Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Troy
Cedarius Rookard
S • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Spartanburg, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cedarius Rookard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Player Story
Cedarius Rookard built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Spartanburg, SC wearing No. 24, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Cedarius Rookard's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Hudson Valley
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Cedarius Rookard, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Troy. Cedarius Rookard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 182
- TFL
- 4
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Cedarius Rookard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · S
- Career Tackles
- 182
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Troy
- Top game
- Texas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Spartanburg · Hudson Valley
- High school pipeline
- Spartanburg · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · S 78th (top 17%) · Sun Belt 34th (top 8%) · National 494th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Troy | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Troy | 13 | 47 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 44.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Troy | 13 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 13 | 65 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Troy | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 12 | 56 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Cedarius Rookard played S for Troy. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cedarius Rookard recorded 17 receiving yards, 182 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Troy paired 8 primary output with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Troy
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
4.8
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 1. Austin Peay: 0. Clemson: 2. Southern Miss: 1. New Mexico State: 2. Idaho: 0. Georgia State: 0. South Alabama: 0. Massachusetts: 1. App State: 1. Arkansas State: 0. Texas State: 0. Georgia Southern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 5 by 30.8. Austin Peay: 3 by 12.5. Clemson: 3 by 32.5. Southern Miss: 5 by 30.8. New Mexico State: 3 by 32.5. Idaho: 4 by 16.7. Georgia State: 7 by 29.2. Massachusetts: 4 by 26.7. App State: 4 by 26.7. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. Texas State: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Southern: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/24 | vs Ohio | W 28-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Georgia Southern | L 24-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Texas State | W 40-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/18 | vs Arkansas State | L 3-35 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs App State | W 28-24 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Massachusetts | W 52-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/20 | @ South Alabama | W 28-21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Georgia State | W 31-21 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Idaho | W 34-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | W 52-6 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Southern Miss | W 37-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ ClemsonSplash game | L 24-30 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Austin Peay | W 57-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cedarius Rookard story
Cedarius Rookard built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Spartanburg, SC wearing No. 24, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Cedarius Rookard's career was his defensive production: 182 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 10 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Troy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cedarius Rookard's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 17 receiving yards and 355 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy.
The arc is straightforward: Cedarius Rookard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Troy
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Troy | 8 | 22.8 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Troy | 8 | 22.8 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Troy | 7 | 29.1 | 5.5 | -1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 7 | 29.1 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Troy | 8 | 26.9 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 8 | 26.9 | 6.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas State
Week 12 · W 12-7 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
@ South Alabama
Week 9 · W 38-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 1 · W 50-30 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Clemson
Week 2 · L 24-30
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#5
@ LSU
Week 5 · W 24-21
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Troy
8 primary output · 26.9 efficiency · 6.7 usage
56.1
#2
2018 Regular Season · Troy
56.1
8 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Troy
44.6
8 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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