Abdul Raheeda Hodge The Third Jr. (born September 9, 1983) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the tight ends coach at Iowa, where he played as a 3-time all Big-Ten linebacker. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Early years Hodge grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended Boyd Anderson High School (the same school as college teammate offensive lineman David Walker) where he won four letters in football, two in track, and one in basketball. In football, he was a three-year starter, and three-time team captain. Hodge played linebacker for a 9-3 team that reached the state semi-finals. he was selected as an All-American by SuperPrep, First-team All-State and All-Conference. He was also named Broward County MVP on defense. In his high school career, Hodge recorded a total of 308 career tackles, 22 sacks and six interceptions. He also had eight fumble recoveries and fumbles turned for touchdowns. He had over 100 tackles in each of his final three prep seasons. Hodge's best time of 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash. College career After being recruited by Iowa linebackers coach Bret Bielema, Hodge attended the University of Iowa, where he majored in communication studies and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was also one of five seniors selected to the 2005 Leadership Council and served as a captain that season. At Iowa, Hodge played under head coach Kirk Ferentz and defensive coordinator Norm Parker. After redshirting in 2001, Hodge played in all 13 games of the Iowa's conference championship 2002 season, coming mostly on special teams and as a backup linebacker. In his first game as a Hawkeye, he recorded three solo tackles and three assists in the week one over Akron. He had six solo tackles and two assists in win over Purdue, and later had five solo tackles in win over Northwestern, including a quarterback sack and a quarterback pressure. Hodge recorded four solo tackles and two assists against USC in the Orange Bowl. In 2003, Hodge started all 13 games of the season at middle linebacker, earning first-team all-Big Ten recognition and leading the conference in tackles as a sophomore. He finished the season with 141 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 quarterback sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 3 pass break-ups. At Ohio State, he recorded eight