

Bucky Hodges is a Versatile TE for Virginia Tech. Bucky's 2014 season produced 30.5 total EPA across 73 plays.
Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Green | Minnesota | 2018 | 83 | 0.390 | 0.0 | 32.4 |
| Ty Thompson | Tulane | 2024 | 48 | 0.420 | 0.4 | 20.2 |
| Johnny Langan | Rutgers | 2020 | 59 | 0.300 | 0.0 | 17.7 |
| Evan Svoboda | Wyoming | 2024 | 75 | 0.290 | 0.0 | 21.8 |
| Jordan Myers | Rice | 2021 | 59 | 0.270 | 0.2 | 15.9 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsWilliam & Mary | W34-9 | — | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | 8 | 0.81 |
| 2 | @Ohio State | W35-21 | 25.8 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 11 | 0.78 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 3 · Rec Yds 9 · Avg 3.0 · Rec TD 0
| 3 |
| vsEast Carolina |
| L21-28 |
| 8.5 |
| 2 |
| 53 |
| 26.5 |
| 0 |
| 40 |
| 0.44 |
| 4 | vsGeorgia Tech | L24-27 | 11.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | -0.57 |
| 5 | vsWestern Michigan | W35-17 | -0.8 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 1 | 29 | 1.82 |
| 6 | @North Carolina | W34-17 | 0.0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 26 | -0.30 |
| 8 | @Pittsburgh | L16-21 | 14.1 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 41 | 0.02 |
| 9 | vsMiami | L6-30 | 13.9 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 | -0.11 |
| 10 | vsBoston College | L31-33 | 4.9 | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 1 | 24 | 0.78 |
| 12 | @Duke | W17-16 | 7.0 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 1 | 26 | 0.36 |
| 13 | @Wake Forest | L3-6 | -7.8 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 14 | vsVirginia | W24-20 | 4.0 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 50 | 1.89 |
| 1 | vsCincinnati | W33-17 | 6.9 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | -0.28 |