Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Michigan
Jimmy Rolder
LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Orland Park, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jimmy Rolder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Jimmy Rolder built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Orland Park, IL wearing No. 30, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Jimmy Rolder's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 118
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Jimmy Rolder, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Michigan. Jimmy Rolder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 117
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jimmy Rolder quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 117
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Marist · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Marist · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 4 · Pick 18 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 73 tackles · LB 149th (top 12%) · Big Ten 30th (top 4%) · National 234th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 7 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Michigan | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 25 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 16.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 66.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 69 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.5 |
Related Context
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Jimmy Rolder played LB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jimmy Rolder recorded 117 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Michigan paired 13 primary output with 36.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Michigan
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
36.2
Usage
9.6
Consistency
50.2
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. New Mexico: 1. Oklahoma: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Nebraska: 2. Wisconsin: 1. USC: 0. Washington: 2.5. Michigan State: 4. Northwestern: 0. Maryland: 0. Ohio State: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma: 6 by 35. Central Michigan: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 5 by 40.8. Wisconsin: 7 by 39.2. USC: 6 by 25. Washington: 8 by 58.3. Michigan State: 10 by 81.7. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 12 by 65
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Texas | L 27-41 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Ohio State10+ tackles | L 9-27 | 12 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Maryland | W 45-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Northwestern | W 24-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-20 | 10 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs WashingtonSplash game | W 24-7 | 8 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ USC | L 13-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-10 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 30-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Central Michigan | W 63-3 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oklahoma | L 13-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs New Mexico | W 34-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jimmy Rolder story
Jimmy Rolder built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Orland Park, IL wearing No. 30, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Jimmy Rolder's career was his defensive production: 117 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Jimmy Rolder's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 7.8 | 1.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Michigan | 0.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 0.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 2.5 | 12.1 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 2.5 | 12.1 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 36.2 | 9.6 | 10.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 36.2 | 9.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 82 Michigan State
Week 9 · W 31-20 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 13 Washington
Week 8 · W 24-7 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 2 Ohio State
Week 14 · L 9-27 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · W 30-10
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Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 85 Wisconsin
Week 6 · W 24-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Michigan
13 primary output · 36.2 efficiency · 9.6 usage
66.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Michigan
66.5
13 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Michigan
40.6
0 primary · 7.8 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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