Chris Rumph II

Chris Rumph II (born October 19, 1998) is an American professional football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Early life Rumph moved often during his early life due his father's career as a football coach. He moved to Gainesville, Florida and transferred to Buchholz High School before his sophomore year. As a senior, he was named first-team All-State and the Big School Player of the Year by The Gainesville Sun after recording 105 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, two blocked punts, one interception and two fumble recoveries. Rumph committed to play college football at Duke over offers from UCF, Vanderbilt, and Appalachian State.

College career Rumph redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, he recorded 25 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one fumble recovery, and one pass broken up and was named a freshman All-American by USA Today. Rumph posted 47 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, three pass breakups, 11 quarterback hurries and one forced fumble and was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and First-team All-America by Pro Football Focus and Second-team All-America by Sports Illustrated.

Professional career

Los Angeles Chargers Rumph was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round, 118th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. On May 18, 2021, Rumph signed his four-year rookie contract with the Chargers.

On November 15, 2023, Rumph was placed on injured reserve with a fractured foot.

On August 27, 2024, Rumph was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

New Orleans Saints On April 28, 2025, Rumph signed with the New Orleans Saints on a one-year contract.

On March 19, 2026, Rumph re-signed with the Saints on a one-year, $2 million contract.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2021 LAC 16 0 19 8 11 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 LAC 15 0 15 7 8 2.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2023 LAC 6 0 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2025 NO 17 0 47 24 23 2.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Career 54 0 86 43 43 5.0 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2022 LAC 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life Rumph's father, Chris Rumph, played linebacker at South Carolina and has coached at the collegiate and professional levels and is currently the defensive line coach for Clemson.