Luis Rodriguez

Position:
Kicker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Sylmar, Calif.
High School:
Verdugo Hills
Prev School:
College of the Canyons

AT COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS: Played the 2024 season for the Cougars under head coach Ted Iacenda… Rated the third-best community-college kicker in the Class of 2025 by Chris Sailer Kicking… Named to the California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFCA) All-America Team in addition to earning First Team All-Southern California Football Association (SCFA) National Division, Northern League and Region III All-California Community College Football honors… The top kicker in the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) during the 2023 season as he went 21-of-25 on field goal attempts with a long of 54 yards while converting on 31-of-34 extra-point attempts… Ranked first in the state in both field goals made and attempted, while his 54-yard conversion against Bakersfield was the longest in the state… Ranked second in the state among kickers with 94 total points… Recorded six games with two or more field goals, including a perfect 5-for-5 performance at Fullerton en route to SCFA Special Teams Player of the Week honors… Came back with a 4-for-4 effort at Palomar and a 3-for-3 performance against Santa Barbara… Had two field goals against El Camino, Moorpark and Bakersfield… Was a perfect 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts at Antelope Valley, while he made three extra points on five occasions… Handled kickoff duties, averaging 53.0 yards on 58 kickoffs with 31 touchbacks… Also punted against Moorpark, averaging 33.3 yards on three punts with a long of 46.

AT VERDUGO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL: Played for the Dons under head coach Sean Jackson… A first team all-conference performer who was named the league’s kicker/punter of the year… Was true on 20-of-27 field goals and 26-of-27 extra points during his career in addition to booting 61 touchbacks on 69 kickoffs (88.4%)… Averaging 37.9 yards on 47 career punts with 23 landed inside the opponent 20-yard line… Named to the All-California Team by SBLive/Sports Illustrated as a senior in 2023 after connecting on 15-of-20 field goals – including a long of 49 – and 20-of-21 extra points… Also totaled 51 touchbacks on 56 kickoffs (91.1%) as a senior.

PERSONAL: Luis Rodriguez was born August 3, 2006, in Los Angeles, California… Son of Luis and Marta Rodrigeuz… Has two siblings, Hector and Alejandra… Cousin, Jen, is a softball player at Long Island University… Majoring in kinesiology.