James Rodgers (gridiron football)

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James Rodgers
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Rodgers with the Atlanta Falcons
New Jersey Generals
Position:Wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born: (1988-12-20) December 20, 1988 (age 35)
Richmond, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Lamar Consolidated (Rosenberg, Texas)
College:Oregon State
Undrafted:2012
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
CFL status:International
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:7
Receiving yards:88
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

James Rodgers Jr. (born December 20, 1988) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, earning second-team All-American honors in 2009. Rodgers signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, earning second-team All-American honors in 2009. He has also played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a coach, he served as the outside linebackers coach for the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football in 2019.

High school career[edit]

Rodgers attended Lamar Consolidated High School in Richmond, Texas, where he played wide receiver and free safety. He was the 2005 and 2006 District MVP and First-team All-State. He was also a star basketball and track athlete.[1][2]

College career[edit]

Rodgers in a game vs. Louisville in 2010.

Rodgers attended Oregon State University where he majored in speech communication and minored in ethnic studies.

As a freshman in 2007, Rodgers appeared in 13 games, recording 50 rushes for 586 yards, and three touchdowns. He also recorded 19 receptions for 208 yards and one touchdown. He also returned five kickoffs for 122 yards.[3] In 2008, as a sophomore, he appeared in start 12 games. He recorded 46 carries for 408 yards, and five touchdowns. He also recorded 51 receptions for 607 yards, and four touchdowns. He also recorded 33 kickoff returns for 818 yards, and one touchdown.[4] He was named the First-team All-conference as a kick returner.[5] As a junior in 2009, he started 13 games. He recorded 58 carries for 346 yards and one touchdown. He also recorded 91 receptions for 1,034 yards and nine touchdowns. He also recorded 36 kick returns for 840 yards as well as 13 punt returns for 151 yards.[6] In 2010 as a senior, he started four games. He recorded eight carries for 38 yards. He also recorded 16 receptions for 215 yards, and two touchdowns. He also recorded 12 kickoff returns for 344 yards as well as six punt returns for 110 yards, and one touchdown.[7] On October 9, 2010, he suffered a knee injury that ended his season, allowing him to receive a medical redshirt. He returned in 2011, as a redshirt senior and started nine games. He recorded 11 carries for 75 yards. He also recorded 45 receptions for 514 yards and three touchdowns.[8]

In his career at Oregon State, Rodgers set the Oregon State career record with 6,377 all-purpose yards. He was also the first player in school history to record 1,000 yards rushing and 2,000 yards receiving for his career. He also finished his career second on the school's list for career kick return yardage (2,124). He finished third in school history with 19 touchdown receptions. He finished sixth all-time in school history in punt return average (13.7). Recorded 41 consecutive games with a pass reception. He finished fourth in school history in career receiving yards (2,582). He also finished second on the school's all-time career receptions list (222).[1]

College statistics[edit]

Source:[9]

Receiving Rushing Scrimmage Kick return Punt return
Year GP Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD 100+ Yd/G Ret Yds Avg TD Ret Yds Avg TD
2007 13 19 208 10.9 1 50 586 11.7 3 1 61.1 5 122 24.4 0
2008 12 51 607 11.9 4 46 408 8.9 5 3 84.6 33 818 24.8 1
2009 13 91 1034 11.4 9 58 303 5.2 1 7 102.8 36 840 23.3 0 13 151 11.6 0
2010 4 16 215 13.4 2 8 38 4.8 0 1 63.3 12 344 28.7 0 6 110 18.3 1
2011 9 45 514 11.4 3 11 75 6.8 0 0 65.4
Total 222 2,578 11.6 19 193 1,410 8.9 9 12 78.2 86 2,124 24.7 1 19 261 13.7 1

Track and field[edit]

Rodgers was also a track star at Oregon State. He competed in the 100 meters and the 200 meters, posting personal bests of 10.33 seconds and 22.05 seconds.

Personal bests[edit]

Event Time (seconds) Venue Date
100 meters 10.45 Houston, Texas May 2, 2009
200 meters 22.00 Houston, Texas May 16, 2009

Professional career[edit]

2012 NFL Combine[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 6 in
(1.68 m) 		184 lb
(83 kg) 		29+5⁄8 in
(0.75 m) 		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.67 s 1.66 s 2.73 s 4.23 s 6.93 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		 19 reps
All values from NFL Combine, except 3-cone drill (Oregon State Pro day).[10][11]

Atlanta Falcons[edit]

After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft, Rodgers signed with the Atlanta Falcons on April 30, 2012.[12] He was released August 31, 2012. On September 12, he was signed to the Falcons' practice squad, where he spent the entire season.[13] Before the start of the 2013 season, Rodgers was waived again, but he was re-signed to the practice squad.[14]

Montreal Alouettes[edit]

Rodgers was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster on August 6, 2014.[15] In 2014, he appeared in 10 games. He recorded seven receptions for 88 yards and one touchdown.[16] He recorded 12 carries for 60 yards and one touchdown.[17] He also recorded 11 kickoff returns for 206 yards, as well as 58 punt returns for 467 yards, and one touchdown.[18]

Coaching career[edit]

Nebraska[edit]

In August 2016, Rodgers joined the University of Nebraska athletic department as a graduate manager and player personnel intern.[19]

San Antonio Commanders (AAF)[edit]

In 2018, he became the running backs coach for his former college coach, Mike Riley, and the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. Shortly after being hired, he was switched to be the outside linebackers coach.[20]

New Jersey Generals (USFL)[edit]

In March of 2022, Rodgers reunited with Riley when he joined his staff as the wide receivers coach for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL.[21]

Personal[edit]

Rodgers is the son of Tasha Williams and James Rodgers, Sr.[2][22] He is also the nephew of retired safety Michael Lewis.[2] He also has three siblings, including Jacquizz Rodgers, a former NFL running back, who he was also teammates with during his tenure at Oregon State.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Player Bio: James Rodgers". Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "James Rodgers 2009 Football bio". OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rave Report - 2007 Season Stats" (PDF). OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Rave Report - 2008 Season Stats" (PDF). OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Pac-10 Announces All-Conference Football Awards". Pac-10.org. December 8, 2008. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  6. ^ "Rave Report - 2009 Season Stats" (PDF). OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Rave Report - 2010 Season Stats" (PDF). OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "Rave Report - 2011 Season Stats" (PDF). OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  9. ^ "James Rodgers Career Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  10. ^ "James Rodgers, DS #67 WR, Oregon State". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "James Rodgers NFL Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  12. ^ Smith, Michael (April 30, 2012). "Falcons' undrafted free agents include James Rodgers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  13. ^ Adams, Jay (September 12, 2012). "WR Jamer Rodgers Added to Practice Squad". Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  14. ^ Smith, Michael (September 1, 2013). "Jacquizz Rodgers' brother returns to Falcons' practice squad". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  15. ^ "ALOUETTES ADD RECEIVER JAMES RODGERS TO PRACTICE ROSTER". montrealalouettes.com. August 6, 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  16. ^ "2014 Montreal Alouettes receiving stats". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  17. ^ "2014 Montreal Alouettes rushing stats". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  18. ^ "2014 Montreal Alouettes punt & kickoff return stats". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  19. ^ "James Rodgers Bio". Huskers.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  20. ^ "San Antonio Commanders Add to Coaching Staff". Alliance of American Football. December 11, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  21. ^ Samuels, Doug (17 March 2022). "The Scoop - Thursday March 17, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  22. ^ "New Audio...from prison...James Rodgers Sr. speaks". OregonLive.com. December 21, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

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