On Friday it was learned that Pittsburgh Steelers rookie undrafted free agent quarterback Devlin Hodges will indeed make his first career NFL start Sunday night against the Los Angeles Chargers and that means the Samford product will have a chance to accomplish a feat that very few in the NFL have been able to do during the Super Bowl era, which began in 1966. That feat is winning a first career start during as an undrafted free agent in the true rookie year.
To date, and according to research on Pro Football Reference, Hodges has a chance to become just the sixth undrafted quarterback to win a first career start during a true rookie season.