Stephen Hodge SELECTED BY: Cowboys Round 6 (24)

SI Grade 3.19 GRADING SYSTEM

BIOGRAPHY: Two-year starter awarded all-Conference honors since his junior campaign. Totals last season included 70 tackles and seven sacks. Junior year numbers included 57 tackles and eight sacks.

POSITIVES: Physical, aggressive safety best facing the action. Fast up the field, forceful on the blitz, and a solid run defender who aggressively lays his shoulders into ball carriers. Plays assignment football, breaks down well, and displays a nice burst out of his plant in coverage.

NEGATIVES: Lacks top sideline-to-sideline range, struggles in coverage and best playing downhill.

ANALYSIS: Hodge is an athletic safety with outstanding size. He's a special teams prospect who must play in a system that limits his coverage assignments.

PROJECTION: Free Agent