Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
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| Wk 2 | L 17-20@ Nevada | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 1 | 5 | Season-high 23 yds |
Rodney Hammond Jr.
Rodney Hammond Jr. is a running back at Sacramento State who has not played in Sacramento State's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at Pittsburgh.
Where Hammond comes from
- Norfolk, VA
- Booker T. Washington
- About 2,450 miles from Hornet Stadium
- Three-star, No. 583 in the 2021 class; signed with Pittsburgh.
Where Hammond fits
Sacramento State lists 14 running backs this season.
Sacramento State running backs with a game this season
Sacramento State is 2-7.
Similar players
Same class and position
Also from Norfolk, VA
Hammond does a little of everything without one standout trait. Arrived at Sacramento State from Pittsburgh. One game to point at: 23 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Nevada — Week 2, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 118 | 547 | 4.6 | 4 | 66 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 109 | 460 | 4.2 | 5 | 29 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 102 | 504 | 4.9 | 5 | 25 |
| Career | 341 | 1,546 | 4.5 | 14 | 66 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 49 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 2 | 22 |
| Career | 24 | 200 | 8.3 | 2 | 49 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2025
L 17-20
at Nevada
23 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 8 yds
With C. Mcgough — 13 rush yds (1 car) · C. Williams — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 32 rush yds (10 car)
Teams and coaches
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
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Six seasons, two schools
- 2026 Sacramento State CarterYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2025 Sacramento StateYear 5 · 1 game
- Dec 2024 Entered the transfer portalPittsburgh to Sacramento State
- 2024 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 4 · 4 games
- 2023 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 3 · 12 games
- 2022 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 2 · 8 games
- 2021 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 1 · 11 games
- High school Booker T. WashingtonNorfolk, VA · Class of 2021Three-star, No. 583 in the 2021 class. Signed with Pittsburgh.
Moves
- Transferred from Pittsburgh to Sacramento State, Dec 23, 2024.
A stat line in 36 games over five seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 145 yds vs Boston College.Boston College · W 24-162023
2021 11 games
- Signed with PittsburghThree-star, out of Booker T. Washington
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Transferred to Sacramento Statefrom Pittsburgh
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coaches2021–2024
Pittsburgh
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Narduzzi and Alonzo Carter.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
2021–24Pittsburgh
2026Sacramento State