Daniel Rodriguez

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Place Kicker
Height:
5-10
Weight:
179
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pleasanton, Calif.
High School:
Foothill HS

CAREER
• Played in 27 games
• Punted a total of 113 times, and finished with 4,781 yards. His average of 42.3 yards per punt ranks third for a career at Oregon State
• 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Two-time Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week in 2019
• 2019 Ray Guy Award Watch List
• 2019 Burlsworth Award Watch List

2019 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in all 12 games
• Punted 58 times, averaging 42.7 yards per punt (2,478) total. His 42.7 yard-per-punt average ranks seventh for a single-season at Oregon State
• Trapped opponents inside their 20 16 times and had 22 total punts end in fair catches
• Averaged 40 yards or better per punt in 10 of 12 games
• Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 21)
• Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 7)
• Ray Guy Award Watch List
• Burlsworth Award Watch List
• Knocked seven punts of 50 or more yards, including a season-long 62-yarder at UCLA. Two of the 50-plus yard punts came in the opener against Oklahoma State
• Averaged a season-best 48 yards on three punts at Arizona, including a 54-yarder
• Punted a season-high 10 times against Washington, averaging 41.4 yards per. Seven of the 10 punts were fair catches
• Drop kicked an onside kicked that was recovered by the Beavers in the win at UCLA
• Kicked off a total of five times, with two going for touchbacks

2018 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in all 12 games
• Punted 55 times for a total of 2,303 yards, an average of 41.9 per. That average ranks tied for 10th in a single season at Oregon State
• Tallied nine punts of 50 or more yards, including two each against Arizona and California. Season-long punt of 62 yards was at Washington
• Thirteen of his 55 punts were placed inside the 20, with three against Arizona, California and USC
• Had at least one 50-yard punt in seven games
• Also kicked off eight times. Performed an onside kick against Washington that was recovered by David Morris. The onside kick was performed as a drop kick
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2017 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Appeared in three games, and totaled three kickoffs, all against Oregon
• Executed and recovered an onside kick against Oregon

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• One of five placekickers on the roster
• Served as the backup punter as well
• Did not play in a game

2015 (FRESHMAN)
• Joined the Oregon State football program in June
• Did not play in a game, using his redshirt season
• Worked as a backup punter and kicker throughout the season

FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-sport athlete at Foothill
• Received seven varsity letters – three in soccer and two each in football and baseball – for the Falcons
• First team East Bay Athletic League as a junior and senior
• Second team all-state in 2014, honorable mention in 2013
• First team All-EBAL in soccer in 2014

PERSONAL
• Son of Perry and Donna Rodriguez
• Has two sisters, Allie and Emmy
• Emmy plays soccer for Oregon State
• Allie played soccer at Oregon
• Received 2015 Scholar Athlete award
• Lists his favorite athlete as Stephen Curry
• Has been involved in community service such as serving in a special needs classroom and coaching football to children
• Has a position waiting for him with American International Forest Products after his career
• Beavers Without Borders participant
• Majoring in digital communication arts