National Football Foundation

Standing among our nation’s future military leaders, Andrew Rodriguez cut an outstanding path as one of the most impressive student-athletes to attend West Point en route to becoming the second Campbell Trophy recipient from a military academy.

The Alexandria, Va., native carried a 4.14 GPA as a mechanical engineering major, recording six terms with a GPA of 4.0 or higher.

His performance in the classroom ranked him third in his class of 1,052 cadets. A two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District I selection, he earned First-Team Academic All-America accolades in 2011.

A standout on the field, he missed the entire 2010 season due to a potential career-ending back injury, but he returned as a team captain in 2011 to start at outside linebacker.

He finished the season with 59 tackles while leading the team in pass breakups, passes defended and fumble recoveries. Combined with his team leading 85 tackles in 2009, he concluded his career with 144 tackles.

Following his acceptance of the Campbell Trophy, Rodriguez became the 82nd recipient of the James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the Amateur Athletic Union to America’s top amateur athlete.

The son of Commanding General of the U.S. Army Forces Command David Rodriguez, he completed the West Point chain of command detail and was chosen to participate in the West Point Academic Development Program with the U.S. Army in Italy while still at West Point.

He currently serves a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.