Tyler Rogers

Tyler Rogers is a Canadian football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies.

For the baseball pitcher, see Tyler Rogers (baseball).
Tyler Rogers
Free agent
Born:1992/1993 (age 27–28)[1]
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)QB
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight218 lb (99 kg)
CollegeNew Mexico State
High schoolPeoria (AZ) Liberty
NFL draft2018 / Undrafted
HandRight
Career history
As player
2018Calgary Stampeders*
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Early years

Rogers was born in approximately 1995, the son of Douglas and Pamela Rogers. He attended Liberty High School in Peoria, Arizona. He passed for 5,903 yards and 76 touchdowns in his high school career.[2] He began his college football career playing for Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona, in 2013; he passed for 1,832 yards and 14 touchdowns in one season at Arizona Western.[2]

New Mexico State

Rogers joined the New Mexico State football team in 2014 as a junior college transfer.[3] He passed for 2,779 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2014, missed most of the 2015 season after suffering a broken thumb against New Mexico on October 3, and passed for 2,603 yards and 16 touchdowns as a redshirt junior in 2016.[4][5] He was granted a medical hardship waiver which granted him one additional year of eligibility.[6]

As a redshirt senior, he passed for 398 yards against Arizona State on August 31 and for 401 yards against New Mexico on September 9.[7] Through the first four weeks of the 2017 season, Rogers ranked third among all Division I FBS players with 1,413 passing yards.[8]

Professional career

On May 18, 2018, Rogers signed with the Calgary Stampeders.[9]

References
  1. https://calgaryherald.com/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders/end-of-long-journey-is-start-of-new-journey-for-stamps-backup-qb-option/wcm/eb16fcda-c084-4670-92af-e1a2b5ad17d5/
  2. "Tyler Rogers Bio". New Mexico State University. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  3. Ken Sickenger (August 24, 2014). "Aggies armed with fleet QB". Albuquerque Journal.
  4. "Tyler Rogers". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  5. Jason Groves (March 18, 2016). "Rogers makes return to field for Spring practice". Las Cruces Sun-News.
  6. "Now clear cut starter at QB, Tyler Rogers enters final season at New Mexico State". Las Cruces Sun-News. July 31, 2017.
  7. "Tyler Rogers". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  8. "FBS (I-A) Player Passing Statistics - 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  9. "Stamps add QB Tyler Rogers to training camp roster". www.cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
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