Darius Hodges

Position:
DL
Height:
6-2
Weight:
280
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Montgomery, AL
High School:
Park Crossing

2023: Named a Preseason Candidate for the Bronko Nagurski Award.

2022: Named to the 2022 Phil Steele Preseason All-American Athletic Conference Third Team...Played in all 14 games with 12 starts...Recorded 39 tackles (26 solo, 13 assisted), eight tackles for loss, five sacks and a forced fumble...Also tallied eight quarterback pressures...Was named a Second Team All-AAC selection.

2021: Saw action in 11 games in 2021… Finished the season with a career-high 40 tackles… Led the team in tackles for loss with 16.5 for a total of 54 yards… Named Phil Steele All-American Athletic Conference Fourth Team… Started off the season with a tackle and a tackle for loss at Oklahoma (9/4)… Totaled four tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss of 11 yards and 1.0 sacks for a loss of nine yards versus Morgan State (9/11)… Made eight tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss of 10 yards, 1.0 sacks for a loss of eight yards and had two quarterback hits at Ole Miss (9/18)… Had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards and 1.0 sacks for a loss of six yards versus top ranked Cincinnati (10/30)… Had a breakout game at UCF with six tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss of 10 yards, 1.0 sacks for a loss of two yards and one forced fumble (11/6)…Tallied five tackles, 1.0 tackles for a loss of six yards, 1.0 sacks for a loss of six yards and one forced fumble at home versus USF (11/19)… Closed out the season with three tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss at Memphis (11/127).

2020: Appeared in eight games in his redshirt freshman season…Totaled two tackles, one tackle for a loss of three yards and one pass breakup in the season opener against Southern Miss (9/26)…Added one tackle and one fumble recovery at Houston (10/8)…Made three tackles and one pass breakup at home against SMU (10/16)…Added three tackles on the road at UCF (10/24)…Grabbed one tackle and one sack for a loss of four yards against Temple (10/31)…Made one tackle and broke up one pass at ECU (11/7)...Made two tackles against Nevada in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (12/22).

2019: Did not make an appearance.

Prior to Tulane: Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, who had him as the No. 79 player in Alabama...Helped his team to the first round of the Alabama state playoffs in 2018...Took Park Crossing to the second round of the state playoffs as a junior...Reached the state semifinals at Park Crossing during his sophomore year...As a junior, had 18 tackles and a forced fumble...Named one of 10 “Players to Watch” by the Montgomery Advertiser before the 2017 season...Also received an offer from Arkansas...Runs a 4.7-second 40-yard dash.

Personal: Son of Andre and Steven Hodges Sr....Has one older brother and one younger sister...Favorite athlete is Josh Allen...Major is information technology.

DARIUS' NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
To be all in with the Green Wave

What drew you to New Orleans?
This is where I was born

Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
The weight room

What was your first impression of New Orleans?
Mardi Gras