaround 6, pick 201

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#250 national

CFB

College

Virginia Tech

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #201

Minnesota · 2017

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

Frank Beamer

Virginia Tech

2016

Justin Fuente

Virginia Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Beamer → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MinnesotaEntering 10th NFL season

#201Rd 6 · Pick 17

MinnesotaEntering 10th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Balanced

2015Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Run-leaning

2016Virginia Tech10-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (94th percentile). Strength: rec yards (94th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (25th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#1 / 9 · 94th pct

Rec yards#6 / 96 · 94th pct

691

Receptions#6 / 96 · 93rd pct

Rec TDs#7 / 96 · 92nd pct

Yards / catch#19 / 96 · 80th pct

14.4

Long catch#39 / 96 · 60th pct

Rush TDs#1 / 9 · 50th pct

Fumbles lost#13 / 22 · 25th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	3.6	48.4	17.0	0.6
Road6g	3.2	50.7	15.3	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.3	44.0	15.4	0.4
Weeks 8+7g	3.6	54.7	17.1	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Virginia Tech	48	691	14.4	7	--
2015	Virginia Tech	40	530	13.2	6	--
2014	Virginia Tech	45	526	11.7	7	--
Career		133	1,747	13.1	20	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2016

W 37–16

vs Miami

7 rec · 66 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 21-point win at home against Miami.

With J. Evans — 259 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.2 · 98 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · M. Ludwig — 47 AVG · 61 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 36-13vs Liberty	3	42	14.0	2	20	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 24-45@ Tennessee	3	13	4.3	0	11
Wk 3	W 49-0vs Boston College	4	48	12.0	0	17
Wk 4	W 54-17vs East Carolina	2	47	23.5	0	35
Wk 6	W 34-3@ North Carolina	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 7	L 17-31@ Syracuse	5	79	15.8	1	27
Wk 8	W 37-16vs Miami	7	66	9.4	2	18	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 39-36@ Pittsburgh	6	145	24.2	0	36	Season-high 145 yds
Wk 10	W 24-21@ Duke	2	24	12.0	0	20
Wk 11	L 20-30vs Georgia Tech	3	22	7.3	0	11
Wk 12	W 34-31@ Notre Dame	2	15	7.5	1	8
Wk 13	W 52-10vs Virginia	4	69	17.3	1	42
Wk 14	L 35-42vs Clemson	1	42	42.0	0	42
Bowl	W 35-24vs Arkansas	5	51	10.2	0	15
Total		48	691	16.2	7	42

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology