Chris Rodgers
Chris Rodgers
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Chris Rodgers arrived at Tulane from Troy. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Army — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Slade Nagle → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 34–21
vs North Texas
7 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TD
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Tulane
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Derrick Smith’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mikel Jones's junior season at Syracuse (2022).
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Background
2024: Played in 13 games…Totaled 26 tackles, 1.5 stops for loss, 0.5 sacks, a pass breakup and an interception that he returned for a 29-yard touchdown. Prior to Tulane- 2023: Appeared in 9 games, totaling 16 tackles (7 solo and 1 tackle for loss), 0.5 sack, and 1 forced fumble at Troy; High Scho...