2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 18
Rodrick Pleasant
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gardena, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Junipero Serra HS / Oregon
Career Highlights
โข All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2025)
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Career Summary
Pleasant has played in 21 games and made 10 starts over three seasons at UCLA (2025) and Oregon (2023-24) โฆ has totaled 41 tackles (24-17-41), eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick in his career โฆ was also a two-year letterwinner on the track & field team at Oregon, qualifying for NCAA West Regionals in 2025 and notching a personal-best time in the 100-meter dash (10.16).
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2025
Was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in his first season as a regular starter โฆ started each of the first 10 games of the season before missing the last two due to injury โฆ ranked second on the team and finished 10th in the Big Ten during the regular season with seven pass breakups โฆ totaled 36 tackles (22-14-36), 1.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick as the Bruinsโ top cornerback โฆ recorded a season-high three pass breakups and made six tackles (4-2-6) in a 20-17 win over Maryland (Oct. 18) โฆ notched five tackles (4-1-5), contributed to a TFL and blocked a field goal in the fourth quarter in a 17-14 loss at Northwestern (Sept. 27) โฆ recorded three tackles (2-1-3), 1.0 tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in 42-37 upset victory over Penn State (Oct. 4) โฆ made a season-high seven stops (4-3-7) at Indiana (Oct. 25) โฆ recorded two tackles (1-1-2) and a pass breakup in a 38-13 victory at Michigan State (Oct. 11) โฆ made four tackles (3-1-4) at Ohio State (Nov. 15).
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2024 (Oregon)
Appeared in four games, utilizing a redshirt โฆ made one tackle in a win at Purdue on (Oct. 18) โฆ played 23 snaps on defense and seven on special teams.ย
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2023 (Oregon)
Appeared in seven games during his true freshman season, playing 50 snaps on defense and 33 on special teams โฆ finished the season with four tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakup โฆ made his first career tackle at home against Hawaiโi (Sept. 16) โฆ forced a fumble during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl versus Liberty (Jan. 1).
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High School
Prepped at Junipero Serra High School (Gardena, Calif.) โฆ was a consensus four-star recruit โฆ ranked a top-100 player nationally by 247, ESPN, and Rivals โฆ rated as a top-10 cornerback nationally by ESPN and 247 โฆ rated as the top cornerback in California by 247, ESPN, and Rivals โฆ selected to the Under Armour All-America Game and Polynesian Bowl as a senior in 2022 โฆ helped Junipero Serra High School to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Championship and CIF 1-A State Championship as a junior in 2021 โฆ broke the California state record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.14 at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet โฆ selected by the Daily Breeze as the Boys Athlete of the Year and an all-area track and field performer โฆ won CIF state track titles in the 100m and 200m.
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Personal
Sociology major.
โข All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2025)
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Career Summary
Pleasant has played in 21 games and made 10 starts over three seasons at UCLA (2025) and Oregon (2023-24) โฆ has totaled 41 tackles (24-17-41), eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick in his career โฆ was also a two-year letterwinner on the track & field team at Oregon, qualifying for NCAA West Regionals in 2025 and notching a personal-best time in the 100-meter dash (10.16).
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2025
Was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in his first season as a regular starter โฆ started each of the first 10 games of the season before missing the last two due to injury โฆ ranked second on the team and finished 10th in the Big Ten during the regular season with seven pass breakups โฆ totaled 36 tackles (22-14-36), 1.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick as the Bruinsโ top cornerback โฆ recorded a season-high three pass breakups and made six tackles (4-2-6) in a 20-17 win over Maryland (Oct. 18) โฆ notched five tackles (4-1-5), contributed to a TFL and blocked a field goal in the fourth quarter in a 17-14 loss at Northwestern (Sept. 27) โฆ recorded three tackles (2-1-3), 1.0 tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in 42-37 upset victory over Penn State (Oct. 4) โฆ made a season-high seven stops (4-3-7) at Indiana (Oct. 25) โฆ recorded two tackles (1-1-2) and a pass breakup in a 38-13 victory at Michigan State (Oct. 11) โฆ made four tackles (3-1-4) at Ohio State (Nov. 15).
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2024 (Oregon)
Appeared in four games, utilizing a redshirt โฆ made one tackle in a win at Purdue on (Oct. 18) โฆ played 23 snaps on defense and seven on special teams.ย
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2023 (Oregon)
Appeared in seven games during his true freshman season, playing 50 snaps on defense and 33 on special teams โฆ finished the season with four tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakup โฆ made his first career tackle at home against Hawaiโi (Sept. 16) โฆ forced a fumble during the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl versus Liberty (Jan. 1).
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High School
Prepped at Junipero Serra High School (Gardena, Calif.) โฆ was a consensus four-star recruit โฆ ranked a top-100 player nationally by 247, ESPN, and Rivals โฆ rated as a top-10 cornerback nationally by ESPN and 247 โฆ rated as the top cornerback in California by 247, ESPN, and Rivals โฆ selected to the Under Armour All-America Game and Polynesian Bowl as a senior in 2022 โฆ helped Junipero Serra High School to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Championship and CIF 1-A State Championship as a junior in 2021 โฆ broke the California state record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.14 at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet โฆ selected by the Daily Breeze as the Boys Athlete of the Year and an all-area track and field performer โฆ won CIF state track titles in the 100m and 200m.
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Personal
Sociology major.
Bruin Insider Show - Bob Chesney (Dec. 10, 2025)
Wednesday, December 10
Cinematic Recap - UCLA Introduces Head Coach Bob Chesney (Dec. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, December 09
Bob Chesney Introductory Press Conference (Dec. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, December 09
UCLA Football Postgame - Coach Skipper vs. USC (Nov. 29, 2025)
Saturday, November 29




















































































































