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Jersey Number 99
Rondo Porter
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 290
- Hometown:
- Columbia S.C.
- High School:
- Heathwood Hall Episcopal
2025 Second Team All-Sun Belt (Phil Steele)
2025 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt (Coaches/Media)
2025 Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week (Nov. 16, 2025)
Career: Enters 2026 having played in 21 games with 12 starts on the defensive line over the previous two seasons at Appalachian State (2025) and South Carolina (2024) ... totaled 50 tackles with six for loss, three sacks, four pass breakups and a forced fumble at the FBS level ... named second team (Phil Steele) and honorable mention All-Sun Belt (coaches/media) in 2025 ... a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, which honors the most outstanding football player who began career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field ... started career the Division II level at Newberry (2023) and Lenoir-Rhyne (2022).
2025 (Senior at Appalachian State): Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at defensive tackle ... named Second Team All-Sun Belt by Phil Steele and honorable mention by the coaches and media ... named a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, which honors the most outstanding football player who began career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field ... totaled 43 tackles with five for loss and two sacks ... had 12 games with multiple stops with a high of six ... added four pass breakups ... picked up two tackles in the Birmingham Bowl versus Georgia Southern (12/29) ... contributed five stops against Arkansas State (11/29) ... added a tackle-for-loss versus Marshall (11/22) ... collected a season-high six stops with 1.5 for loss, a sack for minus 14 yards and pass breakup at No. 24 James Madison (11/15) to earn a spot on the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week ... in on four tackles against Georgia Southern (11/6) ... broke up a pass in the red zone on five stops at Old Dominion (10/25) ... batted down a pass at Georgia State (10/11) ... had a sack for a loss of 13 yards late in the fourth quarter against Oregon State (10/4) ... posted five stops with a pass breakup at Boise State (9/27) ... recorded four tackles versus Lindenwood (9/6) ... added a tackle-for-loss in team debut against Charlotte (8/29).
2024 (Junior at South Carolina): Played in nine games ... selected by the coaches as the 2024 recipient of the Defensive Scout Team Award ... totaled seven tackles with a sack and forced fumble ... added a stop versus No. 24 Missouri (11/16) and No. 10 Texas A&M (11/2) ... forced a fumble on two stops against Oklahoma (10/19) ... picked up a sack on a season-high three tackles against Akron (9/21).
2023 (Sophomore at Newberry): Did not see game action.
2022 (Freshman at Lenoir-Rhyne): Played in eight games ... totaled 15 tackles with three for loss and a sack ... added a pass breakup and forced fumble ... posted four tackles at Catawba (11/5) ... broke up a pass versus Newberry (10/22) ... recorded a sack and forced fumble on three stops against Limestone (10/8) ... contributed a tackle-for-loss on four stops at UVA Wise (9/30) ... picked up a tackle in collegiate debut versus Carson-Newman (9/24).
Prior to College: Graduated from Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in 2022 ... a four-time All-SCISA selection ... a two-time recipient of the SCISA Defensive Player of the Year award.
2025 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt (Coaches/Media)
2025 Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week (Nov. 16, 2025)
Career: Enters 2026 having played in 21 games with 12 starts on the defensive line over the previous two seasons at Appalachian State (2025) and South Carolina (2024) ... totaled 50 tackles with six for loss, three sacks, four pass breakups and a forced fumble at the FBS level ... named second team (Phil Steele) and honorable mention All-Sun Belt (coaches/media) in 2025 ... a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, which honors the most outstanding football player who began career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field ... started career the Division II level at Newberry (2023) and Lenoir-Rhyne (2022).
2025 (Senior at Appalachian State): Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at defensive tackle ... named Second Team All-Sun Belt by Phil Steele and honorable mention by the coaches and media ... named a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, which honors the most outstanding football player who began career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field ... totaled 43 tackles with five for loss and two sacks ... had 12 games with multiple stops with a high of six ... added four pass breakups ... picked up two tackles in the Birmingham Bowl versus Georgia Southern (12/29) ... contributed five stops against Arkansas State (11/29) ... added a tackle-for-loss versus Marshall (11/22) ... collected a season-high six stops with 1.5 for loss, a sack for minus 14 yards and pass breakup at No. 24 James Madison (11/15) to earn a spot on the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week ... in on four tackles against Georgia Southern (11/6) ... broke up a pass in the red zone on five stops at Old Dominion (10/25) ... batted down a pass at Georgia State (10/11) ... had a sack for a loss of 13 yards late in the fourth quarter against Oregon State (10/4) ... posted five stops with a pass breakup at Boise State (9/27) ... recorded four tackles versus Lindenwood (9/6) ... added a tackle-for-loss in team debut against Charlotte (8/29).
2024 (Junior at South Carolina): Played in nine games ... selected by the coaches as the 2024 recipient of the Defensive Scout Team Award ... totaled seven tackles with a sack and forced fumble ... added a stop versus No. 24 Missouri (11/16) and No. 10 Texas A&M (11/2) ... forced a fumble on two stops against Oklahoma (10/19) ... picked up a sack on a season-high three tackles against Akron (9/21).
2023 (Sophomore at Newberry): Did not see game action.
2022 (Freshman at Lenoir-Rhyne): Played in eight games ... totaled 15 tackles with three for loss and a sack ... added a pass breakup and forced fumble ... posted four tackles at Catawba (11/5) ... broke up a pass versus Newberry (10/22) ... recorded a sack and forced fumble on three stops against Limestone (10/8) ... contributed a tackle-for-loss on four stops at UVA Wise (9/30) ... picked up a tackle in collegiate debut versus Carson-Newman (9/24).
Prior to College: Graduated from Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in 2022 ... a four-time All-SCISA selection ... a two-time recipient of the SCISA Defensive Player of the Year award.
Head Coach Greg Schiano Spring Press Conference - 03/27/26
Friday, March 27
Movie Knight at SHI Stadium
Tuesday, March 24
Head Coach Greg Schiano Pro Day Press Conference - 03/11/26
Wednesday, March 11
Defensive Coordinator Travis Johansen Press Conference - 2/12/26
Thursday, February 12
