Khalil Hodge: LB · Buffalo · #4.
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Khalil Hodge
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Rated a two-star prospect, with three seasons of snaps at Buffalo since. The first one came in 2018: All-MAC. One game to point at: 20 tackles against Army — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
132 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 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
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs Delaware State | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-29@ Temple | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-28vs Eastern Michigan | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-13@ Rutgers | 15 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-42vs Army | 20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 20 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 34-24@ Central Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-6vs Akron | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-17@ Toledo | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-42vs Miami (OH) | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-14vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-52@ Ohio | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-14@ Bowling Green | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 29-30vs Northern Illinois | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 32-42vs Troy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 132 | 53 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 |
Week 10 · 2018
W 51-42
vs Miami (OH)
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
Edged out Miami (OH) at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
132tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%8 TFLSack rate
1%2 sacksPD rate
2%3 pass breakups132 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Lance Leipold — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 11.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
42.2%
419 pass / 573 run
Plays / game
70.9
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 408 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2018) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lance Leipold.
