Isaiah Rodgers: CB · Massachusetts · #9.
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Isaiah Rodgers
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The four seasons at Massachusetts span two head coaches: Mark Whipple and Walt Bell. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Southern Illinois — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 9 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Massachusetts | 42 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | Massachusetts | 56 | 41 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Massachusetts | 50 | 35 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | Massachusetts | 40 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 188 | 126 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 34 | 11 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-48@ Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-45vs Southern Illinois | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-52@ Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-62vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-29vs Akron | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-44@ Florida International | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-69@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-56vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-63vs Liberty | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-63@ Army | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-45@ Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-56vs BYU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
42tackles this season42 tackles · 3 for loss · 9 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Walt Bell
Pass share
47.9%
392 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
68.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Massachusetts, 188 tackles — drafted at #211 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Whipple → Walt Bell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 7th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 7th NFL season
