Armani Rogers

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Armani Rogers
Armani Rogers Commanders-Eagles SEPT2022.jpg
Rogers with the Washington Commanders in 2022
No. 88 – Atlanta Falcons
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-04) December 4, 1997 (age 26)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Hamilton (Los Angeles, California)
College:
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice Squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:64
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Armani Lee Rogers (born December 4, 1997) is an American professional football tight end for the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football as a quarterback for the UNLV Rebels and Ohio Bobcats and holds the record for longest run by an NCAA quarterback at 99 yards. Rogers transitioned to tight end after his college career and signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

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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, Armani has four brothers and one sister 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

UNLV Rebels

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]

Ohio Bobcats

Rogers transferred to Ohio 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, including a 99-yard rushing touchdown against the Buffalo Bulls, which set an NCAA record for a quarterback. [11] [12]

College statistics

YearSchoolGamesPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2017 UNLV 109918952.41,47165122.91467805.38
2018 65211744.4601104109.0935656.18
2019 4417951.93932394.4502044.12
2020 Ohio 35955.64810137.0191146.02
2021 12294959.235001115.1925526.07
Career 3522644351.02,8631913113.640022155.527

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		226 lb
(103 kg)		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)
All values from Pro Day [13]

Rogers transitioned to tight end prior to playing in the 2022 East–West Shrine Bowl. [14] [15]

Washington Commanders

Rogers signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022. [16] On November 19, the Commanders placed Rogers on injured reserve. [17] On January 7, 2023, he was activated from injured reserve. [18]

On May 24, 2023, Rogers tore his Achilles tendon during a non-contact practice session. [19] He was placed on injured reserve on July 25, 2023. [20]

Rogers was released on August 6, 2024. [21]

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 7, 2024, Rogers was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles. [22] He was waived on August 27. [23]

Atlanta Falcons

On October 7, 2024, Rogers signed with the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. [24]

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  18. ↑ Selby, Zach (January 7, 2023). "Commanders place Jamin Davis on IR, activate Armani Rogers and downgrade Kam Curl to OUT". Commanders.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
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