Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Chris Rodgers
Senior linebacker for Tulane. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 222 lb · Corinth, MS · Corinth HS
CFB Index 73 · #100 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Tulane for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
9
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, at Duke
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Tulane. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Troy in 2023.
- Transferred from Troy to Tulane in 2024.
Chris Rodgers
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Duke — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20239 games
- Signed with Troy3-star out of Corinth
202412 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceSustained Ascent
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
73 · #100 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #100 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #11 of 61 American Athletic LBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Tulane
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Derrick Smith’s 2022 season.
81%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Derrick on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mikel Jones's junior season at Syracuse (2022).
84%match
All-ACC
Matches Mikel on
PD rate
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Chris Rodgers
Background
2026: Earned a spot on the Watch List for the East-West Shrine Bowl … Named the Athlon Sports Second Team Preseason All-Conference … A First Team Preseason All-Conference selection by Phil Steele...A Second Team Preseason All-Conference selection by the Pro Football Network...Named to the 2027 Se...
The linebacker corps · Tulane
- #4Chris Rodgers80 tackles · 2025
- #11Dalton Hughes40 tackles · 2025
- #2Dickson Agu36 tackles · 2025
- #42Makai Williams25 tackles · 2025
- #44Jean Claude Joseph III7 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology