Alphonso Hodge
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Alphonso Hodge (born May 30, 1982 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a National Football League cornerback with the Kansas City Chiefs. The team signed him as a fifth-round draft pick (147th overall) in 2005 and assigned him to its practice squad. He did not play in any games during his rookie season.
Hodge was a four-year letterman at Miami University in Ohio, where he appeared in 46 games with 35 starts, including starts in his final 27 games. He compiled 147 tackles (103 solo), including 10 tackles for losses (-51.0 yards), 8.0 sacks (-48.0 yards), three fumble recoveries and 24 passes defensed.
He started all 13 games in his senior season for the Redhawks, where he recorded 52 tackles (41 solo), 2.0 tackles for losses (-3.0 yards), 5.0 sacks (-31.0 yards) and six passes defensed. Hodge earned first-team All-MAC honors by The NFL Draft Report as a senior. In his junior year, Hodge received second-team All-MAC honors after recording 47 tackles (27 solo), 1.0 sack (-3.0 yards), three fumble recoveries and nine passes defensed.
Hodge was a three-year letterman and an all-state selection as a senior at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.
The Chiefs list him at 5 feet, 11 inches and 203 pounds, and he wears number 47.
