Tyler_Rogers_(gridiron_football)

Tyler Rogers (gridiron football)

Tyler Rogers (gridiron football)

American-born Canadian football quarterback

Tyler Rogers is an American former gridiron football quarterback. He played college football at the New Mexico State University from 2014 to 2017.

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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.[1] 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.[1]

New Mexico State

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

As a redshirt senior in 2017, Rogers passed for 4,016 yards, which ranked eighth among all NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players.[6][7] He concluded his collegiate career as one of the top offensive players in program history, ranking second (behind Chase Holbrook) with 10,372 passing yards, 10,965 yards of total offense, 83 combined passing and rushing touchdowns, and 69 passing touchdowns.[8]

Professional career

On May 18, 2018, Rogers signed with the Calgary Stampeders.[9][10]

References

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    "Tyler Rogers Bio". New Mexico State University. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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    Ken Sickenger (August 24, 2014). "Aggies armed with fleet QB". Albuquerque Journal.
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    "Tyler Rogers". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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    Jason Groves (March 18, 2016). "Rogers makes return to field for Spring practice". Las Cruces Sun-News.
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    "Now clear cut starter at QB, Tyler Rogers enters final season at New Mexico State". Las Cruces Sun-News. July 31, 2017.
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    "Tyler Rogers". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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    "2017 College Football Leaders". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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    "New Mexico State Football" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2018. pp. 84, 87.
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    Austin, Daniel (May 18, 2018). "End of long journey is start of new journey for Stamps backup QB option". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  10. [10]
    "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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