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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1990-02-06)February 6, 1990 (age 35) Richmond, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Lamar Consolidated(Rosenberg, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Oregon State (2008–2010) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: 5th round, 145th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Jacquizz "Quizz"Rodgers (born February 6, 1990) is an American former professionalfootball player who was arunning back in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theOregon State Beavers, and was selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the2011 NFL draft.
Rodgers attendedLamar Consolidated High School, where he played for the Mustangsfootball team.[1] He broke out during hissophomore season with 2,278 rushing yards and 34touchdowns averaging 9.4 yards per carry.[2] In hisjunior season, he improved with 2,592 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns. As asenior, Rodgers led the Mustangs to the 2007 4A Division 1 State Football Championship.[3] In the state championship, he rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries, blocked anextra point, recovered afumble, and had sixtackles on defense as the Mustangs won the state title over aRobert Griffin III-ledCopperas Cove, 20–14.[4] He finished his senior season with 2,890 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns, as well as 556 yards receiving and five touchdowns. His postseason honors following his senior season included being named the inaugural recipient of theMr. Texas Football award, the 4A Region III Offensive Player of the Year, first-team all-conference running back and defensive back, second-team all-conference receiver, second-team all-state defensive back, and fourth team all-state running back.[5][6] He was also named the Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Year in Class 4A.[7]
In his high school career, Rodgers amassed 8,246 rushing yards. He set the Texas state record for total touchdowns with 135 touchdowns in four years as a varsity player.[8][9] His high school career is chronicled in Dr. Brent Melloy's bookUNHERALDED: How Jacquizz Rodgers led the 2007 Lamar Consolidated Mustangs to an improbable Texas State Championship.
Rodgers, who received offers fromGeorgia,Florida,Alabama,Vanderbilt,Oregon,USC,Houston,Baylor, andTennessee decided to join his older brotherJames and enroll atOregon State.[10] Rodgers started out the season second on the depth chart but quickly took over as the starter. Most notably, his best game in his young college football career came in an upset of the then #1 ranked team in the country, theUSC Trojans, when he had 36 carries for 186 yards and two touchdowns.[11]
Rodgers broke thePac-10 freshman rushing record during Oregon State's 34–6 victory overUCLA on November 8, 2008.[12] At the end of the season, he was unable to play in theCivil War againstOregon due to injury and was beaten out byCalifornia'sJahvid Best as the 2008 Pac-10 Rushing Leader. He also missed the2008 Sun Bowl. Rodgers finished the season with 1,253 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns. He was named the 2008Pac-10Offensive Player of the Year.[13]
In2009, Rodgers scored 23 total touchdowns, including one passing and one receiving. He finished the season with over 1,400 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving.[14] After a 38–28 victory overStanford, he recorded 271 total yards and four touchdowns, he was namedRivals.com Player of the Week andPac-10 Offensive Player of the Week.[15][16] In the2009 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, he was thrown a backwards lateral, which resulted in the first fumble of his collegiate career. The Beavers lost that game toBYU.[17]
On September 18, 2010, Rodgers finished with 132 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 22 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown against Louisville.[18] On October 2, against Arizona State, he had 145 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[19] On October 16, against Washington, he had 140 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[20] On October 30, against California, he had 116 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[21] In the 2010 season, he finished with 1,184 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns, 44 receptions, 287 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.[22][23]
| Year | Team | Att. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Rec. | Yds. | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Oregon St. | 259 | 1,253 | 4.8 | 11 | 29 | 247 | 1 |
| 2009 | Oregon St. | 273 | 1,440 | 5.3 | 21 | 78 | 522 | 1 |
| 2010 | Oregon St. | 256 | 1,184 | 4.6 | 14 | 44 | 287 | 3 |
| Career | 788 | 3,877 | 4.9 | 46 | 151 | 1,056 | 5 | |
On January 10, 2011, Rodgers announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and enter theNFL draft.[24] He was originally listed as the number five running back prospect entering the draft byNFL Network's draft specialist,Mike Mayock.
