Cody Hoffman
No. 87, 83
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 32)
Crescent City, California
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Crescent City (CA) Del Norte
College:BYU
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

Cody Taylor Hoffman (born March 13, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He signed as an un-drafted free agent with the Washington Redskins in 2014. He played college football at BYU. Following the 2012 season, he was recognized as an All-American honorable mention.[1]

Early years

Hoffman attended Del Norte High School, where on the football team he was a three-year starter, was named to the Humboldt-Del Norte Big 5 All-conference team three times, and member of the league champions in 2006 and 2007. As a senior, he caught 50 passes for over 1,000 yards with seven 100-yard receiving games.[2] Hoffman was only given 2-stars by the main recruiting services, and received little recruiting interest and garnering only two scholarship offers (to BYU and Sacramento State).[3][4]

College career

Freshman season (2010)

After spending his redshirt season as a member of the scout team Hoffman became a starter in 2010 and led the team with 527 receiving yards on 42 receptions with 7 touchdowns. He also had 380 yards on kick returns.[5]

Sophomore season (2011)

Hoffman played and started in all 13 games of the 2011 season, leading the team with 61 catches, 943 yards, 10 touchdowns, 879 yards on 26 kick returns (both BYU single season records), and 1825 all-purpose yards.[5] He was named to Phil Steele All-Independent First-team,[6] Yahoo! Sports All-Independent Team and FBS All-Independent Team.

Junior Season (2012)

In 2012, Hoffman was named a SI.com All-America honorable mention, Phil Steele All-Independent First-team, FBS All-Independent Team, and Bilentnikoff Award Watch List.[1][5] He started in all 13 games and led BYU with 100 receptions, 1248 yards, and 11 touchdowns. He had a school record five touchdown receptions against New Mexico State with a career-high 182 yards. Hoffman was projected as a second- or third-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, but opted to remain at BYU for his senior season.

Senior Season (2013)

In 2013, Hoffman was a Phil Steele Preseason All-American and named to the 2013 CFPA Wide Receiver Trophy and Biletnikoff Award watch lists. He became the BYU all-time reception leader, touchdown leader, and receiving yards leader.[5]

College career statistics

All statistics from Brigham Young Official Athletic Site,[5]

Year Team Games Played Receptions Yards Average TDs Kickoff Returns Yards Average TDs
2009 BYU 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 N/A 0
2010 BYU 13 42 527 12.5 7 14 380 27.1 0
2011 BYU 13 61 943 15.5 10 36 879 24.4 1
2012 BYU 13 100 1248 12.5 11 3 72 24.0 0
2013 BYU 10 45 727 16.2 5 0 0 N/A 0
College Totals 49 248 3445 13.9 33 53 1331 25.1 1

Professional career

2014 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m) 		223 lb
(101 kg) 		33+1⁄4 in
(0.84 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.65 s 4.20 s 6.89 s 27.5 in
(0.70 m)		 9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		 13 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[7]

Washington Redskins

After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, Hoffman signed as an un-drafted free agent with the Washington Redskins.[8][9] He was waived on August 24, 2014.[10]

Montreal Alouettes

On February 20, 2015, Hoffman was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League to a two-year contract.[11] Hoffman played four games in 2015 for the Alouettes, catching 6 passes for 104 yards and 1 touchdown. In May 2016, Hoffman failed to pass a physical, and was released. He was re-signed by the Als in late July 2016.[12] Hoffman only dressed for one game in the 2016 season, and was subsequently released on January 11, 2017.[13]

Ottawa Redblacks

On July 4, 2017 Hoffman signed with the Ottawa Redblacks (CFL).[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "SI.com's 2012 All-America Team". Sports Illustrated. December 11, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Zogg, Michael (November 15, 2013). "Cody rewriting record book". Del Norte Triplicate. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "Cody Hoffman Recruiting Profile". Scout.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Cody Hoffman Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Cody Hoffman Athlete Profile". BYUCougars.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "Phil Steele's 2011 Postseason All-Independent Team". PhilSteele.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  7. ^ NFL Combine Profile
  8. ^ Schaefer, Kevin. "2014 NFL Draft: Cody Hoffman signs with Washington Redskins". Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  9. ^ Jones, Mike (May 14, 2014). "Redskins sign nine undrafted rookies". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  10. ^ Walker, Andrew (August 24, 2014). "Redskins Announce Initial Roster Cuts, Moves". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "Alouettes add depth at the receiver position, sign three". Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  12. ^ Judd, Brandon (July 22, 2016). "Former BYU wide receiver Cody Hoffman rejoins Montreal Alouettes on practice squad". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  13. ^ "LCF : Les Alouettes de Montréal ont libéré LaQuan McGowan, Cody Hoffman et Greg McGhee". RDS.ca (in French). Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  14. ^ "REDBLACKS sign 7 including Wayne Moore". CFL.ca. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

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