Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Kentucky
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB • 5'11" • 224 lbs • Mcdonough, GA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Chris Rodriguez Jr. leans workhorse runner traits and 53.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
Chris Rodriguez Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Mcdonough, GA wearing No. 24, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Temple
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 193
- NFL Team
- Washington
Chris Rodriguez Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kentucky. Chris Rodriguez Jr. leans workhorse runner traits and 53.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,759
- Rushing yards
- 3,643
- Receiving yards
- 116
- Touchdowns
- 35
Quick Answers
Chris Rodriguez Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,759
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Kentucky
- Top game
- Missouri
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Pope John XXIII · Temple
- High school pipeline
- Pope John XXIII · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 6 · Pick 16 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 944 scrimmage yards · RB 77th (top 12%) · SEC 13th (top 5%) · National 120th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kentucky | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 50.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 517 | 515 | 2 | 5 | 50.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Kentucky | 9 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 713 | 701 | 12 | 9 | 65 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 112 | 107 | 5 | 2 | 82.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 1,328 | 1,272 | 56 | 10 | 82.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 8 | 944 | 903 | 41 | 6 | 74.4 |
Related Context
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Chris Rodriguez Jr. played RB for Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Rodriguez Jr. recorded 3,643 rushing yards, 116 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Kentucky paired 1,440 primary output with 60.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 62.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
88.6
Efficiency
62.7
Usage
25.4
Consistency
69.4
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 84. Auburn: 13. Ole Miss: 133. Mississippi State: 38. Tennessee: 73. Missouri: 48. Georgia: 108. Vanderbilt: 149. South Carolina: 151
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 17 by 51.5. Auburn: 9 by 15. Ole Miss: 17 by 81.5. Mississippi State: 7 by 56.5. Tennessee: 13 by 58.5. Missouri: 9 by 55.6. Georgia: 20 by 56.3. Vanderbilt: 13 by 97.8. South Carolina: 15 by 91.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins99 · Games = 5 · +23.5 vs Losses
Losses75.5 · Games = 4 · -23.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
97.8 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | vs NC State2+ TD | W 23-21 | 17 | 84 | 4.90 | 2 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sun 12/6 | vs South Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-18 | 14 | 139 | 9.90 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10.1 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Vanderbilt100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-35 | 13 | 149 | 11.50 | 2 | — | — | 11.5 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Georgia100 rush yards | L 3-14 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 0 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Missouri | L 10-20 | 9 | 48 | 5.30 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Tennessee | W 34-7 | 13 | 73 | 5.60 | 1 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Mississippi State | W 24-2 | 7 | 38 | 5.40 | 1 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Ole Miss100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 41-42 | 17 | 133 | 7.80 | 2 | — | — | 7.8 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Auburn | L 13-29 | 9 | 13 | 1.40 | 0 | — | — | 1.4 |
Player Story
Chris Rodriguez Jr. story
Chris Rodriguez Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Mcdonough, GA wearing No. 24, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 3,643 rushing yards, 591 carries, 32 rushing touchdowns, and 116 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 116 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 37 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Chris Rodriguez Jr. 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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Kentucky
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 43 | 100 | 3 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Kentucky | 535 | 65.5 | 15.3 | 492 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 535 | 65.5 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Kentucky | 797 | 62.7 | 25.4 | 262 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 797 | 62.7 | 25.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 1,440 | 60.2 | 32.7 | 643 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1,440 | 60.2 | 32.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 944 | 53.3 | 42.5 | -496 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Missouri
Week 2 · W 35-28 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
212
Scrimmage Yards
93.2 takeover
212 scrimmage yards and 45.2 usage.
#2
vs Vanderbilt
Week 11 · W 38-35 · Conference game
149
Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
Win with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
149 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.
#3
vs Vanderbilt
Week 11 · L 21-24 · Conference game
162
Scrimmage Yards
90.1 takeover
Loss with 162 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
162 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.
#4
vs Mississippi State
Week 7 · W 27-17 · Conference game
196
Scrimmage Yards
89.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
196 scrimmage yards and 46.3 usage.
#5
vs South Carolina
Week 14 · W 41-18 · Conference game
151
Scrimmage Yards
87.8 takeover
Win with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
151 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Kentucky
1,440 primary output · 60.2 efficiency · 32.7 usage
82.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Kentucky
82.9
1,440 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 32.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Kentucky
74.4
944 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 42.5 usage
Milestones
20
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
10
2+ TD games
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