NFL CAREER – After originally being selected in the fourth round (118th overall) by the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2021 NFL draft, In four seasons with the Chargers (2021-24) and one with the Saints (2025), the Gainesville, Fla. native has played in 54 regular season games and recorded 64 tackles (36 solo), five sacks, two pass breakups, seven stops for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 24 special teams stops. Rumph enjoyed a productive campaign on both defense and special teams in his first season in New Orleans in 2025, playing in all 17 games for the first time in his career and reaching career-bests in total tackles (35), solo stops (19), tackles for loss (three), special teams stops (14) and recorded his first career forced fumble. He also posted two sacks and one pass breakup. He will continue to compete for snaps on defense, bringing his versatile skillset to the linebacker position, while also reprising his role as a core special teams contributor.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS –Re-signed by Saints to a one-year contract, 3/19/26; 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.
2025 – in his first season in New Orleans in 2025, played in all 17 games for the first time in his career and reached career-bests in total tackles (35), solo stops (19), tackles for loss (three), special teams stops (14) and recorded his first career forced fumble. He also posted two sacks and one pass breakup…Vs. San Francisco, Sept. 14, recorded two solo stops and a strip sack, his first sack as a Saints. Rumph's strip sack of Mac Jones was his first career forced fumble…Finished with a career-high five tackles (two solo), vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 26…Tied his career-best for second consecutive week with five tackles (one solo), at L.A. Rams, Nov. 2…Recorded a career-high and team-high three special teams stops, at Carolina, Nov. 9…In 50th career game at Tampa Bay, Dec. 7, recorded four tackles (career-high three solo)…Recorded two tackles a sack/stop for loss and one special teams stops, as part of a defensive front that recorded a season-high eight sacks, vs. N.Y. Jets, Dec. 21. 2024 – Missed season (foot) in final campaign with the 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 stop 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 in sociology and with a minor in cultural anthropology.
PERSONAL – Attended Buchholz (Gainesville, Fla.) HS…Consensus three-star prospect (ESPN, Rivals and 247)…Two-time first-team All-State…As senior, logged 105 tackles, 18 sacks, 21 stops for loss, one 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 Carquest Bowl win over West Virginia to cap 1994 campaign. Currently coaches on the defensive staff at Clemson as defensive run game coordinator/defensive ends and has coached in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, as well as in college at South Carolina State, Memphis, Alabama, Texas, Florida and Tennessee...Participated in the Saints Hall of Fame Golf Tournament in 2025 and 2026…In April, partnered with UnitedHealthcare to host students at Kenner Discovery School to discuss the importance of mental health throughout his career and reinforce an anti-bullying message…An avid video gamer and fisherman…Born on Oct. 19, 1998 in Lexington, S.C.
