Former running back at Kentucky. 2022: 903 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 5 catches.
5′11″ · 224 lb · Mcdonough, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former running back at Kentucky. 2022: 903 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 5 catches.
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent five seasons in the Kentucky backfield. He has been named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2022. One game to point at: 196 rush yds, 2 rush TD against Mississippi State — Week 7, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Kentucky, 3,643 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #193 overall by Washington.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
WashingtonEntering 4th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Mark Stoops — 40-23 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: long run (87th percentile). Strength: carries (85th percentile). Concern: receptions (21st percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 131 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 82.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 131 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 102 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022
W 27–17
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 19-22@ Ole Miss | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-24vs South Carolina | 22 | 126 | 5.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-17vs Mississippi State | 30 | 196 | 6.5 | 2 | 47 | Season-high 196 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 6-44@ Tennessee | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17@ Missouri | 29 | 112 | 3.9 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Vanderbilt | 18 | 162 | 9.0 | 2 | 72 | 162-yard day |
| Wk 12 | L 6-16vs Georgia | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-13vs Louisville | 24 | 120 | 5.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 174 | 903 | 5.2 | 6 | 72 |
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
42.2% of carries overall (173/410) → 30.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/66) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Player DNA
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Oscar Adaway III’s 2020 season.
Matches Oscar on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Audric Estime’s path through Notre Dame.
Matches Audric on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Damien Taylor's graduate season at Troy (2024).
Matches Damien on
Player DNA