Devlin Hodges

School: Samford (SoCon member 2008-Present)

Sport: Football

Years Competed: 2015-18

Relevant Statistics

Is the most decorated football player in Samford history ... Samford Hall of Fame (2024) ... School records for single-season passing yards in 2016, and again in 2018 (4,283) ... Led the nation in passing yards in 2018 and total offense (417.8 yards per game) ... Broke Steve McNair's FCS career record with 14,585 passing yards ... Had three seasons with more than 4,000 yards of total offense ... Posted 12 games with at least 400 yards passing, including 562 vs. Western Carolina (10/6/18) ... Holds 31 SoCon offensive records (as of 2024 season).

Team Record(s)/Finishes

2015: 6-5, 3-4 SoCon (4th)
2016: 7-5, 5-3 SoCon (4th) - FCS Playoffs
2017: 8-4, 6-2 SoCon (2nd) - FCS Playoffs
2018: 6-5, 5-3 SoCon (4th)

Conference Honors/Awards

SoCon 100th Anniversary team ... Three-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Year (2016, 2017, 2018) ... Three-time, first-team All-SoCon ... 2015 SoCon All-Freshman Team.

National Honors/Awards

2018 Walter Payton Award winner (National FCS Player of theYear on offense) ... FCS ADA Offensive Player of the Year (2018) ... Consensus FCS All-America (2018), one of only six men in SoCon history to do so ... Three-time FCS All-America.

Professional Career

Played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (2019, 2020) and passed for 1,063 yards in those two seasons after signing as an undrafted free agent ... Also spent one season with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL (2021).