Johnny Hodges: LB · TCU · #57.
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Johnny Hodges
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ken Niumatalolo and Sonny Dykes. All-Big 12 in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Cincinnati — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
89 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27@ Stanford | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs Long Island University | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-35vs UCF | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 42-66@ SMU | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-27vs Kansas | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-30vs Houston | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-7@ Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-34vs Texas Tech | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 34-37@ Baylor | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-13vs Oklahoma State | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-28vs Arizona | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-13@ Cincinnati | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-3vs Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 89 | 47 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
89tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups89 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
55.7%
487 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
67.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
89 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Navy and TCU, 251 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2022)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, Big 12 Newcomer Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ken Niumatalolo and Sonny Dykes.
