Carlos Rogers has been a solid addition to Washington’s secondary since joining the Redskins as a first-round draft pick in 2005. He has played in 50 career games with 41 starts and recorded 211 tackles (173 solo), six interceptions and three forced fumbles. The 2004 Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back, Rogers had seven interceptions at Auburn and finished with a school record in passes defended (40).
How Acquired: Selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft
Pro:
Appeared in 50 career games with 41 starts
Amassed 211 career tackles (173 solo), six interceptions, three forced fumbles and totaled 16 special teams tackles
2008 Season (WAS):
Played in all 16 regular season games for first time in his career, with 14 starts
Posted 53 tackles (45 solo), two interceptions, 77 interception return yards and one fumbe recovery
Returned from a right ACL injury suffered in 2007 to start Week 1 at New York Giants (9/4)
Logged three tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery against Arizona (9/21); made a diving interception of a QB Kurt Warner pass, returned it 42 yards to help set up the go-ahead touchdown
Posted a season-high and team-high nine tackles at Dallas (9/28) and had two passes defended on consecutive plays covering WR Terrell Owens
Intercepted 49ers QB Shaun Hill and returned the ball 35 yards to set up a field goal at San Francisco (12/28)
2007 Season (WAS):
Started seven regular season games before suffering a knee injury at New England (10/28); was placed on injured reserve (10/30)
Had 30 tackles (23 solo), one interception and eight passes defensed
Had first career interception return for a touchdown, when he picked off Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna and returned it a career-best 61 yards for a score
Recorded a career-high 12 tackles (eight solo) at Philadelphia (9/17)
2006 Season (WAS):
Started 15 games and was inactive at Indianapolis (10/22) with a thumb injury
Tallied a career-high 88 tackles (71 solo), one interception and 17 passes defensed
2005 Season WAS):
Appeared in 12 regular season games with five starts
Totaled 40 tackles (34 solo), two interceptions, four passes defensed and two forced fumbles
Made first career NFL start vs. Seattle (10/2), tying for second on the team with seven tackles (five solo) and one forced fumble
Inactive vs. San Francisco (10/23), vs. Dallas (12/18), vs. New York Giants (12/24) and at Philadelphia (1/1) with ankle and bicep injuries
Honored as an All-American first-team selection by the Football Writers Association, All-SEC first-team, semi-finalist for the Bednarik Award and finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation’s top defensive player
Winner of the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top defensive back
Started in all 13 games at defensive back and recorded 47 tackles (37 solo), two interceptions, half a sack and five tackles for loss as a senior
Played and started in 12-of-13 games (missing a game against Arkansas (10/11) after sustaining a hand injury against Tennessee (10/4) as a junior)
Totaled 29 tackles (17 solo), one interception, one fumble recovery and nine pass deflections
Appeared in all 13 games with nine starts and tallied 48 tackles (34 solo), four interceptions, and nine pass deflections as a sophomore
Played in all 12 games with nine starts and racked up 58 tackles (46 solo), one fumble recovery and 12 pass deflections as a freshman
Named to The Sporting News Freshman All-America second team and was named to the Freshman All-SEC team
Attended Hargrave Military Academy in 2000
Three-year starter who was named to SuperPrep Magazine All-American, PrepStar All-Region, Atlanta Journal Constitution "Georgia 75," Augusta Chronicle first team All-Area and All-Metro
Selected to the North-South All-Star Game and the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game
Also played basketball and averaged 14.2 points per game at point guard
Lettered in track running the 100 meters (10.7) and the 200 meters (21.0)
Majored in sociology at Auburn
Son of Linda and David Rogers, has a brother, Antrone
Participated in the Redskins Beach Blitz Powered by Dominion, a two-day fan-fest in Virginia Beach, Va.
