Devlin Hodges over the previous four years threw for more yards than anybody else in the history of FCS football at the college level, breaking a record held by Steve McNair. He threw for nearly 15,000 yards, and added 111 touchdown passes to boot.
The Samford product’s collegiate efforts were enough to get him an invitation to participate in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie minicamp shortly after the 2019 NFL Draft. He performed well enough to bump Brogan Roback off the roster and become the number four quarterback on the depth chart, behind Ben Roethlisberger, Joshua Dobbs, and Mason Rudolph.