UNLV: A speedy, strong weapon who will look for time in the Rebel receiving rotation as a senior ... Listed No. 2 behind Ryan Wolfe at one WR position heading into the season ... A former highly recruited prep star who transferred from Arizona ... A high school teammate of fellow Rebel Jimmy Miller.
2007: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in all 12 games ... Started three games at WR (UNR, BYU and TCU) and caught three passes for 17 yards ... Led squad in kickoff return average with 23.8 YPR ... Posted team[apos]s longest return of the season with a 48-yard effort to start second half of season-opener at Utah State ... Led all receivers with 82 yards, including a 63-yard TD play, in UNLV[apos]s annual spring game.
2006: Sat out season per NCAA transfer guidelines.
ARIZONA: Lettered one season for the Wildcats of the Pac-10 Conference in 2005 ... Played in all 11 games on the kickoff return unit ... Was moved from receiver to defensive secondary and sat No. 2 on the depth chart as a cornerback after 2006 spring practice before transferring ... Scored two receiving touchdowns in the 2005 spring game ... Redshirted the 2004 season as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Venice HS in Los Angeles ... Had 56 catches for 1,082 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2003, plus 198 rushing yards with three scores, averaging eight yards per carry ... PrepStar named him postseason All-West ... Had 46 grabs for 1,042 yards as a junior, with seven touchdowns ... A three-year letterman in both football and track ... Team captain his senior year in football and three years for track team.
PERSONAL: Gerold Gilbert Rodriguez was born on March 7, 1986, in Los Angeles ... Cousin of Venice High alums J.P. Losman, a 2004 first-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills, and Anthony Soto, who was an outfielder on the Loyola Marymount baseball team ... Has a younger brother, George Martinez, and younger sister, Jasmine Martinez ... Majoring in sociology.
RODRIGUEZ[apos] RECEIVING STATS
YEAR GP-GS REC YDS AVG TD LG
2007 12-3 3 17 5.7 0 9
2006 SAT OUT PER NCAA TRANSFER RULES
2005* 11-0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 23-3 3 17 5.7 0 9
RODRIGUEZ[apos] KICKOFF RETURN STATS
YEAR GP-GS ATT YDS AVG TD LG
2007 12-3 16 380 23.8 0 48
2006 SAT OUT PER NCAA TRANSFER RULES
2005* 11-0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 23-3 16 380 23.8 0 48
*At Arizona
