Chris Rumph II

Chris Rumph II (born October 19, 1998) is an American college football outside linebacker and defensive end for the Duke Blue Devils.

Chris Rumph II
Duke Blue Devils – No. 96
PositionOutside linebacker/Defensive end
Class Junior
Career history
CollegeDuke (2017–present)
High schoolBuchholz High School
(Gainesville, Florida)
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-19) October 19, 1998
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Rumph moved often during his early life due his father's career as a football coach. He moved to Gainesville, Florida and transferred to Buchholz High School before his sophomore year.[1] As a senior, he was named first team All-State and the Big School Player of the Year by The Gainesville Sun after recording 105 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, two blocked punts, one interception and two fumble recoveries. Rumph committed to play college football at Duke over offers from UCF, Vanderbilt, and Appalachian State.[2]

College career

Rumph redshirted his true freshman season.[3] As a redshirt freshman, he recorded 25 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one fumble recovery, and one pass broken up and was named a freshman All-American by USA Today.[4] Rumph posted 47 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, three pass breakups, 11 quarterback hurries and one forced fumble and was named third team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and First Team All-America by Pro Football Focus and Second Team All-America by Sports Illustrated.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Rumph's father, Chris Rumph, played linebacker at South Carolina and has coached at the collegiate and professional levels and is currently the Defensive Line coach for the Chicago Bears.[8]

References
  1. "'Never stay complacent': The rise of Duke football's Chris Rumph II".
  2. "Area Signees". The Gainesville Sun. February 1, 2017.
  3. Brown, Bill (December 22, 2018). "Projected 2019 Duke Football Roster Breakdown". 247Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. "Chris Rumph II named to the USA Today Freshman All-America team".
  5. "Chris Rumph II preparing for big (maybe last?) season at Duke".
  6. "Meet Chris Rumph II, Duke's dynamic edge defender".
  7. "2021 NFL Draft: Why I'm higher than most on Duke's Chris Rumph, Pittsburgh's Patrick Jones and two WRs".
  8. Hale, David (July 13, 2020). "The top under-the-radar college football stars for 2020". ESPN.com.
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