MIA Miami Dolphins · LB· #10

Jacob Rodriguez

Age
24
Height
6'1"
Weight
235 lbs
College
Texas Tech; Virginia
Drafted
2026, No. 43 overall (MIA)
Experience
Rookie

56

Overall grade

10th of 65 linebackers

Well above typical

above average; 50 is average

Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days

The read

Jacob's best number is missed tackles: 4%, 19th of 65 among linebackers.

Written from his numbers, not from film. 5 games are behind the season figures.

How he stacks up

Every graded stat at a glance, against all the linebackers in the league.

  • Tackles per 100 snaps18.72nd of 63small sample
  • Tackles for loss per 100 snaps1.218th of 63small sample
  • Missed tackles4%19th of 65
  • Yards allowed per target7.829th of 44small sample

Left is the worst at his job, right is the best, and the line down the middle is average. The bubble is his percentile: 90 means better than nine in ten qualifying linebackers. Faded bars are still small samples.

How he has progressed

Where he has ranked among linebackers after each week, and every game behind it.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 1: 67th percentileWeek 2: 77th percentileWeek 3: 53rd percentileWeek 4: 68th percentile68th

Season rank holding near the 68th percentile since Wk 1.

The line is his season-to-date rank among players at his position after each week, from 100 (the best) to 0 (the worst). It rises when he passes other players, not when he has one big game. Early weeks are noisier because fewer plays are behind them. The shaded weeks are the recent stretch.

Missed tackles game by game
WeekOpponentThat gametackle chancesSeason rank after
1vs LV7%1567th pct
2vs SF0%877th pct
3vs KC14%753rd pct
4vs MIN0%1868th pct

Lower is better for this stat. One game is a small sample: a single stat over 12 tackle chances can swing on a handful of plays. Shaded rows are the recent stretch.

The numbers, in context

Each one against every linebacker with at least 10 tackle chances. Right on the strip is better.

Missed tackles

Above typical

4%lower is better

19th of 65 linebackers · top 30%

The share of his tackle chances he missed. Fewer is better.

The box score: Tackle totals reward the player who gets the most chances, not the one who finishes them.

Does it show up in winning? Across 212 games league-wide, a good or bad game on missed tackles from a linebacker has not lined up much with his team winning (53% wins in the best third, 47% in the worst).

Last 2 games: 4% (25) vs 4% before−3.6grade points downWithin the noise

Sample still growing · 48 tackle chances · true level likely -1% to 10%

Tackles per 100 snaps

Elite

18.7

2nd of 63 linebackers · top 4%

Tackles for every 100 snaps he plays. It shows how often the ball is finding him, which is partly the scheme.

The box score: A tackle total ignores snaps.

Does it show up in winning? Across 213 games league-wide, a good or bad game on tackles per 100 snaps from a linebacker has not lined up much with his team winning (51% wins in the best third, 44% in the worst).

Last 2 games: 18.5 (130) vs 19.0 before+4.7grade points upWithin the noise

Small sample: could move a lot · 246 snaps · true level likely 14.2 to 23.2

Tackles for loss per 100 snaps

Above typical

1.2

18th of 63 linebackers · top 29%

Plays he ends behind the line of scrimmage, for every 100 snaps.

The box score: Tackles for loss are counted, but never against the snaps he played.

Does it show up in winning? Across 213 games league-wide, a good or bad game on tackles for loss per 100 snaps from a linebacker has not lined up much with his team winning (48% wins in the best third, 52% in the worst).

Last 2 games: 2.3 (130) vs 0.0 before+27.5grade points upA clear change

Small sample: could move a lot · 246 snaps · true level likely 0.1 to 2.4

Yards allowed per target

Below typical

7.8lower is better

29th of 44 linebackers · bottom 37%

The yards the receiver he is covering gets each time he is targeted. Fewer is better.

The box score: Coverage is not in the box score.

Does it show up in winning? Across 50 games league-wide, teams won 75% of the time when their linebacker was in the best third on yards allowed per target, and 44% when he was in the worst third.

Last 2 games: 9.6 (16) vs 4.3 before−19.3grade points downLeaning that way

Small sample: could move a lot · 24 targets · true level likely 4.6 to 11.0

How he plays

Tendencies: how his game differs from the linebackers around him. These are not better or worse, only different, and often say as much about the offense or defense he plays in as about him.

Pressures per 100 snaps

Style

0.4

Stays home, more than most linebackers. A typical one is 0.8.

How often he gets after the quarterback, for every 100 snaps. For a linebacker it describes his job more than his quality, so it is shown, not graded.

Sample still growing · 246 snaps

Playing time

He has played in 4 of his team's 4 games with snap counts, on the field for about 98% of the team's defensive plays when he plays.

Each column is a game: the share of his team's defensive snaps he played. 80% means about 8 of every 10 plays. “Out” means he did not play; a question mark means snap counts are not posted yet. Shaded games are the recent stretch.

Game by game

Every game this season: how it ended for his team, how much he played, his box score, and the advanced numbers from that one game. One game is a small sample, so read the right-hand columns as a snapshot, not his level.

Jacob Rodriguez game by game
GameResultSnapsTklSoloAstTFLSacksPressPBUIntMissedMissedTackles/100TFL/100Yds/target
Wk 1 vs LVL 13–27100%14590000017%20.60.04.3
Wk 2 vs SFL 13–3592%8350010000%16.70.04.0
Wk 3 vs KCL 10–24100%53230011114%11.55.813.0
Wk 4 vs MINL 10–15100%18990000000%23.10.08.8
Wk 5 vs CINL 24–31–1147000000––––

The box score

The traditional totals, with where each ranks among linebackers. A total rewards volume, which is why the advanced numbers above matter.

Jacob Rodriguez box score totals
StatTotalRank
Tackles561st of 65
Solo tackles247th of 65
Assisted tackles321st of 65
Tackles for loss311th of 65
Sacks029th of 65
Pressures135th of 65
Passes defended119th of 65
Interceptions13rd of 65
Missed tackles225th of 65

Players with a similar profile

The linebackers whose grades are closest to his across the same stats. Similar means similar numbers, not the same style of play.

Ranks are among players at the same job who have enough plays to be graded. Grades and rankings come from play-by-play, charting and snap-count data, so they cannot see blocking, route running or assignments. See how the grades work.

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.