Rodrick Napper

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Rodrick Napper
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Hendersonville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    So.
  • Previous School:
    Beech HS
  • gp
    7
  • yds
    35
  • yds/g
    5.0
  • td
    0
Bio

2016 (Freshman): An injury hampered most of his inaugural campaign with the Golden Eagles, but in the three games Napper played, he showed plenty of promise. In three games, Napper ran 13 times for 66 yards, averaging 5.1 yards per tote. His longest run of the season went for 26 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Another strong running back to come out of the Beech High School system, Napper put together an amazing career with 3,208 yards and 50 touchdowns on 445 carries and also recorded 154 tackles. In his senior campaign, Napper ran for 1,587 yards and 23 touchdowns offensively, then had four sacks, 12 tackles-for-loss and 60 tackles. Napper was a two-time district offensive player of the year, county MVP, and first team all-state.

PERSONAL: The son of Rodney Napper and Velma Kemp...born on September 7, 1998...full name is Rodrick Napper...brother Rodney Napper played football at Campbellsville University for two years.

ACADEMIC: Napper plans to major in business.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 9 5
Yards 35 23
Yards per game 5.0 5.8
Yards per rush 3.9 4.6
Touchdowns 0 0
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 2 3 1.5 3 0 - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 1 7 7.0 7 0 - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 4 12 3.0 10 0 - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 1 11 11.0 11 0 - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 2 6 3.0 6 0 - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 1 16 16.0 16 0 - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 5 98 19.6 24 0 - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 5 116 23.2 31 0 - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 5 97 19.4 28 0 - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 5 101 20.2 27 0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 1 2 - - - 2
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 1 3 3 - - 6
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 1 7 6 - 98 111
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 1 - - - 116 116
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 1 12 - - 97 109
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 1 11 16 - 101 128
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Western Illinois L, 41-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Kennesaw State L, 27-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Ball State L, 28-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Eastern Kentucky L, 24-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Jacksonville State L, 34-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Eastern Illinois L, 24-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Southeast Missouri L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tennessee State W, 30-26 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Austin Peay L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Murray State L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 UT Martin L, 24-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 3 13 66 22.0 5.1 0 26 - -
2017-18 7 9 35 5.0 3.9 0 11 1 0
Total 10 22 101 10.1 4.6 0 26 1 0
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 3 1 0.3 13 4.3 13.0 0 13
2017-18 7 4 0.6 25 3.6 6.3 0 16
Total 10 5 0.5 38 3.8 7.6 0 16
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 3 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 7 - - - - - - - 0
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 3 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 20 412 20.6 0 31 - - - - -
Total 20 412 20.6 0 31 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 3 66 13 - - 79 26.3
2017-18 7 35 25 - 412 472 67.4
Total 10 101 38 - 412 551 55.1
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 7 9 35 5.0 3.9 0 11 1 0
Conference 4 5 23 5.8 4.6 0 11 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 5 14 4.7 2.8 0 10 - -
Away 4 4 21 5.3 5.3 0 11 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 9 35 5.8 3.9 0 11 1 0
Month
August 1 1 2 2.0 2.0 0 2 - -
September 4 7 22 5.5 3.1 0 10 1 0
October 2 1 11 5.5 11.0 0 11 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 7 4 0.6 25 3.6 6.3 0 16
Conference 4 1 0.3 16 4.0 16.0 0 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 4 4 1.0 25 6.3 6.3 0 16
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 4 0.7 25 4.2 6.3 0 16
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 3 0.8 9 2.3 3.0 0 6
October 2 1 0.5 16 8.0 16.0 0 16
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 20 412 20.6 0 31 - - - - -
Conference 15 314 20.9 0 31 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 97 19.4 0 28 - - - - -
Away 15 315 21.0 0 31 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 20 412 20.6 0 31 - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September 15 311 20.7 0 31 - - - - -
October 5 101 20.2 0 27 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 7 35 25 - 412 472 67.4
Conference 4 23 16 - 314 353 88.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 3 14 - - 97 111 37.0
Away 4 21 25 - 315 361 90.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 35 25 - 412 472 78.7
Month
August 1 2 - - - 2 2.0
September 4 22 9 - 311 342 85.5
October 2 11 16 - 101 128 64.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Ball State holds on to beat Golden Eagles 28-13
  • Article
  • September 16, 2017
Ball State holds on to beat Golden Eagles 28-13

MUNCIE, Ind. – For the Tennessee Tech football team, preseason is officially over. In what was a closer contest than many probably expected, the Golden Eagles hung in with their Football Bowl Subdivision brothers out of the Mid-American Conference, Ball State, and battled to the end, falling 28-13 on Saturday in Muncie, Ind.

  • September 16, 2017
Tech football opens season Thursday vs. FCS No. 25 Western Illinois
  • Article
  • August 29, 2017
Tech football opens season Thursday vs. FCS No. 25 Western Illinois

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – All the weeks of grit, work and sweat have culminated in this. As the coin is flipped and the first ball is kicked off, the season will have begun for the Tennessee Tech football team as the Golden Eagles host Western Illinois on Thursday night. The game is scheduled for a 6:04 p.m. kickoff.

  • August 29, 2017
Golden Eagles show improvement in second scrimmage
  • Article
  • August 19, 2017
Golden Eagles show improvement in second scrimmage

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With some sun and heat instead of the dark and rain, Saturday’s football scrimmage at Tucker Stadium saw a lot more positives for the Tennessee Tech football team. There were fewer mistakes, more explosive plays and plenty to make Golden Eagle fans salivate about the start of the 2017 campaign.

  • August 19, 2017
Golden Eagles power through rain in Monday scrimmage
  • Article
  • August 15, 2017
Golden Eagles power through rain in Monday scrimmage

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It’s all about the brand, about being the most physical, determined, relentless, accountable, toughest team in the country, throwing body blows for four quarters until their opponents quit. Through Tennessee Tech’s camp thus far, their opponents haven’t been wearing a different color than their own. They have been the elements, adversity and their own self-doubt.

  • August 15, 2017