2023 Football Roster
Roster
Pleasant, Rodrick

Jersey Number 16
Rodrick Pleasant
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gardena, Calif.
- High School:
- Serra HS
Bio
As A Sophomore (2024)
Played in four games, utilizing a redshirt … Made one tackle, assisting on a tackle for loss in Oregon’s win at Purdue (Oct. 18) … Played 23 total snaps on defense and seven on special teams.
As A Freshman (2023)
Appeared in seven games as a true freshman, playing 50 total snaps on defense and 33 on special teams … Finished the season with four tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup … Earned a terrific 87.1 overall grade from Pro Football Focus with an 88.0 coverage grade and an 81.5 tackling grade … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Made first career tackle and broke up a pass … at No. 13 Utah (Oct. 28): First career multi-tackle game … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Forced a fumble and made a solo tackle in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl … 94.4 overall grade from PFF while playing four defensive snaps.
High School
Heralded two-sport athlete in football and track & field … On the gridiron, ranked a consensus four-star recruit … A top-100 player nationally by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … Viewed as a top-90 player by 247Sports (No. 80) and in the 247Sports composite (No. 86) … The No. 92 prospect according to Rivals and the No. 99 player by ESPN … A top-10 cornerback in the country by 247Sports (No. 7), ESPN (No. 8), and in the 247Sports composite (No. 9) … Rated the No. 12 cornerback by Rivals … Ranked as a top-10 player in California by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … Viewed as the seventh-rated player in the state by 247Sports and in the 247Sports composite … The eighth-overall player in California by ESPN and ninth-ranked by Rivals … Rated the top-cornerback in the state by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … As a senior, selected to the Under Armour All-America Game and the Polynesian Bowl … Named a PrepStar Top 300 All-American … As a junior, helped Serra capture a CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship and CIF 1-A state title … On the track, broke the California state record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.14, taking home first-place at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet … Set a career-best time of 20.40 in the 200 meters on the same day to finish in first at the Masters Meet … Named the USA Today High School Sports Awards Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Selected by the Daily Breeze as the Boys Athlete of the Year and an all-area track and field performer … Tabbed by SBLive as the CIF Southern Section Athlete of the Year … Claimed CIF state titles in the 100 and 200 meters … High school coach was Scott Altenberg … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, Boston College, BYU, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Georgia, Jackson State, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Nevada, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, San Diego State, Southern, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UCLA, USC, Utah, Utah State, Vanderbilt, Washington and Wisconsin.
Played in four games, utilizing a redshirt … Made one tackle, assisting on a tackle for loss in Oregon’s win at Purdue (Oct. 18) … Played 23 total snaps on defense and seven on special teams.
As A Freshman (2023)
Appeared in seven games as a true freshman, playing 50 total snaps on defense and 33 on special teams … Finished the season with four tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup … Earned a terrific 87.1 overall grade from Pro Football Focus with an 88.0 coverage grade and an 81.5 tackling grade … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Made first career tackle and broke up a pass … at No. 13 Utah (Oct. 28): First career multi-tackle game … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Forced a fumble and made a solo tackle in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl … 94.4 overall grade from PFF while playing four defensive snaps.
High School
Heralded two-sport athlete in football and track & field … On the gridiron, ranked a consensus four-star recruit … A top-100 player nationally by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … Viewed as a top-90 player by 247Sports (No. 80) and in the 247Sports composite (No. 86) … The No. 92 prospect according to Rivals and the No. 99 player by ESPN … A top-10 cornerback in the country by 247Sports (No. 7), ESPN (No. 8), and in the 247Sports composite (No. 9) … Rated the No. 12 cornerback by Rivals … Ranked as a top-10 player in California by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … Viewed as the seventh-rated player in the state by 247Sports and in the 247Sports composite … The eighth-overall player in California by ESPN and ninth-ranked by Rivals … Rated the top-cornerback in the state by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … As a senior, selected to the Under Armour All-America Game and the Polynesian Bowl … Named a PrepStar Top 300 All-American … As a junior, helped Serra capture a CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship and CIF 1-A state title … On the track, broke the California state record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.14, taking home first-place at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet … Set a career-best time of 20.40 in the 200 meters on the same day to finish in first at the Masters Meet … Named the USA Today High School Sports Awards Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Selected by the Daily Breeze as the Boys Athlete of the Year and an all-area track and field performer … Tabbed by SBLive as the CIF Southern Section Athlete of the Year … Claimed CIF state titles in the 100 and 200 meters … High school coach was Scott Altenberg … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, Boston College, BYU, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Georgia, Jackson State, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Nevada, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, San Diego State, Southern, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UCLA, USC, Utah, Utah State, Vanderbilt, Washington and Wisconsin.
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