Armani Rogers
Armani Rogers (born December 4, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback with the UNLV Rebals and Ohio Bobcats. Rogers signed with the Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Buffalo, New York | December 4, 1997
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Alexander Hamilton (Los Angeles, California) |
College: | |
Undrafted: | 2022 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
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Early years
The son of former NFL linebacker Sam Rogers, Armani was born on December 4, 1997, in Buffalo, New York.[1] He grew up in Los Angeles and attended Alexander Hamilton High School, where he passed for 1,433 yards and 18 touchdowns while rushing for 431 yards and six touchdowns as a senior.[2] Rogers was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at California over offers from UCLA, Washington, and Utah.[3] He decommitted during his senior year following changes to California's coaching staff and later signed to play at UNLV after considering Fresno State.[2]
College career
Rogers began his college career at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and redshirted as a freshman.[4] He started nine games for the Rebels during his redshirt freshman season and was named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year after completing 99 of 189 pass attempts for 1,471 yards and six touchdowns with five interceptions and setting a school record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 780 and also rushing for eight touchdowns.[5] Rogers suffered a foot injury in the fourth game of his redshirt sophomore year and missed the next six games before returning and finishing the season with 601 passing yards and 10 touchdowns and 565 rushing yards and eight touchdowns.[6] He passed for 393 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions and rushed 204 yards and two touchdowns in four games as a redshirt junior before again suffering an injury.[7]
Rogers transferred to Ohio University as a graduate student.[8][9] In 2020, he was used mostly in offensive package plays and threw for 48 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns.[10] Rogers used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Ohio for a second season. He started two games at quarterback and was also used in offensive packages throughout the season, finishing the season with 334 passing yards and 552 rushing yards and seven touchdowns.[11]
Professional career
Rogers transitioned to tight end prior to the 2022 East–West Shrine Bowl.[12][13] He signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022.[14]
References
- Brugler, Dane. "The Beast: 2022 NFL Draft Guide" (PDF). The Athletic. p. 93. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- "Three-star QB recruit to decide today between UNLV, Fresno State". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- "Football: Hamilton QB Armani Rogers commits to Cal". Los Angeles Times. February 23, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- "All eyes on Armani: How 'The Franchise' became UNLV football's best hope". Las Vegas Sun. September 2, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- "UNLV's Armani Rogers, Lexington Thomas honored by MW". Las Vegas Review-Journal. November 29, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- Lassan, Steven (May 9, 2019). "2019 Mountain West Quarterback Rankings". Athlon Sports. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- "Armani Rogers leaves UNLV, enters NCAA transfer portal". Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 6, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- "Former starting QB Armani Rogers transferring from UNLV". Las Vegas Sun. July 6, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- "UNLV QB Armani Rogers transfers to Ohio University". Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 14, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- Gleckler, Jack (May 27, 2021). "FOOTBALL: OHIO'S QUARTERBACK QUESTION". The Post. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- Pearson, Andrew (January 27, 2022). "4 former Mid-American Conference players to participate in 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl". HustleBelt.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- Baumgardner, Nick (April 13, 2022). "2022 NFL Draft: Mid-round names to know from Group of 5 leagues (and beyond)". The Athletic. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- "Former UNLV QB returns to LV for Shrine Game". Las Vegas Review-Journal. February 2, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- "Washington Commanders announce list of undrafted free agents". Commanders.com. May 2, 2022.