Jacob Rodriguez: LB · Texas Tech · #10.
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Jacob Rodriguez
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Bronco Mendenhall and Joey McGuire. All-America (Consensus) in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against BYU — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
122 tackles. 6 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 10 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.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 122 | 62 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 113 | 75 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 30 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 26 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 292 | 175 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 67-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Kent State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs Oregon State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-10@ No. 16 Utah | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-11@ Houston | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-17vs Kansas | 14 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 22-26@ Arizona State | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-0vs Oklahoma State | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-20@ Kansas State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-7vs No. 8 BYU | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-9vs UCF | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-0@ West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 34-7vs No. 11 BYU | 13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 0-23vs No. 5 Oregon | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | 62 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 |
Week 11 · 2025
W 29-7
vs BYU
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 14 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against BYU.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
122tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%10 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
5%6 pass breakups122 tackles · 10 for loss · 1 sack · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 9.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
47.6%
484 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
72.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
482 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #10 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2025
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Virginia and Texas Tech, 292 tackles, the Chuck Bednarik Award (2025) — drafted at #43 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
A stat line in 48 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 11 first-team selectors
National awards
Bednarik, Butkus, Lombardi +1 more
2025 season
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
4 weekly honors (2025)
5 career weekly honors across 2 seasons — a 4+ season has tracked to All-Conference ~83% of the time
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bronco Mendenhall and Joey McGuire.
Next stop · NFL
Miami Dolphins2026 NFL rookie season
Miami Dolphins2026 NFL rookie season
