Rocky Lombardi
Rocky Lombardi
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Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 189 | 327 | 57.8% | 2,274 | 7.0 | 11 | 7 | 123.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 50 | 75 | 66.7% | 645 | 8.6 | 5 | 1 | 158.2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 200 | 343 | 58.3% | 2,597 | 7.6 | 15 | 8 | 131.7 | -- | -- |
| Career | 439 | 745 | 58.9% | 5,516 | 7.4 | 31 | 16 | 130.6 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 72 | 131 | 1.8 | 7 | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 94 | 472 | 5.0 | 9 | -- |
| Career | 172 | 604 | 3.5 | 17 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023
W 37–27
at Kent State
183 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 41.6 · 19 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
How he plays
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Billy Wiles’s 2023 season.
Matches Billy on
Differs from Billy on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ethan Vasko’s path through Liberty.
Zach Smith
Matches Ethan on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Hampton's senior season at Northern Illinois (2024).
Matches Ethan on
Differs from Ethan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Rocky Lombardi
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2023-12%
Down 12% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).