32 Facts About Bucky Hodges

Temuchin "Bucky" Hodges Jr was born on August 8,1995 and is an American former professional football tight end.

Bucky Hodges played college football at Virginia Tech, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft.

In basketball, Bucky Hodges averaged ten points and seven rebounds per game during his first season on the varsity.

Bucky Hodges pulled down 168 rebounds, handed out 45 assists and had fifteen steals.

In 2012, Bucky Hodges finished third in the 100 meters with a time of 11.28 seconds at the Beach District, adding a second place mark of 23.32 seconds in the 200 meters while finishing second in the 400 meters at 52.86 seconds.

Bucky Hodges posted personal-best times of 38.61 in the 300 meters and 51.63 seconds in the 400 meters during the 2012 season.

Bucky Hodges was ranked 179th in the nation by PrepStar and the fourth-best prospect in the state by The Roanoke Times.

Bucky Hodges had scholarship offers from Virginia, Illinois, Ohio State and West Virginia, among others, and raised some interest from Alabama and Notre Dame.

Originally recruited as a pro-style quarterback, Bucky Hodges arrived at Virginia Tech as the presumed heir to Logan Thomas at quarterback, but converted from quarterback to tight end during the spring of 2013 and earned the "Coaches Award for the offense" for his exceptional spring session.

In 2013, Bucky Hodges redshirted while working with the scout team as both a quarterback and tight end.

Bucky Hodges bench-pressed 315 pounds and posted a 365-pound front squat in fall scout team max testing.

Bucky Hodges improved those numbers in spring testing, posting a 325-pound bench press, a 400-pound front squat, a 315-pound power clean and a 300-pound push jerk.

In 2015, Bucky Hodges started all 13 games, recording 40 receptions for 530 yards with six receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown.

Bucky Hodges finished his Virginia Tech career as the fifth-leading receiver in Hokies history, with 133 receptions.

Bucky Hodges had 1,747 yards and 20 receiving touchdowns, the latter figure ranking third in Tech history.

Bucky Hodges recorded 45 receptions for 526 yards and scored seven total touchdowns on the season.

Bucky Hodges had four receptions for 39 yards at Wake Forest the next week, becoming the single-season leader for catches by a tight end under coach Frank Beamer as his four grabs surpassed the previous mark of 38.

Bucky Hodges's efforts earned him freshman All-American recognition by USA Today and third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection by ACSMA.

Bucky Hodges was a second-team All-ACC selection by the coaches and third-team All-ACC selection by the ACSMA as a sophomore.

Bucky Hodges started all 13 games, recording 40 catches for 530 yards and six touchdowns and rushing five times for 27 yards and a touchdown.

The move to the outside worked out well and Bucky Hodges enjoyed his most productive season as he set career-highs with 48 catches for 691 yards and scored seven touchdowns for the third straight season.

Bucky Hodges earned third-team All-ACC honors from the league's coaches.

Bucky Hodges gave both a first-round grade, ranking Hodges as the No 32 prospect overall.

Bucky Hodges was selected by the Minnesota Vikings, in the sixth round, 201st overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.

Bucky Hodges was the second Hokie off the board, joining safety Chuck Clark, who went earlier in the sixth round to the Baltimore Ravens.

Bucky Hodges ended up being the 13th tight end off the board.

Bucky Hodges was the first offensive player selected from Virginia Tech since quarterback Logan Thomas went to the Cardinals in the 2014 NFL draft.

On September 15,2017, Bucky Hodges was signed to the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers.

Bucky Hodges was waived on September 1,2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.

Bucky Hodges worked out for the Washington Redskins on November 12,2019.

Bucky Hodges was selected by the Generals of The Spring League in their player selection draft on October 10,2020.

Bucky Hodges was released by the Elks on May 12,2022, before the start of training camp.