Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
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Rodney Lora
Junior defensive lineman for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 310 lb · North Arlington, NJ
CFB Index 55 · #143 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred UCF → Purdue 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.
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Indiana State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Carolina in 2023.
- Transferred from UCF to Purdue in 2026.
Rodney Lora
Wins his gap play after play. Rodney Lora has played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with North Carolina3-star out of Woodberry Forest
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
2025UCF
2026Purdue
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024North Carolina6-7HC: Freddie Kitchens · Run-leaning
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #143 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #143 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UCF | 21 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 13 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Preston Carr’s 2025 season.
82%match
Matches Preston on
Height
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from Preston on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Saadiq Clements's sophomore season at North Texas (2025).
Matches Saadiq on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Rodney Lora
The defensive line · Purdue
- #94Rodney Lora4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Ian Jeffries3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8C.J. Madden2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #58Breeon Ishmail2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #23Trey Smith1 tackle for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology