Josh Rodriguez

#8 · WR · R-Fr. · Old Dominion6′0″ · 193 lb · Somerville, NJ

Receiving yards377159th of 467 receivers Last gameL 23–36vs Marshall · Oct 31

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Every catch and target this season

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a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 12, middle 5, right 1.

Josh Rodriguez

WR · Old Dominion · #8

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Josh Rodriguez takes over from Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding at Old Dominion.

377receiving yards30catches0receiving TD

TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER

377

Team leader in receiving yards (377).

Read the story so far

Josh Rodriguez arrived as a 3-star prospect. Josh Rodriguez lines up at WR for Old Dominion.

On the field, the headline is 377 rec yds, with 30 rec.

Josh Rodriguez inherited the WR job from Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding.

The number to watch: 377 — team receiving yards leader.

WR successionleap of faith

Inherited fromNa'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Charles Wade Jr.Wake Forest · 2015 · 85% season match
Drew EstradaBaylor · 2021 · 85% season match
Tyrell HenryWisconsin · 2026 · 84% season match
Dante PettisWashington · 2015 · 82% season match
Marcus McGillBuffalo · 2016 · 82% season match

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Old Dominion in the news

ODU first trip to RustonWAVY.com Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Old Dominion	30	377	12.6	0	46
Career		30	377	12.6	0	46

Season	Team
2026	Old Dominion	1	1	31
Career		1	1	31

Last game (Wk 9): 143 receiving yards, 9 catches.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-10vs Norfolk State	2	21	10.5	17
Wk 2	L 21-44@ Virginia Tech	3	89	29.7	34
Wk 3	L 17-20vs East Carolina	3	11	3.7	5
Wk 4	L 20-46vs James Madison	1	7	7.0	7
Wk 5	L 10-42@ Georgia State	3	22	7.3	13
Wk 6	W 10-3@ App State	2	13	6.5	7
Wk 7	L 15-23vs Georgia Southern	3	28	9.3	16
Wk 8	L 0-26@ Louisiana Tech	4	43	10.8	15
Wk 9	L 23-36vs Marshall	9	143	15.9	46	Season-high 143 yds
Total		30	377	12.6	46

The latest game

Oct. 31 · L 23-36 vs Marshall

A big game: 9 catches for 143 yards, his most this season, his most catches this season, in a 23-36 loss.

His season, game by game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Week 9 · 2026

L 23-36

vs Marshall

9 rec · 143 yds

With J. Potter — 329 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · QBR 9.4 · I. Brandt — 40.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Marshall · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.01J.Potter pass complete deep right to J.Rodriguez caught at MU 30, for 46 yards to the MU 31 (C.Clark-Glover)
Week 5 · Georgia State · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Henicle to Rodriguez: a 13-yard pass.
Week 9 · Marshall · 2nd and 19 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Potter to Rodriguez: a 25-yard pass.
Week 2 · Virginia Tech · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.57Henicle to Rodriguez: a 21-yard pass.
Week 8 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.30Potter to Rodriguez: a 15-yard pass.
Week 7 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +2.00Henicle to Rodriguez: a 16-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 9 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.97Potter to Rodriguez: a 24-yard pass.
Week 9 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.56J.Potter pass complete deep middle to J.Rodriguez caught at MU 37, for 24 yards to the MU 33 (J.Marshall)
Week 2 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.49Henicle to Rodriguez: a 34-yard pass.
Week 9 · Marshall · 1st and 25 · Q1 · EPA +1.19J.Potter pass complete short left to J.Rodriguez caught at MU 30, for 14 yards to the MU 20 (J.Pierre-Louis; B.Hall)

Where he ranks

Rec yards377159thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Receptions30tied for 137thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Yards / catch12.6tied for 267thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Long catch46tied for 208thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rush yards1tied for 172ndAmong 212 receivers with 12 or more catches

164th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

30 rec · 377 yds · 0 TD

30 of 30 receptions matched to play-by-play

52 of 52 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

5222% of team targets

Catch rate

58%30 of 52 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

12% of targets (6)

83%catch rate

Air -3.0 · YAC 4.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

44% of targets (23)

65%catch rate

Air 4.7 · YAC 3.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

19% of targets (10)

40%catch rate

Air 13.5 · YAC 2.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

25% of targets (13)

46%catch rate

Air 29.6 · YAC 3.0 avg

58% catch rate on 52 targets · 22% of the team's targets · 46% catch rate on 13 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

2026Old Dominion2-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 51 (#183 of 465). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

51Rotational starter #183 of 465?

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#196 / 569 · 65th pct

13.5%

Yards / catch#266 / 569 · 53rd pct

13.0

EPA / target#409 / 569 · 28th pct

0.26

Catch rate#438 / 569 · 23rd pct

57.7%

TD rate#449 / 569 · 11th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#137 / 468 · 70th pct

Rec yards#159 / 468 · 66th pct

377

Long catch#208 / 468 · 54th pct

Rush TDs#32 / 212 · 43rd pct

Yards / catch#267 / 468 · 42nd pct

12.6

Rush yards#172 / 212 · 18th pct

Rec TDs#397 / 468 · 8th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.6	42.0	9.3	0.0
Road4g	3.0	41.8	13.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.4	27.3	10.6	0.0
Weeks 8+2g	6.5	93.0	13.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ricky Rahne

Pass share

43.6%

243 pass / 314 run

Plays / game

61.9

9 games

Team sack rate

13.3%

309 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

30 catches and 1 carry in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

51 · #183 of 465 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #183 at the position.

Starter

The No. 1,881 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt as a redshirt freshman.

Josh Rodriguez

This week

Every catch and target this season

Style of play

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