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Sacramento State

2025 Football Roster

2 Rodney Hammond, Jr.

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 195
  • Year Senior
  • Position RB
  • Hometown Norfolk, Va.
  • High School Booker T. Washington HS
  • Previous School Pittsburgh
  • Experience TR

Biography

First Team All-Big Sky (RB, 2025)
Second Team All-Big Sky (AP/KR, 2025)
Walter Payton Award Finalist (2025)

2025 Season
  • Named first team all-Big Sky as a running back and second team as an all-purpose player and kick returner.
  • One of 30 finalists for the Walter Payton Award.
  • Moved into ninth place in school single-season history with 1,213 rushing yards.
  • Average of 6.49 yards per carry ranked sixth in the Hornet record book for a single season.
  • Led the team with 13 rushing touchdowns which ties him for sixth all-time at Sacramento State in a year.
  • Led the Big Sky with an average of 132.3 rushing yards per game in conference play.
  • Rushed for over 100 yards in seven of the final eight games of the season.
  • Set his career high with 208 rushing yards at Eastern Washington — the 23rd best total by a Hornet all-time.
  • Tied the school Div. I-era record with an 87-yard run at Portland State and finished the season with three runs of at least 50 yards.
  • Scored two rushing touchdowns against Weber State, Montana, Eastern Washington, Portland State and UC Davis.
  • Caught 15 passes for 147 yards with a single-game best of 41 against Central Arkansas.
  • Threw a 23-yard touchdown pass against Cal Poly.
  • His average of 28.44 yards on 16 kick returns ranked second in school history and was the best since 1991.
  • Had a 99-yard kick return for a touchdown at Weber State.
Prior to Sacramento State
  • Attended Pitt for four years where he rushed for 1,546 yards and 14 touchdowns in 36 games.
  • Redshirted during the 2024 season after appearing in four games.
  • Played in all 12 games in 2023, starting six.
  • Led the Panthers with 547 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
  • Added eight receptions for 60 yards.
  • Set his career high with 145 rushing yards in a win over Boston College, including a 66-yard TD run.
  • Appeared in eight games in 2022, starting two.
  • Ranked second on the team with 460 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
  • Named the MVP of the C.M. Hendricks Sun Bowl after rushing for 94 yards and two TDs in the victory over UCLA.
  • Set his season high with 124 yards and a TD against Syracuse.
  • Amassed 504 rushing yards and five touchdowns in 12 games during the 2021 season.
  • Rushed for 100 yards and three TDs against New Hampshire.
High School
  • A 2021 graduate of Booker T. Washington HS in Norfolk, Va.
  • Rated among the top 20 running backs in the class by ESPN.
  • Ranked No. 9 in the state by ESPN, No. 14 by Rivals and No. 19 by 247Sports.
  • Rushed for 1,500 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior.
  • Had 305 rushing yards and four touchdowns against Wilson HS.
Personal
  • Majoring in communications.
  • Parents are Rodney Hammond and Regina Daggs.
  • Has four brothers and one sister.

Statistics

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