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Jersey Number 97
Everitt Rogers
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Killeen, Texas
- High School:
- Ellison HS
- Prev School:
- Tulsa
As a Senior (2024)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Appeared in three games
- 15 snaps played – all on defensive line
- Played opener vs. UNLV and final two contests
- Made return from injury vs. Baylor (Nov. 23)
- Eight snaps vs. Baylor on defensive line
- Five snaps in finale at #19/20 BYU (Nov. 30)
Prior to Houston
- Spent four seasons at Tulsa (2020-23)
- 32 career games played
- 1,297 defensive snaps across four seasons
- 64 tackles including 31 in 2023
- Played in 12 games and started final 10 games of season
- 3+ tackles in seven different games
- 0.5 tackles for loss in each of first three games
- Season best four tackles three times including Sept. 16 vs. Oklahoma
- Played in all 12 games in 2022
- Made 10 starts during 2022
- 23 tackles and one tackle for loss
- Season high five stops vs. USF
- Played eight games during 2021 season
- Missed final five games due to injury
- 10 tackles
- Played seven games as true freshman in 2020
- Finished with five tackles
- Earned playing time in season opener at #11 Oklahoma State
High School
- Prepped at Ellison
- Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter
- 268 tackles, 86 TFLs and 24 sacks throughout his career
- 80 tackles, 32 TFL and eight sacks as a senior
- 77 tackles, 31 TFL and six sacks as a junior
- First-Team 12-6A All-District honors as a senior
- Second-Team 12-6A All-District honors as a junior
- Lettered in track and powerlifting
Personal
- Nickname: Big E
- Hobbies: fishing, video games, making YouTube videos
- Previously played with Marquis Shoulders and Devan Williams at Tulsa. Also played with Zavian Tibbs at Ellison in 2019
- Dream job outside of football: defensive line coach at the D-1 or NFL level
- Something most people don’t know: can come off as quiet but talk a lot once you know him
- Hidden talent: is good at bowling
- Older brother, Emmitt, played football at Angelo State (2001)
- Father played football at Lubbock Christian (1980-83)
- His cousin is a professor for the University of Houston
- Chose UH because it was the best opportunity for him and it’s close to his family
- One word to describe himself on the field: anchor
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: pizza
- Biggest motivation for working hard: himself because he has fulfilled his childhood dreams
- Highlight of life thus far: winning the Myrtle Beach Bowl
- Best advice: N.O.W. No opportunity wasted
- Sports hero: Aaron Donald
- Most memorable athletic feat: earning Player of the Week honors in 2023
- Unique fact: left leg is shorter than his right leg
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
National Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
Postgame Press Conference (at Baylor)
Saturday, November 29
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Players)
Saturday, November 22
