Weber State University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Adam Rodriguez
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Springville, UT
- High School:
- Springville
Adam finished his four-year career at Weber State in 2019. He was a two-time All-American and was part of the winningest class in WSU history that advanced to the FCS Playoffs four times and won three-straight Big Sky titles.
He played in 52 career games and recorded 22 career sacks, which ranks fourth in Weber State history. He also had 41 career tackles for loss and 199 total tackles. He had 10 pass breakups and three fumble recoveries.
2019 (Senior)
Started in 14 games and earned All-American honors during Weber State’s historic season, helping WSU win a third-straight Big Sky title and advance to the FCS Semifinals…Earned third-team All-America honors by HERO Sports and second-team All-Big Sky honors...Served as a team captain and started all 15 games for the Wildcats...Finished third in the Big Sky and 21st in the nation in sacks with 10.5, which is tied for the fourth-most in a season in WSU history...Was also sixth in the league in tackles for loss with 15...Tied the Weber State school record with four sacks in Weber State’s playoff win over Montana...Totaled a loss of 28 yards with those four sacks...Had a season-high nine tackles in the playoff win over Kennesaw State...Also recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown against Kennesaw State...Had a three-yard touchdown run in WSU’s win over Southern Utah...Also had five pass breakups, four quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery on the season...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Exercise and Sport.
Earned All-American honors helping the Wildcat team to a second-straight Big Sky title and a trip to the FCS Quarterfinals...Was named to the All-America third team by HERO Sports...Also earned first team All-Big Sky honors...Started all 13 games on the year and finished third in the Big Sky in sacks with seven on the season...Had six solo sacks and one assisted sack for a loss of 44 yards...Also finished fourth in the conference in tackles for loss with 15...Had 2.5 tackles for loss in a win at Idaho State and two tackles for loss at Utah...Recorded 61 tackles on the season with 24 solo and 37 assisted tackles...Had eight tackles in wins over Cal Poly and South Dakota...Also had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery during the season and had three pass breakups.
2017 (Sophomore)
Played in all 14 games as part of Weber State’s historic season that included a school-record 11 wins, a Big Sky title, two wins in the FCS Playoffs and a fifth-place national ranking...Finished second on the Wildcat team in tackles with 58 on the season, with 29 solo and 29 assisted tackles...Had at least four tackles in nine games and had a career-high nine tackles in WSU’s win at Cal Poly on Oct. 21...Also had eight tackles in the FCS Playoffs at No. 1 James Madison...Was third on the team in tackles for loss with eight during the year, for a loss of 21 yards...Had 1.5 tackles for loss in three games, including the final two playoff games...Also had 3.5 sacks on the year, with 2.5 sacks coming in the three FCS Playoff games...Had one fumble recovery, returned 10 yards in a win over Montana, and had two pass breakups on the year.
2016 (Freshman)
Played in 11 games and started two games with the Wildcats after signing at Weber State in February 2016...Recorded 21 tackles on the season with three tackles for loss...Had a season-high nine tackles at North Dakota...Also had tackles for loss against North Dakota, Southern Utah and Montana State...Had one sack at Southern Utah...Also had two kickoff returns for 21 yards.
Springville High School
Played for coach Willy Child at Springville...Earned First Team All-State honors as a senior and was named the Region 8 MVP...Recorded 70 tackles and 22 sacks as a senior for the Red Devils...In three years had 173 career tackles with 30 sacks...Played on the defensive and offensive lines and helped lead Springville to the Region 8 championship.
Personal
Was born Aug. 25, 1997, in Provo...Is the son of Ben and Penny Rodriguez...Is majoring in Exercise and Sport at Weber State.
