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Jersey Number 16
Jayce Rogers
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Valdosta, Ga.
- High School:
- Valdosta HS
- Prev School:
- Northwest Mississippi CC
Bio
As a Senior (2022)
- Honorable Mention All-American Athletic Conference (Return Specialist)
- PFF Honorable Mention All-American Athletic Conference (Return Specialist)
- Dave Campbell's Texas Football Second-Team All-Texas
- Played 12 games including 11 starts (721 snaps)
- 40 tackles alongside team-leading three interceptions
- Three interceptions (tied for second in The American)
- 13th nationally in kickoff return average (25.7)
- Fourth in The American in kickoff return yardage (437)
- Only player nationally with kickoff return TD and punt return TD during 2022 season
- One of 29 players with a kickoff return TD
- 100-yard kickoff return touchdown at Memphis (Oct. 7)
- Touchdown vs. Memphis came on his first career kickoff return
- Recorded Houston’s eighth 100-yard kickoff return TD
- Added four pass breakups
- Sealed Independence Bowl win on interception with 14 seconds remaining
- 54-yard interception return touchdown at Texas Tech (Sept. 10)
- Five-plus tackles on four occasions
- 28-yard interception return at Navy (Oct. 22)
As a Junior (2021)
- Appeared in all 14 games at cornerback
- Made 10 starts
- 21 tackles and first career forced fumble and fumble recovery
- Two tackles with fumble recovery vs. Grambling (Sept. 18)
- Forced a fumble against East Carolina (Oct. 23)
- Season-high six tackles including one for loss vs. SMU (Oct. 30)
- Tackle for loss in American Championship vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 4)
As a Junior (2020)
- Appeared in seven games
- Made one start, coming at cornerback vs. UCF (Oct. 31)
- 12 tackles, including nine solo stops with one pass breakup
- Season-best four tackles vs. No. 14 BYU (Oct. 16)
- Three stops and a pass breakup in New Mexico Bowl vs. Hawai’i (Dec. 24)
- Two tackles vs. UCF (Oct. 31) and No. 6 Cincinnati (Nov. 7)
Prior to Houston
- Two-year starter at Northwest Mississippi CC
- Three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports
- No. 19 cornerback, No. 34 overall prospect in Georgia and No. 159 national prospect by 247Sports
- Helped Rangers to two berths in MACJC Championship
- All-MACJC First Team and All-Region XXIII Team as sophomore
- Started all 11 games as a sophomore
- 30 tackles, including two for loss, as a sophomore
- Eight pass breakups and two interceptions as a sophomore
- Career-high seven tackles in MACJC Championship
- Helped NWCC climb to as high as No. 2 and finish No. 6 in final NJCAA polls
- Started all 10 games as a freshman
- Second on team with eight passes defended and seven breakups
- 37 tackles, including 4.5 for loss
- Reliable force as a kick return specialist, returning 14 kicks for 383 yards
- Rangers’ lone kickoff return TD of season (83 yards at Mississippi Delta)
- Chose Houston over Coastal Carolina, Louisville, New Mexico and Western Kentucky, among others
High School
- Ranked as the No. 12 prospect in Georgia by Rivals
- Region 1-6A Special Teams Player of the Year
- Helped Valdosta to a 14-2 overall record
- 2016 Class 6A State Champion
- Helped program reach Geico Bowl vs. Chandler (Ariz.)
- Averaged 33 yards on 14 kickoff returns
- Averaged 13 yards on 30 punt returns with two touchdowns
- Joined Houston in January as a mid-year enrollee
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
