Chris Rodriguez Jr.

#24 · RB · Sr. · Kentucky5′11″ · 224 lb · Mcdonough, GA

Chris Rodriguez Jr.: RB · Kentucky · #24.

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Chris Rodriguez Jr.

RB · Kentucky · Sr · #24

Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Five seasons in the Kentucky backfield to date. Named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2022. One game to point at: 196 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Mississippi State — Week 7, 2022.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

174Carries
899Yards
20.8%Top-5 share
19.5%Stuffed rate

Just 20.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 19.5% of his carries. 17 carries for 51 yds vs Georgia; 31 for 197 vs Mississippi State.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

Not actually a closer

42.2%Carry share
30.3%Q4-lead share
100.0%In competitive games

42.2% of carries overall (173/410) → 30.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/66) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

6/113rd/4th & short
6/15Inside-5 share

6 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (54.5%). 6 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (40.0%).

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