Miami Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks believes rookie Jacob Rodriguez will excel in the NFL for a major reason.

Now it's on to Miami, where Rodriguez says he's ready to uphold the standard set by Tech linebackers in South Florida. "It means a lot," Rodriguez said on a Zoom conference with media. "I think Jordyn ...

Jacob Rodriguez is one of the top linebacker prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft. The star linebacker changed positions at Texas Tech after beginning his college career as a quarterback at Virginia.

PITTSBURGH — The Miami Dolphins’ linebacker group just got much more physical. The Dolphins’ lone second-round pick Friday (No. 43 overall) was Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez. At 6-foot-1, 231 ...

Brooks calls Rodriguez’s 2026 campaign with Texas Tech the greatest ever for a college linebacker.

The name Zach Thomas never came up when Miami Dolphins assistant general manager Kyle Smith spoke about Jacob Rodriguez after the team made him its second-round selection in the 2026 draft Friday ...

MIAMI GARDENS — After the Miami Dolphins secured an offensive lineman and cornerback in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday, they went linebacker in the second round Friday. The Dolphins ...

For over a decade, the Miami Dolphins had a legend anchoring their defense in Zach Thomas. Thomas came out of Tech Texas heavily decorated as a unanimous All-America and 2 time Southwestern Conference ...

Linebacker Jacob Rodriguez was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft, with the 43rd overall pick. The Texas Tech linebacker ran an official 4.57-second 40-yard dash ...

Rodriguez arrived in college as an offensive “athlete” and leaves Texas Tech as a bigger-than-life, stat-stuffing linebacker. He’s uniquely productive, with elite tackle, interception and forced ...

Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez was named The Associated Press Big 12 defensive player of the year Thursday, when he was among seven first-team picks on the all-conference team from the ...