#24

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

RB · Kentucky · Sr. · #24

All-Conf HMWashington — drafted 2023, Rd 6, Pick 16, #193 overall
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Chris Rodriguez Jr.

RB · Kentucky · Sr · #24

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Kentucky
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R6 · #193
Washington · 2023

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-SEC

Where He Ended Up · NFL

WashingtonEntering 4th NFL season

#193Rd 6 · Pick 16
WashingtonEntering 4th NFL season
View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2022Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-SEC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Kentucky1749035.26--
2021Kentucky2251,3796.19--
Career3992,2825.715--
SeasonTeam
2022Kentucky5418.20--
2021Kentucky13614.73--
Career181025.73--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022

W 21–17

at Missouri

112 rush yds (29 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Oscar Adaway III’s 2020 season.

Oscar Adaway III

78%match

North Texas · 2020

#2

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Kentucky · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 6
77%
#3

Deneric Prince

Tulsa · 2022

76%
#4

Damien Martinez

Oregon State · 2022

NFL Rd 7
71%
#5

Percy Agyei-Obese

James Madison · 2022

All-Sun Belt
68%

Matches Oscar on

Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Class year
Based on 6 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Audric Estime’s path through Notre Dame.

Audric Estime

95%match

Notre Dame · 2023

NFL Rd 5
#2

Tyler Allgeier

BYU · 2021

NFL Rd 5
90%
#3

Bijan Robinson

Texas · 2022

Doak WalkerConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 8
90%
#4

Elijah Mitchell

Louisiana · 2020

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 6
90%
#5

Fluff Bothwell

Mississippi State · 2025

All-Sun Belt
87%

Matches Audric on

Height
Yards per carry
Weight
202020212022
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Damien Taylor's junior season at Troy (2024).

Damien Taylor

83%match

Troy · 2024

All-Sun Belt
#2

Deneric Prince

Tulsa · 2022

79%
#3

Kylin James

UNLV · 2024

74%
#4

Terion Stewart

Bowling Green · 2023

All-MAC
71%
#5

Oscar Adaway III

North Texas · 2023

70%

Matches Damien on

Rush TD rate
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Chris Rodriguez Jr.

#1

Audric Estime

Notre Dame · 2022

95%
#2

Tyler Allgeier

BYU · 2021

90%
#3

Bijan Robinson

Texas · 2021

90%
#4

Fluff Bothwell

South Alabama · 2024

87%
#5

Trey Benson

Florida State · 2022

85%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
1,3792021
9032022

-35%

Sharp dropoff (-35%) — career inflection point.