KhaDarel Hodge Fantasy

The Cleveland Browns placed a tender on restricted free-agent wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge on Monday. Hodge had a career-high 11 catches for 180 yards in his second season with Cleveland in 2020. He also continued to serve as one of the team's most valuable special teams players. Hodge spent some time on the COVID-19 list and was limited to nine total games because of multiple hamstring injuries. The 26-year-old is expected to make around $2.18 million in 2021 and will continue to serve as a special-teamer and wide receiver depth. There's a chance he could see an expanded role this year if the team moves on from Odell Beckham Jr. Rashard Higgins is also a free agent, so Hodge could see more playing time behind Jarvis Landry and Donovan Peoples-Jones.

Mar. 16th • 5:43 PM

Cleveland Browns wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and will not be available to play in the wild-card playoff game against the division-rival Steelers on Sunday night. The Browns offense will be without head coach Kevin Stefanski, Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio and Hodge against Pittsburgh. While Cleveland's offense has been good enough this year to overcome those losses, it won't be easy against a strong Steelers Defense in the postseason, especially after they just beat them in the Week 17 regular season finale. Hodge caught just two passes for 25 yards in Week 17 and had just 11 receptions for 180 yards in nine games this season. Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins and rookie Donovan Peoples-Jones should be the team's top three wideouts on Sunday.

Jan. 5th • 12:31 PM

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said that wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge (hamstring) and cornerback Denzel Ward (calf) will remain out of practice on Thursday. Stefanski is hopeful that Ward can play on Monday night against the Ravens and "wouldn't call it a long shot." Hodge is on the wrong track to start the week and should be seen as highly questionable against Baltimore unless he gets in some practice time on Friday or Saturday. He's had more opportunities with Odell Beckham Jr. out for the year, but it hasn't amounted to much in this offense. The 25-year-old has just nine catches on 15 targets for 155 yards in seven games. Ward missed the Week 13 win over the Titans and his absence would be good news for Ravens wideout Marquise Brown. Cleveland's defense has been a decent streaming option at times this year, but that won't be the case against a Baltimore offense that scored 38 points against them in the first meeting in Week 1.

Dec. 10th • 12:52 PM