Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Wichita Falls, TX, USA
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Jacob Rodriguez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia • Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Jacob Rodriguez built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Wichita Falls, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with Texas Tech and Virginia. The clearest part of Jacob Rodriguez's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 43
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Jacob Rodriguez, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Texas Tech. Jacob Rodriguez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 292
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Jacob Rodriguez quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 292
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rider · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Rider · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 2 · Pick 11 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 122 tackles · LB 13th (top 2%) · Big 12 2nd (top 1%) · National 14th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 25.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas Tech | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 13 | 104 | 8.5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 73 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas Tech | 14 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 14 | 111 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 73.8 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez played LB for Virginia and Texas Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacob Rodriguez recorded 59 rushing yards, 80 receiving yards, and 292 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Texas Tech paired 22 primary output with 50.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 51.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, Texas Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Texas Tech
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
51.3
Usage
16.9
Consistency
40.8
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 1. Abilene Christian: 2. Washington State: 0. North Texas: 1. Arizona State: 1. Cincinnati: 1.5. Arizona: 2. Baylor: 0. TCU: 1. Iowa State: 4.5. Colorado: 4.5. Oklahoma State: 1. West Virginia: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 9 by 47.5. Abilene Christian: 12 by 70. Washington State: 7 by 29.2. North Texas: 1 by 14.2. Arizona State: 7 by 39.2. Cincinnati: 11 by 60.8. Arizona: 2 by 28.3. Baylor: 12 by 50. TCU: 4 by 26.7. Iowa State: 13 by 95. Colorado: 17 by 95. Oklahoma State: 13 by 60. West Virginia: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
95 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Arkansas | L 26-39 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs West VirginiaSplash game | W 52-15 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Oklahoma State10+ tackles | W 56-48 | 13 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Colorado10+ tackles · Splash game | L 27-41 | 17 | 13 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Iowa State10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 23-22 | 13 | 9 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ TCU | L 34-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Baylor10+ tackles | L 35-59 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ ArizonaSplash game | W 28-22 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Cincinnati10+ tackles | W 44-41 | 11 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arizona State | W 30-22 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs North Texas | W 66-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | @ Washington State | L 16-37 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Abilene Christian10+ tackles · Splash game | W 52-51 | 12 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jacob Rodriguez story
Jacob Rodriguez built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Wichita Falls, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with Texas Tech and Virginia. The clearest part of Jacob Rodriguez's career was his defensive production: 292 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 59 rushing yards and 80 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jacob Rodriguez's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia
2021
Opening stop
- 2
Texas Tech
2022-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas Tech | 5 | 35 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 35 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas Tech | 22.5 | 51.3 | 16.9 | 17.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 22.5 | 51.3 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas Tech | 22 | 50.5 | 11.4 | -0.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 22 | 50.5 | 11.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado
Week 11 · L 27-41 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
98.3 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 10 · W 23-22 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
98.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.3 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 40 Houston
Week 6 · W 35-11 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
vs UCF
Week 12 · W 24-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 58 Kansas
Week 7 · W 42-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Texas Tech
22 primary output · 50.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Texas Tech
73.8
22 primary · 50.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Texas Tech
73
22.5 primary · 51.3 efficiency · 16.9 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
14
Splash games
14
10+ tackle games
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