Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#2
Rodrick Pleasant
Junior defensive back on UCLA's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 175 lb · Gardena, CA · Junipero Serra HS / Oregon
CFB Index 40 · #233 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to UCLA for 2026
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.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 92 nationally · Signed with Oregon
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on UCLA's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2023.
- Transferred from Oregon to UCLA in 2025.
Rodrick Pleasant
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against California, Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20233 games
- Signed with Oregon4-star out of Junipero Serra
202510 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026UCLA2-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
40 · #233 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #233 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #57 of 77 Big Ten DBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–10
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
With C. Gerrand — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · N. Iamaleava — 151 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.0 · 57 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCLA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · UCLA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +14 net (43 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #62
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Richard Jr.’s 2023 season.
80%match
Matches Michael on
TFL rate
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Michael on
Class year (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sailasa Vadrawale's junior season at Oregon State (2025).
80%match
Matches Sailasa on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Rodrick Pleasant
Background
Career Highlights • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2025) Career Summary Pleasant has played in 21 games and made 10 starts over three seasons at UCLA (2025) and Oregon (2023-24) … has totaled 41 tackles (24-17-41), eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick i...
The secondary · UCLA
- #4Cole Martin65 tackles · 2025
- #6Tao Johnson50 tackles · 2025
- #1Scooter Jackson44 tackles · 2025
- #32DJ Barksdale36 tackles · 2025
- #2Rodrick Pleasant36 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology