Amari Rodgers

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Not to be confused with Armani Rogers.
Amari Rodgers
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Rodgers with Clemson in 2019
Birmingham Stallions
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1999-09-23) September 23, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
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Career information
High school: Knoxville Catholic
(Knoxville, Tennessee)
College: Clemson (2017–2020)
NFL draft: 2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions: 20
Receiving yards: 249
Rushing yards: 18
Return yards: 626
Total touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Amari Jai Rodgers (born September 23, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Clemson and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Houston Texans.

Early years

Rodgers attended Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. As a senior, he caught 40 passes for 1,238 yards with 18 touchdowns. For his career, he had 3,498 receiving yards with 47 total touchdowns.[1] He was rated as a four star recruit and the 16th highest rated wide receiver recruit in the country by the 247Sports.com Composite, which aggregates the ratings of the major recruiting services.[2] Rodgers originally committed to University of Southern California, but flipped to Clemson when they gave him an offer late in the season.[3]

College career

As a freshman at Clemson in 2017, Rodgers had 19 receptions for 123 yards.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he caught 55 passes for 575 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.[5]

Rodgers missed the first game of his junior season in 2019 due to an ACL tear in spring practice.[6] He finished the season with 30 receptions, 426 yards, and 4 touchdowns.[7] After the season, Rodgers announced he was returning for his senior season rather than entering the 2020 NFL Draft.[8] As a senior, Rodgers caught 77 passes for 1,020 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 9 1/2 in 212 lb 30 3/8 in 9 1/2 in 4.52 s 1.65 s 2.62 s 4.31 s 7.07 s 33.0 in 10 ft 1 in 19 reps
All values from Pro Day[9][10]

Green Bay Packers

Rodgers was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round with the 85th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.[11] The Packers send their 92nd and 135th overall picks to the Tennessee Titans to move up and select Rodgers. He signed his four-year rookie contract on July 23, 2021,[12] worth $4.89 million, including a $923,000 signing bonus.[13] He saw his first NFL action on September 12, 2021, against the New Orleans Saints, recording one catch for 19 yards in the 38–3 loss.[14] He finished the 2021 season with 169 yards off punt returns and 199 yards off kickoff returns with his longest being 23 and 27 yards.[15][16]

During Rodgers' second season, he proved to be inconsistent, totaling five fumbled punt returns over ten games. However, he was otherwise more efficient by nearing his 2021 totals in just over half a season, returning 139 yards off punt returns and 122 off kickoffs through week 10. In a week 10 win over the Dallas Cowboys, Rodgers lost his seventh fumble during a punt return, and was benched afterwards, replaced by cornerback Keisean Nixon. Head coach Matt LaFleur announced they would no longer ask Rodgers to return punts, and he was released by the Packers two days after the game.[17][18] Meanwhile, in his stead, Nixon was named a First-Team All-Pro as a kick returner, having tallied the most return yards in the NFL despite not winning the job until Week 10.

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans claimed Rodgers off waivers on November 16, 2022.[19] On December 11, Rodgers scored his first career touchdown on a 28–yard reception from Jeff Driskel.[20] Rodgers finished the 2022 season with 16 receptions for 204 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[21]

On July 30, 2023, Rodgers was waived by the Houston Texans.[22]

Indianapolis Colts

On August 2, 2023, Rodgers signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[23] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[24][25] On October 3, Rodgers was signed to the active roster.[26] He was waived on October 20, 2023.[27]

Birmingham Stallions

On December 22, 2023, Rodgers signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).[28]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving Kick Returns Punt Returns Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2021 GB 16 1 4 45 11.2 19 0 11 199 18.1 27 0 20 166 8.3 23 0 2 0
2022 GB 10 0 4 50 12.5 22 0 6 122 20.3 34 0 20 139 7.0 20 0 5 2
HOU 6 1 12 154 12.8 37 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Total 32 2 20 249 12.5 37 1 17 321 18.9 34 0 40 305 7.6 23 0 8 2
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

Year Team Games Receiving Kick Returns Punt Returns Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2021 GB 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 66 22.0 26 0 2 11 5.5 6 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 66 22.0 26 0 2 11 5.5 6 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal life

Rodgers is the son of football coach Tee Martin.[29] He is close friends with former Packers teammate Randall Cobb, whom he met while Cobb was playing for Martin at the University of Kentucky.[30]

References

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