Nicholas Rodriguez
Nicholas Rodriguez
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Missouri. One game to point at: 15 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Virginia — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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- seasons on the roster
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Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Missouri
Returning around him
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #34
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Fries’s 2025 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Quinton Hammonds's sophomore season at North Texas (2025).
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Background
2025: Played in all 13 games to start the season and drew his first career start against UMass while adding a pair of starts at the end of the season against Arkansas and Virginia … Recorded 61 total tackles (27 solo), including 1.5 sacks, 4.0 TFL and a team-leading seven pass breakups on the sea...