Samario Rudolph
Samario Rudolph
Moves the chains on third down. Across five seasons and two programs, four head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, Trent Dilfer and Rich Rodriguez. One game to point at: 25 rec yds, 2 receptions against New Mexico State — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Jacksonville State, 621 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rich Rodriguez.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | 25 | 205 | 8.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | UAB | 14 | 262 | 18.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | UAB | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | UAB | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 621 | 11.5 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 13 | -- | 80 | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UAB | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | UAB | 1 | 9 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | UAB | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 22 | -- | 80 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 31–21
at Liberty
1 NO
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Drae McCray’s 2023 season.
Matches Drae on
Differs from Drae on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Devin Young’s path through Maine.
Matches Devin on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ryan O'Keefe's senior season at Boston College (2023).
Matches Ryan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Samario Rudolph
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2020–2024-8%
Down 8% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).