| Floyd Hodge | |
| Number: | 83 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Compton, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| High School: | Centennial (Compton, California) |
| College: | Utah |
| Undraftedyear: | 1981 |
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| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 63 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 674 |
| Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 4 |
| Pfr: | HodgFl00 |
Floyd Hodge (born July 18, 1959) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Utah.[1]
A native of Compton, California, Hodge played two years of football at Los Angeles Valley College, where he was also a long jumper on the track and field team.[2] In 1979, Hodge emerged as an option quarterback at Utah and became a starter midway through the season.[3] [4] [5] As a senior in 1980, he played wide receiver and caught 44 passes for 829 yards and five touchdowns.[3]
Hodge signed a free agent deal with the Atlanta Falcons in 1981.[6] However, he spent the entire 1981 season on the injured reserve list.[3] [7] Hodge caught two touchdowns in his debut, a preseason win over the Minnesota Vikings in August 1982.[3] [6]
Hodge was cut by the Falcons in August 1985 after the team had acquired receiver Charlie Brown in a trade with the Washington Redskins.[8] "I started counting receivers, and I knew something was up," said Hodge.[8]