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Class of 2027 · defensive lineman

Giovanni Hodge

6-4, 250 · Grant Union · Sacramento, CA

Committed to California since Jan 23

67offer strength · No. 813
0.8778composite · 3-star
13offers · 7 power

His offers

13 offers · visited 1
California logoCalifornia
ACC · strength 52
Committed
offered Oct 7, 2024
Washington logoWashington
Big Ten · strength 84
cold
offered Jan 23
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten · strength 79
cold
offered Feb 16
Stanford logoStanford
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Jan 27
Boston College logoBoston College
ACC · strength 59
cold
offered Jan 22
Arizona logoArizona
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Jun 10, 2025
Show all 13 offersWashington State logoWashington State
Pac-12 · strength 54
cold
offered Jan 20
Oregon State logoOregon State
Pac-12 · strength 48
cold
offered Jan 22
Arizona State logoArizona State
Big 12 · strength 56
cold
offered Jan 9, 2025
San Diego State logoSan Diego State
Mountain West · strength 42
cold
offered Jan 8, 2025
UNLV logoUNLV
Mountain West · strength 32
cold
offered Jan 23
San José State logoSan José State
Mountain West · strength 25
cold
offered May 6, 2025
Colorado State logoColorado State
Mountain West · strength 28
cold
offered Jan 9, 2025
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 13 offers
Best fits
California logoCalifornia Committed
Has started 6 defensive lines his size since 2022; 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive line (11 with 2+ years left)
No. 1Arizona State logoArizona State
Thin at defensive line (11 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 6 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2UCLA logoUCLA
Thin at defensive line (7 with 2+ years left); 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has started 1 defensive line his size since 2022
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

502 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 232 to 268 pounds): most in the ACC (78), Big Ten (77) and SEC (65). Programs that start it most: NC State (9), Florida State (8) and Kansas (8). Of his offers, Stanford (7), California (6), Washington State (5) and Arizona (4) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 13 offers, UCLA has the thinnest room at defensive line: 7 with 2+ years left of 17, 3 in their last year, 11 portal exits in 3 seasons, 4 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Stanford and Arizona State.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

1 of 10 drafted
Johnathan CalvinJohnathan Calvin
Class of 2015 · SDE · signed Mississippi State
2 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; both about 6-4, 250
Not drafted
match 85
Ohio State logoJoel Hale
Class of 2011 · DT · signed Ohio State
4 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; both about 6-4, 250
Not drafted
match 81
Michigan logoLawrence Marshall
Class of 2014 · WDE · signed Michigan
4 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; both about 6-4, 250
Not drafted
match 80
Alabama logoAlfy Hill
Class of 2010 · SDE · signed Alabama
5 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; both about 6-4, 245
Not drafted
match 76
Oklahoma logoD.J. Ward
Class of 2013 · SDE · signed Oklahoma
3 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 74
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Jonathan BullardJonathan Bullard
Class of 2012 · SDE · signed Florida
6 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; both about 6-4, 245
Drafted 2016, round 3, No. 72 · 4 NFL seasons as a starter
match 73
Virginia Tech logoZack McCray
Class of 2010 · WDE · signed Virginia Tech
2 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 73
Gimel PresidentGimel President
Class of 2012 · SDE · signing not on record
4 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; both about 6-4, 250
Not drafted
match 72
Auburn logoCorey Lemonier
Class of 2010 · WDE · signed Auburn
5 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; 6-4, 234
Not drafted
match 72
Brenton Williams
Class of 2023 · EDGE · signing not on record
1 offers from top-25 programs; Hodge had 2; both about 6-4, 245
Not drafted yet
match 71
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

15 dated moves since Oct 7, 2024
California logoOfficial visit CaliforniaJun 11
UCLA logoOffered UCLAFeb 16
Stanford logoOffered StanfordJan 27
California logoCommitted CaliforniaJan 23
UNLV logoOffered UNLVJan 23
Washington logoOffered WashingtonJan 23
Boston College logoOffered Boston CollegeJan 22
Oregon State logoOffered Oregon StateJan 22
Show all 15 moves
Washington State logoOffered Washington StateJan 20
Arizona logoOffered ArizonaJun 10, 2025
San José State logoOffered San José StateMay 6, 2025
Arizona State logoOffered Arizona StateJan 9, 2025
Colorado State logoOffered Colorado StateJan 9, 2025
San Diego State logoOffered San Diego StateJan 8, 2025
California logoOffered CaliforniaOct 7, 2024
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