Chris Rumph II

Chris Rumph II takes down the Charlotte QB during Saturday's contest.

Head coach David Cutcliffe and team captain Chris Rumph II exchange a few positive words pregame

Chris Rumph II sacks the Miami QB during the teams annual meeting

Chris Rumph II makes a tackle against Miami that forces a turnover

Chris Rumph II goes after the UNC quarterback during Duke's game against the Tar Heels.

Chris Rumph II takes down the Miami QB during Duke's victory over the Hurricanes

Defensive end Chris Rumph II breaks free up the middle against Notre Dame

Chris Rump II signals fourth down after a stop on third

Chris Rumph II makes a tackle against Notre Dame during Duke's football game.

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
220
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Gainesville, Fla.
High School:
Buchholz

DUKE CAREER: First and second team All-America choice in 2019 by Pro Football Focus and Sports Illustrated, respectively ... two-time All-ACC selection (2019 & 2020) ... 2018 first team USA Today Freshman All-America pick ... in 36 games (12 starts), compiled 125 tackles, 34.0 TFL, 17.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, five PBUs and 18 QB pressures ... had 27 games with 2+ tackles, including a career-high eight stops against Miami in 2019 and Boston College in 2020 … finished career riding a 31-game tackle streak ... recorded 2.0+ TFL in nine games with a career-best 4.0 at Georgia Tech in 2018 and Middle Tennessee in 2019 ... had 2.0+ sacks in four games including a career-high 3.5 sacks against Miami in 2019 ... sack total against the Hurricanes marked the second highest single-game total in Duke history, behind only a 4.0 sack outing by Blaine Earon vs. Georgia Tech in 1949 ... graduated third all-time in career sacks and 10th in career TFL … played 1,499 career snaps.

2020: Team captain … second team All-ACC honoree … invited to the NFL Combine … started all 11 games … garnered 53 tackles (third most on team), 12.5 TFL (team high), 8.0 sacks (team high), five QB hurries, one caused fumble, one fumble recovery and one PBU ... registered 3+ tackles in every game and 5+ stops in six contests … tied with Chris Combs (1996) for sixth all-time on Duke’s single-season chart for sacks ... recorded a season-high 3.0 sacks against Charlotte to tie him for third in program lore for a single game ... matched his career-best tackle performance with eight against Boston College ... earned four games with two-plus TFL and two contests with two-plus sacks … ranked tied for first in the ACC in sacks and seventh in TFL … lone forced fumble came against Georgia Tech, while only fumble recovery occurred against No. 9 Miami … tallied a QB hurry against Notre Dame, Boston College, Virginia, Charlotte and No. 9 Miami … on the field for 646 snaps.

2019: First team All-America choice by Pro Football Focus ... second team All-America honoree by Sports Illustrated ... third team All-ACC selection ... ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week pick following performance versus Miami ... played in all 12 games ... compiled 47 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks, three PBUs, 11 QB pressures and one forced fumble ... in the ACC, ranked tied for eighth in TFL and tied for 11th in sacks ... registered nine games with 3+ tackles and four games with 5+ stops ... recorded a career-high eight tackles against Miami ... logged 3.5 sacks in the win over the Hurricanes to post the second-highest single-game sack total in Duke history, trailing only a 4.0 sack outing by Blaine Earon vs. Georgia Tech in 1949 ... had 4.0 TFL at Middle Tennessee to match the seventh-highest single-game total in school history ... season sack total matched the ninth-highest single-campaign total in Duke history ... on the field for 505 snaps.

2018: First team USA Today Freshman All-America pick ... played in all 13 games with one start ... earned starting assignment at Georgia Tech ... totaled 25 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, one fumble recovery, one PBU and two QB pressures ... received ACC Rookie of the Week honors after recording seven tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery in the victory at Georgia Tech ... fumble recovery came with 2:41 left in the third period and set up Duke’s game-winning score ... had 2+ tackles in five games including a season-high seven stops at Georgia Tech ... recorded 2.0+ TFL twice with 2.0 at Baylor in addition to the outing versus the Yellow Jackets ... booked first career sack at Northwestern and 1.0 sack a week later at Baylor ... credited with a PBU against N.C. Central ... on Duke’s freshman single-season chart, ranked tied for sixth with 8.0 TFL ... the 4.0 TFL versus Georgia Tech tied Todd DeLamielleure (Wake Forest, 1998) for the Duke single-game freshman record and tied for seventh on the program’s overall single-game TFL chart ... on the field for 348 snaps.

2017: Did not see game action.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Played at Buchholz High School for coach Mark Whittemore ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 72 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com ... two-time first team all-state pick ... during senior season, logged 105 tackles, 21.0 TFL, 18.0 sacks, one INT and two fumble recoveries as Buchholz went 8-3, captured the 7A District 3 championship and secured a state playoff berth ... earned first team all-state honors and was named the Large School Player of the Year by The Gainesville Sun ... also a first team all-area pick and Super 11 choice by The Gainesville Sun ... received 2016 USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Florida second team accolades ... in junior season, totaled 102 tackles, 23.5 TFL, 13.5 sacks and one INT as squad went 10-2 with a state playoff appearance.

PERSONAL: Born October 19, 1998 ... graduated from Duke in December, 2020 with a degree in sociology and a minor in cultural anthropology ... son of Chris and Kila Rumph ... father lettered four seasons (1991-92-93-94) as a linebacker at South Carolina, 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 the 1994 campaign ... father is currently a member of the Chicago Bears staff as its defensive line coach, following previous collegiate coaching stints at South Carolina State (2002), Memphis (2003-05), Clemson (2006-10), Alabama (2011-13), Texas (2014), Florida (2015-17) and Tennessee (2018-19) and a one-year stop with the NFL’s Houston Texans (2020).