Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs Duquesne | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 32-38vs North Dakota State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#4
Kemper Hodges
Senior quarterback on Air Force's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 245 lb · Santa Rosa Beach, FL · South Walton
Returning to Air Force for 2026
The story
4 quarterback on Air Force's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKemper Hodges
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Third year in the Air Force quarterback room, same address the whole way.
96 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Air Force
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Air Force
Played his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 10-16 over that span.
2024Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2025Air Force4-8HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2026Air Force1-1HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush tds (88th percentile). Strength: rush yards (81st percentile).
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–0
vs Duquesne
72 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 34-point win at home against Duquesne.
With W. Duncan — 56 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 62 LONG · C. Cremascoli — 52 LONG · 100 PCT · 10 PTS
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · North Dakota State · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54(04:26) Shotgun #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:26
- Week 1 · Duquesne · 1&4 · Q1 · EPA +1.69(08:08) #4 K.Hodges rush left for 4 yards gain to the DUQ00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:06 #90 C.Cremascoli kick attempt good (H: #98 R.D'Angelo, LS: #46 J.Helms)
- Week 1 · Duquesne · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.05(05:42) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 11 yards gain to the AF42 (#12 A.Forehand; #18 J.Banks), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Duquesne · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.02(04:19) #4 K.Hodges rush right for 29 yards gain to the DUQ18 (#1 J.Monds III), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Duquesne · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.92(08:50) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 15 yards gain to the DUQ04 (#1 J.Monds III), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Duquesne · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.33(14:41) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 6 yards gain to the AF31 (#11 Z.Chambers; #13 J.Harrell)
- Week 1 · Duquesne · 2&2 · Q3 · EPA +0.26(06:16) #4 K.Hodges rush left for 7 yards gain to the AF31 (#11 Z.Chambers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · North Dakota State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.15(09:11) Shotgun #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AF28 (#3 G.Sell; #1 D.Woolen)
- Week 2 · North Dakota State · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.12(14:00) #4 K.Hodges rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NDSU13 (#94 L.Larson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · North Dakota State · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.10(12:23) #4 K.Hodges rush left for 3 yards gain to the NDSU05 (#93 A.Okes; #29 D.Givance)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Air Force
Returning around him
- 57% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (0 in / 4 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #137 · 2026 recruiting class #136
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jakobi Buchanan’s 2020 season.
85%match
Matches Jakobi on
Yards / carry
Height
Weight
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyle Porter’s path through Houston.
Matches Kyle on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bryan Bradford's sophomore season at Kent State (2021).
84%match
Matches Bryan on
Class year
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Background
2025 – Played in seven games, one start … start came vs. New Mexico and was the first of his career … rushed for career-best 87 yards and a TD on 14 carries at Colorado State ... recorded career-long run of 27 yards vs. Colorado State … rushed for 50 yards on a career high 20 carries vs. New Mexi...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology