Running back, Sacramento State (from Pittsburgh), 2021–25
Rodney Hammond Jr.
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Norfolk, VA
Rodney Hammond Jr. played running back at Pittsburgh (2021–24) and Sacramento State (2025).
Career highs
208rushing yards, career highat Eastern Washington, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. New Hampshire, 2021Team titles: ACC champions, 2021
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 102 | 504 | 4.9 | 5 | 25 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 109 | 460 | 4.2 | 5 | 29 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 118 | 547 | 4.6 | 4 | 66 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | Sacramento State | 188 | 1,214 | 6.5 | 13 | 87 |
| Career | 529 | 2,760 | 5.2 | 27 | 87 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 124 | 0 |
| 2025 | Sacramento State | 16 | 455 | 1 |
| Career | 24 | 579 | 1 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 2 | 22 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 49 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | Sacramento State | 15 | 147 | 9.8 | 0 | 29 |
| Career | 39 | 347 | 8.9 | 2 | 49 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 2 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 2 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 2 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 2 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Sacramento State | 2 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 195 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 107 | 0.22 | 67th (n=277) | 0.16 | 23.5 | 14% | 0.18 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 110 | 0.10 | 35th (n=470) | 0.14 | 11.2 | 20% | 0.12 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 126 | 0.07 | 21st (n=450) | 0.17 | 8.4 | 18% | 0.09 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 15 | -0.10 | – | – | -1.5 | – | – |
| 2025 | Sacramento State (FCS) | 197 | 0.31 | 96th (n=576) | 0.10 | 61.6 | 25% | – |
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
2025 Sacramento State 12 games, 1,214 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 3–20 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 17–20 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 49–28 | 11 | 81 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 45–16 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 41 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 24–32 | 19 | 105 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 55–27 | 15 | 106 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 25 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 40–35 | 21 | 134 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 35–49 | 12 | 54 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 35–13 | 22 | 208 | 2 | 61 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 52–24 | 17 | 191 | 2 | 87 | 1 | 29 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 23–20 | 26 | 120 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 27–31 | 22 | 140 | 2 | 40 | – | – |
2024 Pittsburgh 4 games, 35 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | at | W 34–24 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 17–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 41–13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 25–48 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
2023 Pittsburgh 12 games, 547 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 45–7 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 21–27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 6–17 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 24–41 | 14 | 83 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 11 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 21–38 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 38–21 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 17–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 7–58 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–24 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 13–28 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 24–16 | 15 | 145 | 1 | 66 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 19–30 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
2022 Pittsburgh 8 games, 460 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 38–31 | 16 | 74 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 55 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 10–24 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 29 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 24–42 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 19–9 | 28 | 124 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 37–7 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 28–26 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 42–16 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 12 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 37–35 | 25 | 94 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 8 |
2021 Pittsburgh 12 games, 504 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 51–7 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | L 41–44 | 1 | −8 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 77–7 | 17 | 100 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 52–21 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 27–17 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 34–38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 54–29 | 16 | 81 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 30–23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 48–38 | 15 | 66 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 31–14 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | W 45–21 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 21–31 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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