#10

Jacob Rodriguez

Former linebacker at Texas Tech. 2025: 122 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Texas Tech · Sr. · #10

6′1″ · 230 lb · Wichita Falls, TX

CFB Index 92 · #10 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceConsensus AADrafted by Miami — Rd 2, Pick 11, #43 overall

How he plays

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

Tackles: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

122

tackles · 2025

10 TFL · 1 sacks · 6 PBU

Best game: 14 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, vs BYU

Statement game17 tackles · 1.5 TFL · 1 sackvs Colorado (FBS) · L 27-41

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Texas Tech. 2025: 122 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2021.
Drafted round 2 by the Miami in 2026.
Named All-America (AFCA) in 2025.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Five seasons at Texas Tech, 292 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2025) — drafted at #43 overall by Miami.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20216 games

Signed with Virginia3-star out of Wichita Falls Rider

202413 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big 12first

202514 games

All-America13 selectors
All-Big 12first
Nagurskiwinner
Bednarikwinner
Butkuswinner
Lombardiwinner
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Yearwinner

2026

Drafted by Miamiround 2, pick 43

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#412 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #43

Miami · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

25 honors · 2 categories

🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2025)

11 first-team selectors

🥈

ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches

2021

Matt Wells

Texas Tech

2022–2025

Joey McGuire

Texas Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Miami2026 NFL rookie season

#43Rd 2 · Pick 11

Miami2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Virginia6-6HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-heavy

2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo

2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced

2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo

2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

92All-America level #10 of 583?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (100th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (99th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#14 / 2975 · 100th pct

122

Solo tackles#14 / 2975 · 99th pct

Tackles for loss#103 / 2975 · 96th pct

10.0

Interceptions#23 / 817 · 95th pct

Passes defended#144 / 2975 · 94th pct

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

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

2025 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home9g	9.4	0.6	0.1	0.2
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

2026 season

Head Coach

Joey McGuire

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

92 · #10 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #10 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 34–10

at Utah

11 TOT · 5 SOLO · 0 TFL

Dominant 24-point win on the road against Utah.

With W. Hammond — 169 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.3 · 61 rush yds (8 car) · J. Burgess — 41 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 54 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week