Rodrigo Blankenship, 2018
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Kicker, Georgia, 2016–⁠19

Rodrigo Blankenship

Number
No. 98
Height
6′1″
Weight
191 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Marietta, GA
Born
Jan 29, 1997

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Rodrigo Blankenship played kicker at Georgia (2016–⁠19). He won the 2019 Lou Groza Award.

Career highs

4field goals, career highfour times; last vs. Texas A&M, 2019

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 2017

All-America: AFCA 2019; Walter Camp 2019; Sports Illustrated 2019; USA Today 2019

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2016Georgia141877.8492668
2017Georgia202387.05563123
2018Georgia192286.45365122
2019Georgia273381.85046127
Career809683.355200440

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Georgia98PKFr.
2017Georgia98PKSo.
2018Georgia98PKJr.
2019Georgia98PKSr.6′1″191

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2016Georgia––––––1.6 (18 att.)
2017Georgia––––––9.7 (23 att.)
2018Georgia––––––4.7 (23 att.)
2019Georgia––––––11.7 (33 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Georgia 14 games, 27 of 33 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atVanderbiltW 30–⁠63350312
Sep 7vs.Murray StateW 63–⁠1700099
Sep 14vs.Arkansas StateW 55–⁠02241713
Sep 21vs.Notre DameW 23–⁠173343211
Oct 5atTennesseeW 43–⁠143350413
Oct 12vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠20135025
Oct 19vs.KentuckyW 21–⁠000033
Nov 2vs.FloridaW 24–⁠173337110
Nov 9vs.MissouriW 27–⁠04548113
Nov 16atAuburnW 21–⁠1400033
Nov 23vs.Texas A&MW 19–⁠134449113
Nov 30atGeorgia TechW 52–⁠71249710
Dec 7vs.LSUL 10–⁠37133914
Jan 1 ✦vs.BaylorW 26–⁠14223128
2018 Georgia 14 games, 19 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠0113469
Sep 8atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠172245511
Sep 15vs.Middle TennesseeW 49–⁠700077
Sep 22atMissouriW 43–⁠293544413
Sep 29vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠12114358
Oct 6vs.VanderbiltW 41–⁠132253511
Oct 13atLSUL 16–⁠36114014
Oct 27vs.FloridaW 36–⁠173322312
Nov 3atKentuckyW 34–⁠172238410
Nov 10vs.AuburnW 27–⁠10222539
Nov 17vs.MassachusettsW 66–⁠271140912
Nov 24vs.Georgia TechW 45–⁠21122569
Dec 1vs.AlabamaL 28–⁠35––044
Jan 1 ✦vs.TexasL 21–⁠2800033
2017 Georgia 15 games, 20 of 23 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.App StateW 31–⁠10112347
Sep 9atNotre DameW 20–⁠19233028
Sep 16vs.SamfordW 42–⁠1400055
Sep 23vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠3114947
Sep 30atTennesseeW 41–⁠0113858
Oct 7atVanderbiltW 45–⁠14112769
Oct 14vs.MissouriW 53–⁠284443517
Oct 28vs.FloridaW 42–⁠700066
Nov 4vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠10112036
Nov 11atAuburnL 17–⁠40124725
Nov 18vs.KentuckyW 42–⁠1300066
Nov 25atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠7113758
Dec 2vs.AuburnW 28–⁠7223528
Jan 1 ✦vs.OklahomaW 54–⁠482355612
Jan 8 ✦vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠263351211
2016 Georgia 10 games, 14 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 24atOle MissL 14–⁠4501022
Oct 1vs.TennesseeL 31–⁠34112747
Oct 9atSouth CarolinaW 28–⁠1400044
Oct 15vs.VanderbiltL 16–⁠173345110
Oct 29vs.FloridaL 10–⁠24112514
Nov 5atKentuckyW 27–⁠244449113
Nov 12vs.AuburnW 13–⁠7234517
Nov 19vs.LouisianaW 35–⁠2100055
Nov 26vs.Georgia TechL 27–⁠28233239
Dec 30 ✦vs.TCUW 31–⁠23123047

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′1″
Weight190 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2020Indianapolis Colts163237
2021Indianapolis Colts51114
2022Arizona Cardinals345
NFL career244756

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2025UFLSt. Louis Battlehawks
2026UFLBirmingham Stallions

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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