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, 2021

Team titles: ACC champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Pittsburgh1025044.9525
2022Pittsburgh1094604.2529
2023Pittsburgh1185474.6466
2024Pittsburgh12352.906
2025Sacramento State1881,2146.51387
Career5292,7605.22787

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Pittsburgh81240
2025Sacramento State164551
Career245791

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Pittsburgh8577.1222
2022Pittsburgh67312.2049
2023Pittsburgh8607.5015
2024Pittsburgh2105.008
2025Sacramento State151479.8029
Career393478.9249

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Pittsburgh2RBYr 1
2022Pittsburgh2RBYr 2
2023Pittsburgh2RBYr 3
2024Pittsburgh2RBYr 4
2025Sacramento State2RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Pittsburgh1070.2267th (n=277)0.1623.514%0.18
2022Pittsburgh1100.1035th (n=470)0.1411.220%0.12
2023Pittsburgh1260.0721st (n=450)0.178.418%0.09
2024Pittsburgh15-0.10––-1.5––
2025Sacramento State (FCS)1970.3196th (n=576)0.1061.625%–

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atSouth Dakota StateL 3–⁠206120516
Sep 6atNevadaL 17–⁠209231528
Sep 13vs.MercyhurstW 49–⁠28118103014
Sep 20vs.Central ArkansasW 45–⁠16840117241
Sep 27vs.Cal PolyL 24–⁠3219105019––
Oct 11atWeber StateW 55–⁠2715106231125
Oct 18vs.Northern ColoradoW 40–⁠352113414613
Oct 24vs.MontanaL 35–⁠491254218414
Nov 1atEastern WashingtonW 35–⁠1322208261––
Nov 8atPortland StateW 52–⁠2417191287129
Nov 15vs.IdahoW 23–⁠2026120020217
Nov 22atUC DavisL 27–⁠3122140240––
2024 Pittsburgh 4 games, 35 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 5atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠244906––
Oct 12vs.CaliforniaW 17–⁠151101––
Oct 24vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠133805––
Nov 2atSMUL 25–⁠4841705210
2023 Pittsburgh 12 games, 547 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.WoffordW 45–⁠7525210115
Sep 9vs.CincinnatiL 21–⁠27621011––
Sep 16atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠171449016––
Sep 23vs.North CarolinaL 24–⁠411483123311
Sep 30atVirginia TechL 21–⁠3871808––
Oct 14vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠21115001818
Oct 21atWake ForestL 17–⁠21310317
Oct 28atNotre DameL 7–⁠58631012––
Nov 4vs.Florida StateL 7–⁠241360011––
Nov 11vs.SyracuseL 13–⁠28124301115
Nov 16vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠1615145166––
Nov 25atDukeL 19–⁠30122106114
2022 Pittsburgh 8 games, 460 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠311674213255
Oct 22atLouisvilleL 10–⁠245380291−2
Oct 29atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠4231409––
Nov 5vs.SyracuseW 19–⁠92812411210
Nov 12atVirginiaW 37–⁠7133908––
Nov 19vs.DukeW 28–⁠2692104––
Nov 26atMiamiW 42–⁠161056015112
Dec 30 ✦vs.UCLAW 37–⁠35259422018
2021 Pittsburgh 12 games, 504 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠7845015––
Sep 18vs.Western MichiganL 41–⁠441−800––
Sep 25vs.New HampshireW 77–⁠71710032514
Oct 2atGeorgia TechW 52–⁠21648018––
Oct 23vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠171166018––
Oct 30vs.MiamiL 34–⁠381606211
Nov 6atDukeW 54–⁠291681120––
Nov 11vs.North CarolinaW 30–⁠232804––
Nov 20vs.VirginiaW 48–⁠381566112––
Nov 27atSyracuseW 31–⁠14155008212
Dec 4vs.Wake ForestW 45–⁠21622011330
Dec 30 ✦vs.Michigan StateL 21–⁠3142009––

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

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