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Signed an NFL free-agent contract with the San Francisco
49ers following his senior year ... Competed in the 2010 Senior Bowl ... Participated
in the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine ... CAREER:
Ole Miss career leader in receiving yards (2,646) ... Ranks second all-time at
Ole Miss in receptions (173) and TD catches (22) and tied for second in
100-yard receiving games (6) ... 2009: Chosen
honorable mention All-America by
CollegeFootballNews.com ... Named All-SEC first team by AP, SEC Coaches, Rivals
and CollegeFootballNews.com and second
team by Phil Steele ... SEC leader
in receiving yards (87.3 ypg) and receptions (5.4 rpg) ... Finished 18th in the
nation in receiving yards ... Established the Ole Miss single-season record for
receiving yards and became the first 1,000-yard receiver in school history (1,023)
... Set Rebel season record for 100-yard receiving games (5) ... Notched 96 or more yards in two other
contests ... Led team with eight TD catches ... Registered six games with at
least seven receptions ... Earned fourth letter ... at Memphis (9/6): Started and caught three passes for 77 yards
including a long of 33 yards ... vs.
Southeastern La. (9/19): Posted a team-high five catches for 59 yards and
one TD ... at South Carolina (9/24):
Caught one pass for 11 yards ... at
Vanderbilt (10/3): Posted career-high eight catches for 122 yards and tied
a career high with two TDs ... vs. Alabama (10/10): Posted two catches
for 21 yards ... vs. UAB (10/17):
Caught team-high seven passes for 99 yards
... vs. Arkansas (10/24):
Caught five passes for 70 yards including a 25-yard TD catch ... at Auburn (10/31): Posted seven catches
for 105 yards ... vs. Northern Arizona
(11/7): Caught seven balls for a career-high 169 yards and two TDs ... vs. Tennessee (11/14): Hauled in a
team-high five passes for 77 yards ... vs.
LSU (11/21): Caught seven passes for 117 yards and one TD ... at Mississippi State (11/28): Hauled in
six catches for 96 yards and one touchdown ... Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma State (1/2): Posted seven receptions for
112 yards ... Preseason: Named to the
Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... Named preseason All-SEC second team by Phil Steele ... 2008: Earned third team All-SEC honors from Phil Steele ... Tied for the SEC lead in TD catches (8) and
finished sixth in yards per catch (16.5), eighth in receiving yards per game (55.8
ypg) and eighth in receptions per game (3.38) ... Played in all 13 games and
started 12 ... Earned third letter ... Named Midseason All-SEC second team by Phil Steele ... vs. Memphis (8/30): Started and recorded a career-high two TDs on
two receptions for 79 yards , including career-long 64-yard TD catch ... at Wake Forest (9/6): Caught a team-high
five balls for 66 yards and one TD in start ... vs. Samford (9/13): Recorded one catch for 31 yards in start ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/20): Recorded two
catches for 16 yards in start ... at
Florida (9/27): Posted career-high 133 yards receiving including
career-long 86 yard TD catch ... Finished with three catches ... vs. South Carolina (10/4): Caught four
passes for 47 yards ... at Alabama
(10/18): Finished with four catches for 64 yards and a TD ... at Arkansas (10/25): Caught four passes
for 47 yards and a TD ... vs. Auburn
(11/1): Finished with six catches for 62 yards and a TD ... at LSU (11/22): Caught four passes for
42 yards ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28):
Matched a career-best with seven receptions for 89 yards and a TD... Cotton Bowl vs. Texas Tech (1/2):
Collected two catches for 49 yards ... 2007:
Saw action in all 12 games with two starts ... Topped team with 43 receptions
for 593 yards ... Tied team lead with six touchdown catches ... Earned second
letter ... vs. Memphis (9/1): Hauled
in four passes for 37 yards ... vs.
