Hodges initially played college football at the United States Air Force Academy, before transferring to Blinn College in Brenham, Texas before opting to walk-on at Texas A&M.
He then went on to coach at Fresno State as a graduate assistant working with the inside linebackers from 2012 to 2013.
Hodges was hired to coach linebackers at Eastern Illinois in 2014, and was eventually promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2016.
[3] Hodges was hired by the New Orleans Saints in 2017 to work as a defensive assistant.
[5] Hodges was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals as their linebackers coach on January 27, 2025.