Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-10vs South Carolina State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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R.J. Roderick
Senior defensive back on South Carolina's 2022 roster.
6′0″ · 207 lb · Summerville, SC
CFB Index 55 · #210 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceSouth Carolina 2022 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1238 nationally · Signed with South Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
5 defensive back on South Carolina's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Carolina in 2018.
R.J. Roderick
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Five seasons at South Carolina, two different head coaches: Will Muschamp and Shane Beamer. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against South Carolina State — Week 5, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at South Carolina, 192 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
201810 games
- Signed with South Carolina3-star out of Cane Bay
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coaches2018–2020
South Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Will Muschamp → Shane Beamer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018South Carolina7-6HC: Will Muschamp · Balanced
2019South Carolina4-8HC: Will Muschamp · Balanced
2020South Carolina2-8HC: Will Muschamp · Run-leaning
2021South Carolina7-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #210 of 509 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #210 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 64 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 23 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 55 | 38 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 43 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 192 | 133 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Lewis’s 2021 season.
68%match
Matches Isaiah on
Height
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Isaiah on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Vonte Davis's senior season at Utah (2021).
79%match
Matches Vonte on
Height
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Vonte on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like R.J. Roderick
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology