NFL CAREER – After being selected in the fourth round (118th overall) by the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2021 NFL draft, Rumph appeared in 37 games from 2021 to 2023 and recorded 29 tackles (17 solo), three sacks, four stops for loss and one fumble recovery. After missing 2024 due to a foot injury, Rumph enters his first season with the Black and Gold and reunites with defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, whom he played for with the Chargers. He will look to provide depth on the edges of the Saints revamped defensive scheme, while also competing for snaps on special teams.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS –Signed to one-year contract by New Orleans, 4/28/25; Placed by the Chargers on Injured Reserve (foot), 8/27/24; Placed by the Chargers on Injured Reserve (foot), 11/15/23; Reinstated by the Chargers from Reserve/COVID-19; Placed by the Chargers on Reserve/COVID-19, 12/20/21; Signed by the Chargers to a four-year contract, 5/18/21; Selected by the Chargers in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.
2024 – Missed season due to foot injury in final campaign with the Los Angeles Chargers. 2023 – Appeared in six games and recorded five tackles and a fumble recovery before being place on Injured Reserve with a fractured foot injury…Added one tackle and a fumble recovery vs. Las Vegas, Oct. 1…Posted two solo tackles vs. Chicago, Oct. 29. 2022 – Appeared in 15 regular season contests and totaled ten stops (six solo), two sacks, one pass breakup and five special teams tackles…Added two special teams tackles at Kansas City, Sept. 15…Recorded a stop and a pass breakup vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 25…Posted a season-best three tackles vs. Denver, Oct. 17…Added one tackle/sack for a nine-yard loss vs. Tennessee, Dec. 18…Recorded one stop/sack at Indianapolis, Dec. 26…Recorded one special teams tackle in AFC Wild Card Playoff at Jacksonville, 1/14/23. 2021 – Appeared in 16 contests as a rookie, recording 14 tackles (seven solo), one sack, two stops for loss and five stops on special teams…Added two stops (one solo) and a coverage tackle at Kansas City, Sept. 26…Posted three tackles (two solo) and a sack of Joe Burrow to go with two stops on special teams at Cincinnati, Dec. 5…Racked up three stops and a tackle for loss vs. N.Y. Giants, Dec. 12…Added two stops and a coverage tackle vs. Kansas City, 1/2/22.
COLLEGE – Appeared in 36 career games for the Blue Devils and totaled 125 tackles (56 solo), 17.5 sacks, 34 stops for loss, five passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…Graduated third all-time in Duke record books in sacks and tenth in tackles for loss…In 2020, served as a team captain and started all 11 games, recording 53 tackles, team-highs in sacks (eight) and stops for loss (12.5), one forced fumble and one recovery…Second-team All-ACC honoree…In 2019, played in all 12 games and added 47 stops, 6.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss and three pass breakups on his way to being selected second-team All-ACC (conference media/coaches) and first-team All-American (Pro Football Focus)…In 2018, played in all 13 games with one start and racked up 25 tackles, three sacks, eight stops for loss, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery on his way to being selected first-team USA Today Freshman All-American…Graduated with a bachelor's degree with a major in sociology and a minor in cultural anthropology.
PERSONAL – Attended Buchholz (Gainesville, Fla.) HS…Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247…Two-time first-team All-State selection…As a senior, logged 105 tackles, 18 sacks, 21 stops for loss an interception and two fumble recoveries, leading to first-team All-Area…Following the 2016 season, received American Family Insurance All-UDA Florida second-team recognition by USA Today...Named Large School Player of the Year by Gainesville Sun after helping lead Buchholz to their 7A district 3 Championship and state playoff berth…Prior to Buchholz, attended Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) HS and American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)…Father, Chris Rumph I, lettered four seasons (1991-1994) at South Carolina at linebacker, totaling 141 career tackles while helping the Gamecocks to the program's first bowl victory with a 24-21 win over West Virginia in the Carquest Bowl to cap 1994 campaign. Currently coaches on the defensive staff at Clemson as defensive run game coordinator/defensive ends and has also coached in the National Football League with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, as well as in college at South Carolina State, Memphis, Alabama, Texas, Florida and Tennessee…Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity in free time...Participated in the 2025 Saints Hall of Fame Golf Tournament at Chateau Country Club…An avid video gamer and fisherman…Born on Oct. 19, 1998 in Lexington, S.C.
