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Jersey Number 99
Rondo Porter
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 295
- Hometown:
- Columbia S.C.
- High School:
- Heathwood Hall Episcopal
- Major:
- Labor and Employment Relations
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)
2026 (Senior):Ā Started at defensive tackle and recorded six tackles with one for loss in team debutĀ against UMass (9/3) ... picked to the Shriners Children's 1000 watch list (7/22).
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.
Major:Ā Labor and Employment Relations
2025 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt (Coaches/Media)
2025 Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week (Nov. 16, 2025)
2026 (Senior):Ā Started at defensive tackle and recorded six tackles with one for loss in team debutĀ against UMass (9/3) ... picked to the Shriners Children's 1000 watch list (7/22).
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.
Major:Ā Labor and Employment Relations
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