NIL OPPORTUNITIES
- Class of 2023 signee
- Career stats entering 2026: 33 GP (11 starts), 134 tackles (61 solo), 9.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 2 PBU
2025 (Junior)
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All-SoCon second team...played in all 12 games while starting 11...100 tackles on the season with 47 solo...4.5 TFLs with 1.0 sacks.
- Career-high 17 stops against The Citadel...double-digit tackles at Tarleton State (13) and at Samford (10).
- Sack came against Western Carolina resulting in a 23-yard loss...1.5 TFL was the high coming at Tarleton.
- 3rd team
preseason All-SoCon by Phil Steele.
2024 (Sophomore)
- Played in all 12 games seeing action in a rotational role at linebacker.
- 10th in tackles recording 25...4.0 for loss.
- Added two pass breakups.
- High of seven stops came at Tennessee...had four in the November matchup with Samford.
- TFLs came against Portland State, Wofford, Western Carolina and Samford.
- Both PBUs were in win over VMI.
- A.D. Honor Roll.
2023 (Freshman)
- Credited with nine games played...served in a reserve role as well as regular on special teams.
- Nine tackles with a high of four in the FCS Playoffs at Furman...also had a half TFL in Greenville.
- Also had multiple stops in the win over ETSU (3).
- Dean's List and A.D. Honor Roll.
Prior to Chattanooga
- Played for Justin Deshon at Hillgrove…Cobb County Defensive Player of the Year in 2022…averaged 14.5 tackles per game (160 total) as a senior with 3.5 sacks..308 career stops in 23 games played (13.4/game).
- Top tackler in the county junior and senior years…Marietta Daily Journal Athlete of the Year as a junior.
- Also wrestled winning the 2022 and 2023 Class 7A State Championship at 220…holds school record for pins…first African-American wrestler to win state for the Hawks.
Personal
- Born Oct. 29, 2004…son of Napoleon and Gail Rutledge…one older sister, Nilah.
- Chose Chattanooga over Penn, Columbia and Wofford among others.
- Plans to major in Engineering.