| 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 ft5+7⁄8 in (1.67 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.52 s | 1.58 s | 2.61 s | 4.26 s | 7.31 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[25][26] | ||||||||||||
Rodgers was selected in the fifth round (145th overall) in the2011 NFL draft by theAtlanta Falcons.[27] He was signed by the Falcons on July 28, 2011.[28] He scored his firsttouchdown on areception in2011 against theirNFC South rivalCarolina Panthers.[29] In Week 17, Rodgers scored his first career rushing touchdown against divisional rivalTampa Bay.[30] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 205 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 21 receptions, 188 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.[31] The Falcons made the playoffs with a 10–6 record.[32] In the wild-card round against the New York Giants, he had four receptions for 18 yards in the 24–2 loss.[33]
Rodgers started off the 2012 season with 22 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, and 104 kick return yards against the Kansas City Chiefs.[34] Overall, he finished the 2012 season with 362 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 53 receptions, 402 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.[35] The Falcons finished with a 13–3 record and made the playoffs.[36] In theDivisional Round against the Seattle Seahawks, he had 64 rushing yards, eight receiving yards, and 105 kick return yards in the 30–28 victory.[37] In theNFC Championship against the San Francisco 49ers, he had 32 rushing yards in the 28–24 loss.[38]
On October 7, 2013, Rodgers had 43 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against the New York Jets.[39] In the2013 season, he had a career-high 96 rushing attempts for 332 yards as well as total touchdowns with four (two rushing and two receiving).[40][41]
In the 2014 season opener against the New Orleans Saints, Rodgers had 34 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[42] Overall, in the 2014 season, he finished with 217 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 29 receptions, 173 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.[43]
On March 31, 2015, theChicago Bears signed Rodgers to a one-year contract.[44] On October 12, 2015, Rodgers was placed oninjured reserve after breaking hisarm in the Bears' 18–17 victory over theKansas City Chiefs.[45] In the 2015 season, he finished with 41 rushing yards on 14 carries.[46]
On March 9, 2016, Rodgers re-signed with the Bears on a one-year contract.[47] He was released by the Bears on September 3, 2016.[48]
On September 13, 2016, Rodgers signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[49] On October 10, Rodgers had a career-high 30 carries for 101 yards onMonday Night Football helping the Buccaneers defeat the defendingNFC ChampionCarolina Panthers, 17–14.[50] Two weeks later, he rushed 26 times for a career-high 154 yards in a victory over theSan Francisco 49ers.[51] In Week 16, against theNew Orleans Saints, he was named starter afterDoug Martin was made a healthy scratch,[52] rushing 15 times for 63 yards and a touchdown.[53] Rodgers finished the 2016 season with a career-high 129 carries for 560 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games played.[54]
On March 9, 2017, Rodgers signed a two-year contract extension with the Buccaneers.[55] On September 17, against theChicago Bears, he had 67 rushing yards and a touchdown in the 29–7 victory.[56] Overall, he finished the 2017 season with 244 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, and nine receptions for 74 yards.[57]
In the 2018 season, Rodgers finished with 33 carries for 106 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, and 38 receptions for 304 receiving yards.[58]
Rodgers signed with theNew Orleans Saints on August 3, 2019.[59] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[60]
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2011 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 57 | 205 | 3.6 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 188 | 9.0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 94 | 362 | 3.9 | 43 | 1 | 53 | 402 | 7.6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ATL | 15 | 4 | 96 | 332 | 3.5 | 19 | 2 | 52 | 341 | 6.6 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | ATL | 16 | 1 | 58 | 217 | 3.7 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 173 | 6.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | CHI | 5 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | TB | 10 | 5 | 129 | 560 | 4.3 | 45 | 2 | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | TB | 16 | 4 | 64 | 244 | 3.8 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | TB | 16 | 0 | 33 | 106 | 3.2 | 20 | 1 | 38 | 304 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 110 | 14 | 545 | 2,067 | 3.8 | 45 | 9 | 216 | 1,590 | 7.4 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Rodgers is the nephew of former All-Pro safetyMichael Lewis.[61] His older brother,James Rodgers, was awide receiver for theAtlanta Falcons and theMontreal Alouettes of theCanadian Football League (CFL).[62]
