Quarterback, Western Kentucky, 2024–⁠26

Rodney Tisdale Jr.

Number
No. 5
Height
6′2″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL

Rodney Tisdale Jr. plays quarterback for Western Kentucky. Last time out, at Sam Houston: 1 of 1, 5 yards. Tisdale leads Western Kentucky in passing yards this season.

2026 so far

862 passing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 1 of 1, 5 yards at Sam Houston, W 16–⁠3

Next game: vs. Delaware, Oct 27

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 203@NEV
  2. 31@UGA
  3. 309MERC
  4. 314@NMSU
  5. 5@SHSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

371passing yards, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 20254touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Mercyhurst, 2026

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025Western Kentucky13921265.61,4326.897
2026Western Kentucky7911866.98627.342
Career21833066.12,2947.0139

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Western Kentucky521082.1215
2026Western Kentucky3160.2016
Career831141.4216

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Western Kentucky5QBRS
2025Western Kentucky5QBFr.
2026Western Kentucky5QBSo.6′2″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. passAdj. rush
2025Western Kentucky2610.2034th (n=314)0.2451.546%0.050.18
2026Western Kentucky1480.1331st (n=273)0.2119.740%0.13–

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Western Kentucky43%7.6 yds5.0 yds25 of 18132%
2026Western Kentucky43%7.0 yds5.5 yds10 of 11340%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Western Kentucky75%4.400.800.000%
2026Western Kentucky37%2.300.900.6021%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Western Kentucky 5 games, 862 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atNevadaL 14–⁠4924402030013
Sep 12atGeorgiaL 20–⁠706143101−11
Sep 26vs.MercyhurstW 52–⁠719233094018
Oct 1atNew Mexico StateL 13–⁠34294031401−14
Oct 14atSam HoustonW 16–⁠311500–
2025 Western Kentucky 8 games, 1,432 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.North AlabamaW 55–⁠66894107
Oct 14vs.Florida InternationalL 6–⁠257866005
Oct 21atLouisiana TechW 28–⁠2721342271173
Nov 1vs.New Mexico StateW 35–⁠1630383014128
Nov 15vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠2629413713110
Nov 22atLSUL 10–⁠13203912802−32
Nov 29atJacksonville StateL 34–⁠3717241800114
Dec 23 ✦vs.Southern MissW 27–⁠1692065013

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

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