CFB Zeitgeist Score
72
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 85th percentile.
Chris Rodgers
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
80 TACKLES · 2.5 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Tulane for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Tulane
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #74
LB · TULANE · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Chris Rodgers
- 3
- #4
- 6-2 | 223 lb
- Corinth, MS
Heisman Heat
#8801
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP LB AWARD
Butkus
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8550 | No. 1264 recruit | HighSchool | Hudson Valley |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Hudson Valley
Composite
0.8550
#1264 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Chris Rodgers
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Chris Rodgers
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 13g
80Tackles
7Tackles for loss
2.5Sacks
Per game
6Tackles
0.5Tackles for loss
0.2Sacks
Final
80Tackles
7Tackles for loss
2.5Sacks
✓ Hit 80-tackle season · finished with 80.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Chris Rodgers is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Tulane's defense, with 2.5 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss, and 1 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
80 97th
SOLO
51 99th
TFL
7.0 94th
SACK
2.5 92nd
QBH
2 66th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
1 43rd
INT
1 65th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-3vs Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-31@ South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-27vs Duke | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-45@ Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-19vs East Carolina | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs Army | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 38-32@ Memphis | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-24vs Florida Atlantic | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-13@ Temple | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-0vs Charlotte | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 34-21vs North Texas | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-41@ Ole Miss | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 51 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 80 | #145/4942 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 7.0 | #277/4972 | 94th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 2.5 | #393/4972 | 92nd pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 1 | #308/869 | 65th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 1 | #1241/2184 | 43rd pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 2 | #647/1878 | 66th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 51 | #61/4584 | 99th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return avg | 35.0 | #67/578 | 89th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return yards | 35 | #185/578 | 68th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Defensive TD | 1 | #23/200 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pick-six TD | 1 | #13/119 | 90th pct | Scoringvs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Butkus award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins11g | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Losses2g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the LB cohort
72Solid starter
Elite: solo tackles (97th). Strength: tackles (94th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · LB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Chris RodgersTulaneDaniel WingateMaryland· 95% simMaverick BaranowskiMinnesota· 95% simQuinton UrwilerNorthern Illinois· 95% sim
Solo tackles
Tackles
Tackles for loss
Sacks
QB hurries
Passes defended
Interceptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Every-Down Linebacker
Leads the team in tackles and rarely leaves the field.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rashaad Harding’s 2021 season.
Rashaad Harding
86%match
#2
Jordan Stringer
85%
#3
Cody Fletcher
85%
#4
Henry To'o To'o
84%
#5
Reggie Peterson
84%
Matches Rashaad on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
PD rate
Differs from Rashaad on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braylan Lovelace's junior season at Pittsburgh (2025).
Braylan Lovelace
90%match
#2
Jeremiah Telander
88%
#3
Mikel Jones
87%
#4
Ty Anthony Morris
87%
#5
Johnny Hodges
All-Big 12
86%
Matches Braylan on
Tackle volume
Weight
PD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
45.8%
424 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
66.1
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
3.4%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Slade Nagle
Tulane
2024era →
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
2025
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
Coaching transition mid-career: Slade Nagle → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownCorinth, MS
Height6'2"
Weight223 lb
Class3
PositionLB
Jersey4
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamTulane
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.