Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Robert Rochell was born April 26, 1998, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is a defensive back in the NFL.

Rochell was a member of the Central Arkansas Bears for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman year. He became a full-time starter as a redshirt sophomore. Rochell was named first-team All-Southland Conference after finishing his redshirt junior season with 44 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and a fumble recovery with five interceptions and 13 passes broken up. After the 2020 FCS season was moved to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Central Arkansas played an ad hoc schedule and Rochell started seven of the team's nine games. Rochell played in the 2021 Senior Bowl following the end of the fall season.

Rochell was selected in the fourth round with the 130th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.

On June 1, 2021, Rochell signed his four-year rookie contract with the Rams. He was placed on injured reserve on December 11. Without Rochell, the Rams won Super Bowl LVI against the Cincinnati Bengals.