#2

Rodney Hammond Jr.

RB · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #2

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Rodney Hammond Jr.

RB · Pittsburgh · Sr · #2

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#583 national
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
2021–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach
2021
Pittsburgh
2022
Pittsburgh
2023
Pittsburgh
2024
Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning
2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2024Pittsburgh12352.90--
2023Pittsburgh1185474.64--
2022Pittsburgh1094604.25--
2021Pittsburgh1025044.95--
Career3411,5464.514--
SeasonTeam
2024Pittsburgh2105.00--
2023Pittsburgh8607.50--
2022Pittsburgh67312.20--
2021Pittsburgh8577.12--
Career242008.32--

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Rodney Hammond Jr.’s 2021 season.

Pittsburgh · 2021

#2

Maquel Haywood

App State · 2023

81%
#3

Eli Sanders

Iowa State · 2023

80%
#4

Martell Pettaway

Middle Tennessee · 2021

79%
#5

Trelon Smith

Arkansas · 2021

78%

Matches Rodney on

Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Andrew Body’s path through Alabama State.

Andrew Body

95%match

Alabama State · 2025

#2

Clay Thevenin

Louisiana Tech · 2025

92%
#3

Sedrick Alexander

Vanderbilt · 2025

91%
#4

La'Darren Brown

Oklahoma State · 2021

91%
#5

Charles Williams

UNLV · 2021

91%

Matches Andrew on

Yards per carry
2021202220232025

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Maquel Haywood's junior season at App State (2023).

App State · 2023

#2

Eli Sanders

Iowa State · 2023

84%
#3

Xavier Brown

Virginia · 2025

79%
#4

Rodrigues Clark

Southern Miss · 2023

77%
#5

Johnathan Arceneaux

Fresno State · 2025

76%

Matches Maquel on

Rush TD rate
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)

Player DNA

Players who play like Rodney Hammond Jr.

#1

Sedrick Alexander

Vanderbilt · 2023

91%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2024
5042021
4602022
5472023
35.02024

-93%

Sharp dropoff (-93%) — career inflection point.