
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, 2019Honors
Team titles: SEC champions, 2017
All-America: AFCA 2019; Walter Camp 2019; Sports Illustrated 2019; USA Today 2019
Kicking
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia | 98 | PK | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Georgia | 98 | PK | So. | ||
| 2018 | Georgia | 98 | PK | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Georgia | 98 | PK | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | PAAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.6 (18 att.) |
| 2017 | Georgia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.7 (23 att.) |
| 2018 | Georgia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.7 (23 att.) |
| 2019 | Georgia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 30–6 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 12 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 63–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 55–0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 13 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 23–17 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 43–14 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 13 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 17–20 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 21–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 24–17 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 27–0 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 21–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 19–13 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 52–7 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 10 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 10–37 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 4 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 26–14 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 8 |
2018 Georgia 14 games, 19 of 22 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 45–0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 9 |
| Sep 8 | at | W 41–17 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 11 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 49–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 43–29 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 13 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 38–12 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 41–13 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 11 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 16–36 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 36–17 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 12 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 34–17 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 10 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 27–10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 9 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 66–27 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 12 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 45–21 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 9 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | L 28–35 | – | – | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 21–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2017 Georgia 15 games, 20 of 23 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 20–19 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 42–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 31–3 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 41–0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 53–28 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 17 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 42–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 24–10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 17–40 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 42–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 38–7 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 8 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 28–7 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 8 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 54–48 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 12 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. | L 23–26 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 11 |
2016 Georgia 10 games, 14 of 18 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at | L 14–45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 28–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 16–17 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 10–24 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 27–24 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 13–7 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 35–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 27–28 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 9 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 31–23 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 7 |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
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.
| Season | Team | G | FGM | FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 32 | 37 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 11 | 14 |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| NFL career | 24 | 47 | 56 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UFL | St. Louis Battlehawks |
| 2026 | UFL | Birmingham 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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