Player Dossier

2018-2021

Marshall

Rodney Croom

DL • 6'3" • 265 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Rodney Croom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.5

Efficiency

9.1

Consistency

4.2

Season Value

4.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Rodney Croom, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Marshall. Rodney Croom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Marshall paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 9.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · Marshall

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

9.1

Usage

1.5

Consistency

4.2

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Navy: 0. Old Dominion: 0. North Texas: 0. Florida International: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. Charlotte: 0. Western Kentucky: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 22.5. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.2 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs Florida Atlantic

Result
Sun 12/19vs LouisianaL 21-3611000
Sat 11/27vs Western KentuckyL 21-5330000
Sat 11/20@ CharlotteW 49-2821000
Sat 11/6@ Florida AtlanticW 28-13300.500.500
Sat 10/30vs Florida InternationalW 38-011000
Fri 10/15@ North TexasW 49-2110000
Sat 10/9vs Old DominionW 20-1330000
Sat 9/4@ NavyW 49-710000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Marshall

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonMarshall04.20.8
2019 PostseasonMarshall0.513.72.40.5
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall0.513.72.40
2020 PostseasonMarshall315.43.52.5
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall315.43.50
2021 PostseasonMarshall19.11.5-2
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall19.11.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida Atlantic

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.

#2

Florida Atlantic

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.6 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26 takeover score.

#4

Western Kentucky

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.4 takeover score.

#5

App State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Marshall

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2020 Postseason · Marshall

8.8

3 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 3.5 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Marshall

8.8

3 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 3.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7726

Winton Woods · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To
Marshall
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

77

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Rodney Croom quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
77