Missouri (9/8): Notched first career TD on a five-yard catch ... Finished
with a career-high five receptions, going for 47 yards ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/15): Made three grabs for 24 yards in start ... vs. Florida (9/22): Topped team with
career highs of seven receptions and 81 yards with a 19-yard TD ... vs. Georgia (9/29): Topped team with six
catches for 77 yards ... vs. Louisiana
Tech (10/6): Hauled in a 17-yard TD pass ... vs. Alabama (10/13): Collected three catches for 51 yards in start
... Named Rebel Quarterback Club Offensive Player of the Week ... vs. Arkansas (10/20): Grabbed two passes
for 26 yards ... vs. Auburn (10/27): Made two receptions for 26 yards ... vs. Northwestern State (11/3): Hauled in
four passes for career-high 88 yards and one TD ... vs. LSU (11/17): Four catches for career-high 90 yards and one
TD... vs. Mississippi State (11/23):
Recorded two catches for 29 yards, including a 13-yard TD ... Spring: Team-leading five receptions for
65 yards in the Red-Blue spring game ... 2006:
Appeared in all 12 games, making two starts at flanker ... Finished third
on the team with 16 receptions and 193 receiving yards ... Earned his first
letter ... at Kentucky (9/16): Caught three passes for 30 yards ... vs. Wake Forest (9/23): Three catches
for 29 yards ... at Alabama (10/14): One
catch for 18 yards ... at Arkansas
(10/21): Two catches for 25 yards ... vs.
Auburn (10/28): One catch for 12 yards in first career start ... vs. Northwestern State (11/4): Career-high
four grabs for 48 yards ... vs.
Mississippi State (11/25): Made two catches for 31 yards, including a
career-long 21-yard grab ... HIGH
SCHOOL: Rated the No. 49 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 64 WR in the nation by ESPN.com ... Ranked No. 117 on the Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 list ... Named first team
All-State by The Clarion-Ledger and Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Rated the No. 18 player in
Mississippi by Rivals.com and No. 21
by Scout.com ... Named one of the
top 25 recruits in Mississippi by The
Clarion-Ledger ... Selected to play in the 2006 Bernard Blackwell Classic,
the Mississippi High School All-Star Game ... As a senior, caught 49 passes for
1,100 yards and 21 TDs, while snagging three interceptions as a DB ... As a
junior, threw for 950 yards and eight TDs as a QB, while rushing for 860 yards
and 12 TDs and making 20 receptions for 460 yards and five more TDs as a
receiver ... Voted team MVP as a senior ... Coached in high school by David
Parker ... Earned four letters as a guard on the basketball team, garnering
team MVP honors while averaging 25 points per game ... PERSONAL: Son of James and Victoria Hodge ... Full name is Vareion
Deshay Hodge ... Born: October 18, 1987 ... Majoring in Journalism ... Made
U.M.A.A. Honor Roll in Spring 2007 and Fall 2008.
| RECEIVING |
g |
rec |
yards |
td |
long |
rec/g |
avg/c |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
12 |
16 |
193 |
0 |
21 |
1.3 |
12.1 |
16.1 |
| 2007 |
12 |
43 |
593 |
6 |
41 |
3.6 |
13.8 |
49.4 |
| 2008 |
13 |
44 |
725 |
8 |
86 |
3.4 |
16.5 |
55.8 |
| 2009 |
13 |
70 |
1135 |
8 |
65 |
5.4 |
16.2 |
87.3 |
| TOTAL |
50 |
173 |
2646 |
22 |
86 |
3.5 |
15.3 |
52.9 |
| SCORING |
g |
td |
rush |
rcv |
ret |
pat |
2pat |
fg |
total |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2007 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
3.0 |
| 2008 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
3.7 |
| 2009 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
3.7 |
| TOTAL |
50 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
2.6 |
| ALL PURPOSE |
g |
rush |
rcv |
pr |
kr |
ir |
total |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
12 |
0 |
193 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
193 |
16.1 |
| 2007 |
12 |
0 |
593 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
593 |
49.4 |
| 2008 |
13 |
0 |
725 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
725 |
55.8 |
| 2009 |
13 |
0 |
1135 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1135 |
87.3 |
| TOTAL |
50 |
0 |
2646 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2646 |
52.9 |
| TACKLES |
g |
ua |
a |
total |
tfl |
pd |
ff |
fr |
blk |
| 2006 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
50 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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