Player Career

Rodney Hammond Jr. Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Rodney Hammond Jr. story

Rodney Hammond Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Norfolk, VA wearing No. 2, spending time with Pittsburgh and Sacramento State. The clearest part of Rodney Hammond Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 1,546 rushing yards, 341 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 200 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Pittsburgh. 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 200 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 124 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh and Sacramento State.

The arc is straightforward: Rodney Hammond 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

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

  1. 1

    Pittsburgh

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Sacramento State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2021202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonPittsburgh56150.113.9
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh56150.113.90
2022 PostseasonPittsburgh53347.724.6-28
2022 Regular SeasonPittsburgh53347.724.60
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh60744.224.174
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh4526.76.4-562
2025 Regular SeasonSacramento State3127.70.3-14

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Pittsburgh to Sacramento StateP4 to G5/FCS77.5Dec 23, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Boston College

Week 12 · W 24-16 · Conference game

Win with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

145

Scrimmage Yards

95.9 takeover

145 scrimmage yards and 34.1 usage.

#2

vs West Virginia

Week 1 · W 38-31

129

Scrimmage Yards

85.3 takeover

Win with 129 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

129 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.

#3

vs Syracuse

Week 10 · W 19-9 · Conference game

124

Scrimmage Yards

80.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

124 scrimmage yards and 45.3 usage.

#4

vs New Hampshire

Week 4 · W 77-7

104

Scrimmage Yards

75.6 takeover

Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

104 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.

#5

vs North Carolina

Week 4 · L 24-41 · Conference game

94

Scrimmage Yards

75 takeover

Loss with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

94 scrimmage yards and 37 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

607 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 24.1 usage

67.1

#2

2022 Postseason · Pittsburgh

65.2

533 primary · 47.7 efficiency · 24.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

65.2

533 primary · 47.7 efficiency · 24.6 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games