Rocky Lombardi

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Rocky Lombardi
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Lombardi with Northern Illinois in 2021
No. 4 – Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 25) [1]
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school: Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa)
College: Michigan State (2017–2020)
Northern Illinois (2021–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards

Rocky Lombardi (born July 30, 1998) [1] is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State and Northern Illinois.

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Early life and high school

Lombardi grew up in Clive, Iowa and attended Valley High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Michigan State over offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Illinois, Virginia and Western Michigan. [3]

College career

Michigan State

Lombardi was redshirted during his true freshman year in 2017 and was named the Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Iowa. During the 2018 season, he played in eight games (seven playing as a quarterback and one as a punter) and started three of them at quarterback. [4] He finished the season with completing 68 out of 154 passing attempts for 738 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. [5] During the 2019 season, he played in eight games while in limited action and finished the season with playing 51 snaps, completing 7 out of 21 passing attempts for 74 yards and two interceptions. [6] During the 2020 season, he played in and started six games finishing the season with completing 84 out of 157 passing attempts for a career-high 1,090 yards, eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. [7] He was named to the Manning Award Stars of the Week, the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award's Great 8 List and the Manning Award National Quarterback of the Week after his performance against Michigan. [8] [9]

On December 18, 2020, Lombardi announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [10] On December 27, 2020, he announced that he would be transferring to Northern Illinois. [11]

Northern Illinois

During the 2021 season, Lombardi played in and started 13 games and finished the season with completing 200 out of 343 passing attempts for 2,597 yards with 15 touchdown passes and eight interceptions. [12] He was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks with the first being after his performance during the Week 4 game against Maine where he ran for a season-high 119 yards on 10 carries with three rushing scores. [13] [14] He was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in the season after his performance during the Week 8 game against Central Michigan where he completed 17 out of 27 passing attempts for 348 yards with three touchdowns earning a win for the Huskies. [15]

During the 2022 season, he played in four games because of an injury he suffered through after the Week 3 game against Vanderbilt. [16] He finished the season with completing 50 out of 75 passing attempts for 645 yards and five touchdowns. [17] Prior to the season, he was named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watchlist. [18]

Lombardi returned for the 2023 season after receiving a medical redshirt. Prior to the season, he was named to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist. [19]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)		223 lb
(101 kg)		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.70 s1.57 s2.69 s4.47 s7.25 s35.0 in
(0.89 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
All values from Pro Day [20] [21]

Lombardi signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals on April 27, 2024. [22] [23]

Personal life

Lombardi is the son of football coach Tony Lombardi and is the grandson of the late Bob Lombardi. [24] His younger brother Beau also plays college football for the Army Black Knights. [25]

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  2. ↑ @NIUAthletics (December 23, 2023). "RECAP: Offense, defense and special teams combine as NIU earns Camellia Bowl win, 21-19, over Arkansas State. Rocky Lombardi named Bart Starr MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2023– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Rocky Lombardi, Valley, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Morgan, Blake (October 27, 2018). "Michigan State QB Rocky Lombardi receives first career start against Purdue". Lansing State Journal . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rocky Lombardi 2018 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rocky Lombardi 2019 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rocky Lombardi 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ Brewster, Andrew (November 5, 2020). "Michigan State QB Rocky Lombardi named Manning Award Quarterback of the Week". Spartans Wire. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rocky Lombardi Earns Pair Of National Awards". Michigan State Spartans . February 11, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ Moberg, McClain (December 18, 2020). "Michigan State QB Rocky Lombardi Enters Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (December 27, 2020). "QB Rocky Lombardi transfers to Northern Illinois". ESPN . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Rocky Lombardi 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  13. ↑ "MAC Announces Week 4 Football Players of the Week". Mid-American Conference . September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ Leber, Scott (September 27, 2021). "NIU quarterback Lombardi named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week". My Stateline. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Lombardi, Woodill Pick Up MAC Player of the Week Honors". Northern Illinois Huskies . October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Northern Illinois QB Rocky Lombardi suffers undisclosed injury". On3.com. September 18, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Rocky Lombardi 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Rocky Lombardi Named To Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watchlist". Northern Illinois Huskies . August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  19. ↑ "NIU's Rocky Lombardi Named to Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List". Northern Illinois Huskies . August 23, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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  21. ↑ "2023 Huskie Seniors Work Out for NFL Scouts at NIU Pro Day". NIUHuskies.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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  23. ↑ "Bengals Sign 14 College Free Agents". Bengals.com. May 10, 2024.
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  25. ↑ "Beau Lombardi". Army Black Knights .
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