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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Date of birth: | January 21, 1985 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Tampa, Florida | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Tampa (FL) Jefferson | ||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||
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CFL status: | International | ||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Receptions: | 158 |
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Yards: | 2,098 |
Touchdowns: | 12 |
Receptions: | 387 |
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Receiving Yards: | 4,925 |
Receiving TDs: | 116 |
Video highlights of Rodriguez's 2012 season on YouTube |
Prechae Rodriguez (born January 21, 1985) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He signed with Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2008. During his rookie 2008 season, Rodriguez accumulated 1099 yards in only 14 games, en route to being named the East Division Most Outstanding Rookie. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.
Rodriguez was born to Sonia Rodriguez and Andrei Rodriguez, his brother is Marcelino Rodriguez. At Jefferson High School he played both basketball and football. The Rodriguez brothers are regarded as some of Tampa's best streetball players. In 2003 Prechae Rodriguez' skills nearly earned him national recognition when he participated in the open run of the AND-1 Mix Tape Tour at the University of South Florida (USF) SunDome in Tampa, Florida where Rodriguez instantly became a fan favorite of the more than 500 fans. He initially received a spot on the AND-1 team by winning the slam dunk competition, but Rodriguez did not join the team because he was unsure how it would affect his NCAA eligibility. Rodriguez went on to sign a full football scholarship with Coffeyville Community College.
Upon graduation from Thomas Jefferson, Rodriguez attended Coffeyville Community College. As a freshman in 2003, he redshirted, and in 2004 he hauled in 39 cataches for 553 yards and two touchdowns, returned 11 kicks for 236 yards. He was named Second-Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, J.C Grid Wire honorable mention, SuperPrep Junco 100, and CollegeFootballNews.com's Top JUCO Wide Receivers.
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Rodriguez committed to Auburn on November 14, 2004. Rodriguez is among several current AFL players ranked in "Top 100" that were highly recruited players coming out of high school and junior college. Rodriguez accepted his FBS scholarship from Auburn.