Drew Hodgdon


Lincoln Andrew Hodgdon is an American former professional football offensive lineman for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.

Early life

Hodgdon was born in Palo Alto, California. He attended Junípero [Serra High School (San Mateo, California)|Junípero Serra High School] in San Mateo, California before transferring and graduating from Palo Alto High School in 2000, where he excelled in football, wrestling and track and field.

College career

He chose to attend Arizona State University. With the Sun Devils, he played in 45 career games with 34 starts at both center and guard.

Professional career

He was selected by the Texans in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He saw action in four games during his rookie season, starting three, before being placed on the injured reserve list. He increased his playing time in his second season, when he saw action in eight games and started in five. He was released just before the 2007 season, but was re-signed on December 4, 2007. Some time after, he was released once more. He was a guest on a Houston radio station in November 2013, where he talked about football and cycling.