Zach Rogers

Zachary Knight Rogers[1] (born November 22, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Tennessee.

Zach Rogers
No. 9
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-11-22) November 22, 1990
Nashville, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school:Nashville (TN) Lipscomb Academy
College:Tennessee
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

He attended Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] He was selected to the Knoxville News-Sentinel's Top 20 Prospects in Tennessee list following his 2008 season in high school.[2] He was selected twice to the All-State by Tennessee Football Coaches and Tennessee Sports Writers associations. He was selected as the Region 5-3A Player of the Year.[1] He earned Middle Tennessee's National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award as senior in high school.[1] He was selected to the first-team All-Region in junior season while helping his David Lipscomb High school football team to the Class 3A state championship.[1] While at high school, he set school track and field records in six events.[1]

College career

In his Freshman season, he recorded 3 Receptions, 19 Receiving yards and no receiving touchdowns.[3] He was selected to the 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.[4] In his Sophomore season, 14 Receptions, 207 Receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[3] On July 19, 2010, he was named in the 2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive season.[5] He also was named to the 2010 Academic All-SEC team.[6] In his Junior season, 14 Receptions, 189 Receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[3] He was selected to the 2011 Academic All-SEC following his Junior season.[7] In his Senior season, A Career-High 32 Receptions, Career-High 491 Receiving yards and 7 Receiving touchdowns.[3]

Professional career

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.[8] He was released on August 31, 2013.[9]

References
  1. "Tennessee Volunteers Profile". utsports.com.
  2. "Revis No. 14, Fullam No. 18 On News-Sentinel Top 20 Prospect List". chattanoogan.com. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
  3. "Zach Rogers College Statistics". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  4. "2009 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll Announced". secdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  5. "UT Places 42 on SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll". utsports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  6. "Football Lands 20 on Academic All-SEC". utsports.com. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  7. "2011 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll". secdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  8. "Signed: Ivory, Peterman; Agreed: 15 UDFAs". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  9. Lange, Randy (August 31, 2013). "Jets Move 22, Get Down to 53-Man Active Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
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