A willing run defender, Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson plays on the boundary for TCU, but will be projected into the slot at the next level. He’s an excellent athlete with a lot of juice and flexibility, but his frame and lack of play strength with limit him even in a slot role. THT is the nephew of TCU legend LaDanian Tomlinson and chose TCU over Baylor, Kansas State, and Iowa State. 

Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson’s entire career, in my opinion, is predicated on whether he’s too small to hold up or if he’s an outlier dawg who can carve a role on the boundary like Asante Samuel Jr did. I don’t think there’s much more he can get better at. I do believe that he will be able to play on the boundary.

TCU CB Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson is a top 10 CB in the 2023 draft.

• 5 INT, 31 PBU in last 3 seasons
• 28.3 comp. % allowed in 2022 (1st for CBs)
• 28.6 QBR against (5th)
• 0.143 Points Saved/play (2nd)
• Smart, fluid and scrappy with NFL bloodline pic.twitter.com/ZLYsFWcBW4

— Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) December 23, 2022

Has done an excellent job of staying available throughout his career. 

Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson scouting report

Athletic Ability (40)

Speed/Athleticism: 20 

• Speed (6.5/7) – Very good speed. Can fly when he needs to. Should run a sub 4.4. 
• Lateral Quickness (3.5/5) – Lateral quickness is good. Does a good job getting up to speed quickly coming odd of that movement. 
• Acceleration (3/4) – Acceleration is good. Gets up to speed relatively quickly. 
• Explosion (3.5/4) – Very explosive athlete. 

Strength: 10

• Upper Body Strength (2/5) – Lacks a lot of upper body play strength to make him a more effective defender. 
• Lower Body Strength (3/5) – Good lower body strength. Probably the best part of his frame. 

Hip Flexibility: 10 

• Change of Direction (4.5/5) – Fluid hips. Excellent athlete. Moves and changes direction fluidly. 
• Recovery (4/5) – Shows good recovery ability with insane burst. 

Defensive Ability (15)

Tackling: 10

• Tackling Ability (5/7) – Not a great wrap up tackler, but THT makes some plays through blocks to trip ball carriers up. Attacks the ball to try and strip the runner. Puts a lot of effort into run defense. Very willing run defender. 
• Space Defending (2.5/3) – Very solid and reliable space defender. 

Pursuit: 5

• Pursuit Angles (2.5/5) – Pursuit angles are very meh. Struggles to get it right consistently and is just a step behind. 

Coverage Ability  (40)

Man Coverage: 15 

• Man Coverage Ability (7/10) – Decent man coverage ability. I like his ability to use the sideline as an additional defender. Reacts very well to the ball in man coverage. 
• Physicality (4/5) – Physical enough to contest catches, even when he’s at an extreme size mismatch. Tends to get grabby at times. 

Zone Coverage: 10 

• Zone Coverage Ability (4.5/7) – A step slow sometimes when reacting to the catch point. Settles into his zone with proper depth. Wants to play the ball and make a big play when reacting. 
• Play Recognition (2.5/3) – Good recognition ability in zone coverage. Seamlessly adjusts to the play. 

Press Coverage: 15

• Press Coverage Ability (8/10) – I really like his positioning in press. Does a good job staying with the receiver through breaks and cuts. 
• Physicality (3/5) – Lacks a lot of physicality in press, prefers to play with the receiver and use his athleticism to disrupt the play at the catch point. 

Overall: (78) – 2nd/3rd Round