Chandler Rogers (born October 23, 2001) is an

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. He previously played for the

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, the

Blinn Buccaneers Blinn College is a public junior college in Brenham, Texas, with additional campuses in Bryan, Schulenburg, Sealy, and Waller. Brenham is Blinn's original and main campus, with housing and athletics. History Blinn was founded in 1884 as Mi ...

, the

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (ULM Warhawks) are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM). ULM currently fields 15 varsity teams (six men's and nine women's) in 11 sports and competes at the ...

, the

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and

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Early life and high school

Rogers grew up in

Mansfield, Texas Mansfield is a suburban city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The city is located mostly in Tarrant County, with small parts in Ellis and Johnson counties. Its location is approximately 30 miles from Dalla ...

and attended

Lake Ridge High School Lake Ridge High School is a secondary school located in Mansfield, Texas, serving grades 9-12. It is one of seven Mansfield Independent School District high schools. Its mascot is the eagle. Enrollment statistics As of the 2015-2016 school ye ...

. In his high school career, Rogers completed 243 of his 390 pass attempts for 3,497 yards and 34 touchdowns, to 17 interceptions. Rogers would also rush for 2,464 yards and 29 touchdowns. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Southern Miss over offers from Air Force, Seton Hill, Southern and Texas Southern.

College career

Southern Miss

Rogers was redshirted during his true freshman season in 2019, but made two brief appearances against

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and

UTEP The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1913 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, it is the third oldest academic component of the University of Texas Syste ...

where he ran two times for six yards along with a nine yard gain.

Blinn

During the 2020 season at Blinn, Rogers played in five games and started four at quarterback. He finished the season with completing 56 out of 116 passing attempts for 750 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions.

Louisiana–Monroe

During the 2021 season, Rogers appeared in 12 games and started six of them after lead quarterback, Rhett Rodriguez, suffered a chest injury during their Week 3 game against Troy. Along with Rodriguez, Rogers earned the Outstanding Quarterback Award and was also named a Manning Award Quarterback of the Week. He finished the season with completing 112 out of 179 passing attempts for 1,311 yards, nine touchdowns and three interceptions, 476 offensive snaps and 1,678 total offense yards with 10 touchdowns. During the 2022 season, he played in and started all 12 games after outdueling Jiya Wright during the preseason camp for the starting quarterback. He finished the season with completing 216 out of 320 passing attempts for 2,403 yards, 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions. On November 29, 2022, Rogers announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. On January 10, 2023, he announced that he would be transferring to

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North Texas

During the 2023 season, Rogers was named the starting quarterback after making his first start at North Texas during the Week 3 game against

Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – Hig ...

. He entered the transfer portal for a second time on December 5, 2023.

California

On December 11, 2023, Rogers announced he would be transferring to

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. On January 6, 2025, Rogers announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the third time.

College statistics

Professional career

References

External links

Southern Miss Golden Eagles bioBlinn Bucaneers bioLouisiana–Monroe Warhawks bioNorth Texas Mean Green bioCalifornia Golden Bears bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Chandler 2001 births Living people Players of American football from Mansfield, Texas American football quarterbacks Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players Blinn Buccaneers football players Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football players North Texas Mean Green football players California Golden Bears football players