Shane Payton Hodges

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
250
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
St. Augustine HS

2025: Saw time in 13 games, seeing most of his action on special teams...Had two rushes on fake punts, picking up 25 yards and a first down in the season opener at UCF (8/28)...Had a five-yard carry at UTEP (11/8)...Recorded 10 total tackles with a half sack and half TFL...Made four total stops against UCF and had three in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl against Troy (12/16).

2024: Saw time in nine games...Made four tackles with a tackle for loss and a sack...Assisted on a tackle in season opener against Coastal Carolina (8/29)...Recorded a sack in win at Liberty (10/30)...Assisted on a tackle against Sam Houston (11/23)...Made a tackle in regular season finale at Western Kentucky (11/30).

2023: Redshirted for the Gamecocks in 2023.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for head coach Nick Foster at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, La…a First-Team All-Metro, First-Team All-District and Honorable Mention All-State performer as a senior for the Purple Knights…one of the defensive leaders for a Purple Knights team that got on a roll to win four of its last five games to advance to the state playoffs…chose the Gamecocks over several offers that included Marshall, FIU, UAB and ULM.