#5

Rodney Mathews

DT · Ohio · Sr. · #5

Ohio 2023 alumnus
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Rodney Mathews

DT · Ohio · Sr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#249 national
CFB
College
Ohio
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Tim Albin.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ohio3-9HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Ohio2034.50.511--
2022Ohio1865.52.5------
2021Ohio22113.01.0------
Career602013.04.011--

How he plays

Play style

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Nose Anchor

The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Maurice Strong Jr.’s 2020 season.

South Alabama · 2020

#2

Keyon Ware-Hudson

Oregon · 2021

76%
#3

Aaron Faumui

Virginia · 2023

76%
#4

James Hansen

Nevada · 2023

76%
#5

Keenan Stewart

UTEP · 2020

76%

Matches Maurice on

TFL rate
Height
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Bryson Eason's senior season at Tennessee (2023).

Bryson Eason

73%match

Tennessee · 2023

#2

C.J. Clark

NC State · 2023

73%
#3

Jayden Loving

Wake Forest · 2025

72%
#4

Mackavelli Malotumau

Western Kentucky · 2025

72%
#5

Jordan Kelley

Oklahoma · 2023

72%

Matches Bryson on

Weight
TFL rate
Height

Differs from Bryson on

Hurry rate (higher)