Rodney Robinson: S · Boise State · #4.
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Rodney Robinson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Boise State. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UNLV, Week 15, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boise State | 48 | 31 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 54 | 34 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 35 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | Boise State | 21 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 158 | 100 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 8 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-45@ Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 34-37@ No. 7 Oregon | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-14vs Portland State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-24vs Washington State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 62-30vs Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-7@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-24@ UNLV | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-24vs San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-21vs Nevada | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-21@ San José State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-13@ Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-18vs Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 21-7vs No. 19 UNLV | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
 Bowl | L 14-31vs No. 5 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 31 | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%6 TFL48 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
43.5%
415 pass / 538 run
Plays / game
68.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #179 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Boise State, 158 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Andy Avalos, and Spencer Danielson. Multi-era developmental context.
