Linebacker, Michigan, 2022–25
Jimmy Rolder
- Number
- No. 30
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Orland Park, IL
- Born
- Feb 9, 2004
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Jimmy Rolder played linebacker at Michigan (2022–25). The Detroit Lions took Rolder in round 4, No. 118 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Ohio State, 2025Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan | 30 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Michigan | 30 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Michigan | 30 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Michigan | 30 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 240 |
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.
Game by game
2025 Michigan 12 games, 73 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. New Mexico | W 34–17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Oklahoma | L 13–24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Central Michigan | W 63–3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Nebraska | W 30–27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Wisconsin | W 24–10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at USC | L 13–31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Washington | W 24–7 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Michigan State | W 31–20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Northwestern | W 24–22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Maryland | W 45–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Ohio State | L 9–27 | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Texas | L 27–41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Michigan 11 games, 26 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Fresno State | W 30–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Texas | L 12–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Arkansas State | W 28–18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.USC | W 27–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Minnesota | W 27–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Illinois | L 7–21 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Michigan State | W 24–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Oregon | L 17–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Indiana | L 15–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Northwestern | W 50–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 19–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Michigan 4 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | atMichigan State | W 49–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atMaryland | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Ohio State | W 30–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Alabama | W 27–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Michigan 7 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Colorado State | W 51–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Iowa | W 27–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atIndiana | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Penn State | W 41–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Rutgers | W 52–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Illinois | W 19–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atOhio State | W 45–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ |
| Weight | 238 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″W |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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