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Cole Hodge

Quarterback
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

4104

Passing Yards

57

Touchdown Passes

625

Rushing Yards

10

Rushing Touchdowns
“He’s the best high school football quarterback I’ve seen, and I’ve been in the state a long time in addition to playing the position at the Division I level and in the NFL. He’s a really humble kid who puts a lot of emphasis on academics and has done a great job using his platform here.”
Hunter Cantwell
Head Coach - Christian-Academy Louisville head coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior quarterback passed for 4,104 yards and 57 touchdowns this past season, completing nearly 75 percent of his throws and averaging 10.8 yards per attempt to lead the Centurions (14-1) to the Class 3A state championship. Hodge also rushed for 625 yards and 10 touchdowns. He accounted for five total touchdowns and 238 passing yards in Christian-Academy Louisville’s 41-16 win against Bell County in the title game. He finished his prep career with 135 career touchdowns, the second-highest mark in state history. 

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Academic Achievement

Hodge has maintained a 3.9 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play football on scholarship at East Carolina this fall. 

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Exemplary Character

Hodge volunteers locally with the Special Olympics, the YMCA and as a youth football and basketball instructor.