Running back, Kentucky, 2018–⁠22

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Lettered 2019–⁠22 (school media guide)

Number
No. 24
Height
5′11″
Weight
224 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Mcdonough, GA
Born
Sep 26, 1999

Chris Rodriguez Jr. played running back at Kentucky (2018–⁠22). The Washington Commanders took Rodriguez in round 6, No. 193 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,379
Rushing yards, 2021 (Kentucky, 10–⁠3)
Best game
207 yards
Vs. Missouri, week 2, 2021: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 193
Round 6, 2023 NFL Draft (Washington Commanders)

Career highs

207rushing yards, career highvs. Missouri, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highvs. South Carolina, 2020

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Kentucky24321.5027
2019Kentucky715337.5664
2020Kentucky1197856.61179
2021Kentucky2251,3796.1941
2022Kentucky1749035.2672
Career5913,6436.23279

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Kentucky122.002
2020Kentucky11212.0012
2021Kentucky13614.7312
2022Kentucky5418.2017
Career201165.8317

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Kentucky24RBYr 1
2019Kentucky24RBYr 2
2020Kentucky24RBYr 3
2021Kentucky24RBYr 4
2022Kentucky24RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″224

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Kentucky21.42––2.8––
2019Kentucky720.4399th (n=287)0.1330.613%0.25
2020Kentucky450.33––14.817%0.25
2021Kentucky1660.2471st (n=277)0.1639.519%0.22
2022Kentucky1810.1446th (n=470)0.1424.437%0.17

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Kentucky 8 games, 903 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 1atOle MissL 19–⁠221972110340
Oct 8vs.South CarolinaL 14–⁠242212602011
Oct 15vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠173019624710
Oct 29atTennesseeL 6–⁠441564116––
Nov 5atMissouriW 21–⁠1729112025––
Nov 12vs.VanderbiltL 21–⁠2418162272––
Nov 19vs.GeorgiaL 6–⁠161751015––
Nov 26vs.LouisvilleW 26–⁠1324120020––
2021 Kentucky 13 games, 1,379 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.UL MonroeW 45–⁠1019125131210
Sep 11vs.MissouriW 35–⁠282720723115
Sep 18vs.ChattanoogaW 28–⁠23134609––
Sep 25atSouth CarolinaW 16–⁠102614401325
Oct 2vs.FloridaW 20–⁠131999116––
Oct 9vs.LSUW 42–⁠211614712213
Oct 16atGeorgiaL 13–⁠307704410
Oct 30atMississippi StateL 17–⁠31834015223
Nov 6vs.TennesseeL 42–⁠4522109018––
Nov 13atVanderbiltW 34–⁠1716114130––
Nov 20vs.New Mexico StateW 56–⁠1616119129––
Nov 27atLouisvilleW 52–⁠2116121141––
Jan 1 ✦vs.IowaW 20–⁠172010711315
2020 Kentucky 9 games, 785 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26atAuburnL 13–⁠2991305––
Oct 3vs.Ole MissL 41–⁠4217133222––
Oct 10vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠2738112––
Oct 17atTennesseeW 34–⁠71373125––
Oct 24atMissouriL 10–⁠20948017––
Oct 31vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠1420108023––
Nov 14vs.VanderbiltW 38–⁠3513149274––
Dec 5vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠1814139379112
Jan 2 ✦vs.NC StateW 23–⁠211784226––
2019 Kentucky 9 games, 533 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.ToledoW 38–⁠2453402112
Sep 28atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠24665144––
Oct 19atGeorgiaL 0–⁠2161906––
Oct 26vs.MissouriW 29–⁠761304––
Nov 9vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠171281023––
Nov 16atVanderbiltW 38–⁠1415129227––
Nov 23vs.UT MartinW 50–⁠7649126––
Nov 30vs.LouisvilleW 45–⁠139125164––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 37–⁠3061816––
2018 Kentucky 1 game, 43 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 15vs.Murray StateW 48–⁠10243027––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–⁠27).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′11⅝″
Weight217 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size8⅝″
Wingspan73⅝″W
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press19 reps
20-yard shuttle4.31 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Washington Commanders9512472212
2024Washington Commanders7351732112
2025Washington Commanders121125006330
2026 (so far)Jacksonville Jaguars528113216
NFL career332261,03312760

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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