Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-20@ Nevada | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 1 | 5 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Total | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 1 | 5 |
#2
Rodney Hammond Jr.
Senior running back for Sacramento State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 195 lb · Norfolk, VA
CFB Index 43 · #177 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Sacramento State for 2026
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★
ATH recruit
No. 583 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Sacramento State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2021.
- Transferred from Pittsburgh to Sacramento State in 2025.
Rodney Hammond Jr.
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Rodney Hammond Jr. arrived at Sacramento State from Pittsburgh. One game to point at: 23 rush yds, 8 rec yds against Nevada — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 145 yds vs Boston College.Boston College · W 24-162023
202111 games
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Booker T. Washington
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
2025—
2026Sacramento State
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 30-22 over that span.
2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning
2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 23.0 YDS/g, 2.6 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
54.4%
106 pass / 89 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
1.7%
118 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 118 | 547 | 4.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 109 | 460 | 4.2 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 102 | 504 | 4.9 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 341 | 1,546 | 4.5 | 14 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 24 | 200 | 8.3 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Rodney Hammond Jr.’s 2021 season.
Matches Rodney on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Andrew Body’s path through Alabama State.
Andrew Body
95%match
Matches Andrew on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Maquel Haywood's junior season at App State (2023).
86%match
Matches Maquel on
Rush TD rate
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Player DNA
Players who play like Rodney Hammond Jr.
The backfield · Sacramento State
- #3Cincere Rhaney19 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Davion Godley2 games · 2025
- #1Jamar Curtis3 games · 2026
- #2Rodney Hammond Jr.1 game · 2025
- #28Sam Adams II1 game · 2025
9 more on the roster · Sacramento State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology