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Abdul Hodge (born September 9, 1982) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the coach at Iowa, where he played as a 3-time all Big-Ten linebacker. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft.
Hodge played linebacker for a 9–3 team that reached the state semi-finals. he was selected as an All-American by SuperPrep, First-team All-State and All-Conference. He was also named Broward County MVP on defense.
In his high school career, Hodge recorded a total of 308 career tackles, 22 sacks and six interceptions. He also had eight fumble recoveries and fumbles turned for touchdowns. He had over 100 tackles in each of his final three prep seasons. Hodge's best time of 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
After redshirting in 2001, Hodge played in all 13 games of the Iowa's conference championship 2002 season, coming mostly on special teams and as a backup linebacker. In his first game as a Hawkeye, he recorded three solo tackles and three assists in the week one over Akron. He had six solo tackles and two assists in win over Purdue, and later had five solo tackles in win over Northwestern, including a quarterback sack and a quarterback pressure. Hodge recorded four solo tackles and two assists against USC in the Orange Bowl.
In 2003, Hodge started all 13 games of the season at middle linebacker, earning first-team all-Big Ten recognition and leading the conference in tackles as a sophomore. He finished the season with 141 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 , 2 Fumble, and 3 pass break-ups. At Ohio State, he recorded eight solo tackles and eight assists for career high 16 tackles. Hodge recorded five solo tackles in win over Penn State, and added a 47-yard fumble return and had one pass break-up. He recorded four solo tackles and four assists in Outback Bowl win over Florida.
In 2004, Hodge started all 12 games at linebacker, again earning first-team all-Big Ten honors with fellow Iowa linebacker Chad Greenway as the Hawkeyes were co-champions of the Big Ten. His season totals included a team-best 116 tackles, including 79 solo and 37 assists; Hodge also had 4.5 tackles for loss and three QB sacks, four pass break-ups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. In the win over Wisconsin to clinch a share of the Big Ten title, Hodge led the team with 11 tackles, including seven solo. Hodge set a Capital One Bowl record in 2005 with 16 tackles against LSU.
In 2005, Hodge was named to several pre-season awards watchlists, including: the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, the Lott Trophy watch list, the Dick Butkus Award watch list, and the Bednarik Award watch list. After the season, he earned all-Big Ten honors for the third time. He was named first-team defensive All-America by Phil Steele's College Football Preview, second-team All-America by Athlon Sports, second-team All-America by Rivals.com, third-team All-America by Nationalchamps.net, No. 4 inside linebacker by The Sporting News, and third-team All-America by collegesportsreport.com. In the win over Illinois he recorded a career-best 18 tackles, including 11 solo, to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the week honors. Against Florida in the 2006 Outback Bowl, Hodge set an Iowa bowl record and Outback Bowl record with 19 tackles, including 14 solo, he also had one tackle for loss.
Hodge's 158 total tackles in 2005 ranked best for the team during the season, best in the Big Ten, second best all-time at Iowa for a single season, and third in the country.
While at Iowa, he led the Big Ten and ranked third in the nation in tackles per game, ranked third in the nation in solo tackles per game, tied for fifth in the Big Ten in forced , and tied for ninth in recovered fumbles. Hodge ranks third in career tackles with 453.
In 2007, Hodge was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury. Hodge changed his number from 55 to his old college number of 52. He underwent surgery on both knees in an attempt to return to the club in 2008.
Hodge was cut by the Packers on August 30, 2008, during final cuts.
| 2006 | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Carolina Panthers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 35 | 34 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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