Cody Hoffman

Cody Hoffman
No. 3Montreal Alouettes
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991
Place of birth: 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
Roster status: Active
CFL status: International
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Cody Hoffman (born March 13, 1991) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He signed as an undrafted 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
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4 in 223 lb3314 in934 in 4.65 s 4.20 s 6.89 s 27.5 in 9 ft 0 in 13 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[7]

Washington Redskins

After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, Hoffman signed as an undrafted 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 to a two-year contract.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "SI.com's 2012 All-America Team". Sports Illustrated. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. Zogg, Michael (15 November 2013). "Cody rewriting record book". Del Norte Triplicate. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. "Cody Hoffman Recruiting Profile". Scout.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. "Cody Hoffman Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cody Hoffman Athlete Profile". BYUCougars.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  6. "Phil Steele's 2011 Postseason All-Independent Team". PhilSteele.com. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  7. NFL Combine Profile
  8. Schaefer, Kevin. "2014 NFL Draft: Cody Hoffman signs with Washington Redskins". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. Jones, Mike (May 14, 2014). "Redskins sign nine undrafted rookies". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  10. Walker, Andrew (August 24, 2014). "Redskins Announce Initial Roster Cuts, Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  11. Alouettes add depth at the receiver position, sign three

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