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Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Running Back, Jacksonville Jaguars · #24.

Player facts

Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Running Back
Number: 24
Born: Sep 26, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Mcdonough, GA, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 224 lbs
College: Kentucky
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	28	113	4.0	2	25	1	6	6.0	6	0	0
Last 5 Games	28	113	3.8	2	25	1	6	6.0	6	0	0
Career	226	1,033	4.6	12	48	7	60	8.6	18	1	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	39 carries	+0.09	46%		5th of 41

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs PHI	W 19-17	2	5	2.5	0	5	1	6	6.0	0	6	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CIN	W 22-17	6	35	5.8	1	25	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NE	W 35-6	8	37	4.6	1	9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DEN	L 20-13	6	13	2.2	0	7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs CLE	W 34-10	6	23	3.8	0	8	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Christopher Rodriguez Jr. (born September 26, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, finishing second in school history in career rushing touchdowns and third in rushing yards before being selected by the Washington Commanders in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Chris Rodriguez Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Rodriguez was born on September 26, 2000, in Riverdale, Georgia. He played center on the offensive line in middle school until he broke his arm in seventh grade; he was moved to fullback upon returning. He was moved to running back while attending Ola High School, where he recorded 1,669 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior. Rated a three-star running back prospect, Rodriguez committed to play college football at Kentucky over offers from Colorado State, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss among others.

College career

Rodriguez played in three games and rushed twice for 43 yards in his true freshman season before opting to redshirt the rest of the season. As a redshirt freshman in 2019, he rushed 71 times for 533 yards and six touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore in 2020, Rodriguez was the Wildcats' leading rusher with 785 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a redshirt junior in 2021, Rodriguez rushed for 1,272 yards and eight touchdowns on 205 carries during the regular season.

In May 2022, Rodriguez was arrested by a campus police officer and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and careless driving. He pleaded guilty in July and was fined US$200 and had his driver's license revoked for six months. Rodriguez was later accused of filing inaccurate time cards while working part-time at UK HealthCare and was suspended for the first four games of the 2022 season for both incidents. Rodriguez scored a six-yard rushing touchdown with less than two minutes left in the 2022 Citrus Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes, helping Kentucky win 20–17. A two-time team captain, he graduated with a degree in community and leadership development in May 2022 and is second in Kentucky history in career rushing touchdowns and third in rushing yards.