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2018 Football Roster
Bodden, Jacob
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Jersey Number 64
Jacob Bodden
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 315
- Prev School:
- Hoover HS
- Hometown:
- Hoover, Ala.
Bio
2021 (R-So.):
- Saw playing time in all 13 games, starting the last 12 contests at left guard
- Liberty ranked No. 8 in passing yards per completion (14.69)
- Liberty ranked No. 25 in scoring offense (33.6 points per game)
- Liberty ranked No. 35 in first down offense (297)
- Liberty ranked No. 35 in total offense (436.2 yards per game)
- Helped block for quarterback Malik Willis, who was selected in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans
- Willis finished the 2021 season ranked No. 8 in the country in points responsible for (242/18.6 per game), No. 18 in passing touchdowns (27), No. 20 total offense (287.7 yards per game), and No. 20 in passing yards per competition (13.83)
2020 (R-So.):
- Saw playing time in all 11 games
- Started four games, including the last three games of the season at left guard
- Helped the Flames finish the year ranked No. 9 nationally in rushing offense (252.4 yards per game), No. 15 in total offense (482.7 yards per game) and No. 16 in scoring offense (38.2 points per game)
- Liberty ranked No. 12 in the country in first down offense (273)
- Liberty ranked No. 15 in the nation in time of possession (32:58)
- Liberty ranked No. 22 in the country in team passing efficiency (154.51)
- Liberty ranked No. 8 in fourth-down conversion percent (77.3 percent)
- Liberty ranked No. 17 in third-down conversion percent (48.0 percent)
- Helped block for Malik Willis, who led all FBS quarterbacks with 944 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns
2019 (R-Fr.):
- Saw playing time in two games against Hampton and Virginia
- Helped the Flames record 39 pancake blocks during the season
- Was part of an offensive line that helped quarterback Stephen Calvert finish his career as Liberty’s all-time leader in career passing yards (12,025) and touchdowns (93)
- Liberty’s offensive line allowed Calvert to post the longest streak in the country among FBS quarterbacks by completing 295 passing attempts without an interception in 2019.
- Liberty finished the 2019 season ranked No. 21 nationally in passing yards per game (288.9)
- Liberty finished the 2019 season ranked No. 32 in total offensive yards per game (439.4)
- Protected a pair of 1,000-yard performers in running back Frankie Hickson (1,041 yards rushing) and wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden (1,396 receiving yards)
2018 (Fr.):
- Redshirted after seeing playing time in two games (Auburn and Norfolk State)
Prep:
- Graduated from Hoover High School
- Signed with the Flames during the December signing period
- Named a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com
- Received offers from Eastern Kentucky, Mercer, Samford and Southeast Missouri State
- Hoover High School’s offense rushed for more than 3,000 yards during his senior year
- The Buccaneers averaged 38 points per game and 6.5 yards per rushing attempt during his senior campaign
- Coaching staff graded his average season performance as a senior at 92 percent
- Started 28 career games at Hoover High School, helping the powerhouse program to state titles in 2016 and 2017
Personal:
- Son of Mindy and Mark Bodden
- Birthday is on January 5
- Graduated in May 2022 with a sport management degree
- Currently pursuing a master’s degree in human services counseling: executive leadership
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