Omar Rogers

Position:
Defensve Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
203
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Burlington, N.J.
High School:
Burlington Township
Prev School:
Elon
Major:
MBA

Career Notes: Five-year letterman (2/East Carolina, 3/Elon) who played in 41 career games making 32 starts … Recorded 257 tackles (134 solo) … Booked at least one stop in 37 of 41 games (multiple 34 times) … Registered 10 or more tackles in a game nine times … Tallied 15.0 TFLs for minus 45 yards with four sacks … Credited with eight interceptions for 195 yards with eight additional pass breakups … Helped ECU to a 26-21 win over NC State in the 2024 Go Bowling Military Bowl … Forced a pair of fumbles and recovered three … Earned All-AAC Third Team accolades in 2024.

2024: Started 12 of 13 games earning second varsity letter in the program … Named Third-Team All-American Conference by the leagues head coaches … Logged 772 total snaps (692 defense, 80 special teams) … Led the team with 104 tackles (43 solo) becoming first Pirate with 100 or more in a season since 2014 … Registered three or more tackles in all 13 contests … Four games with double-digit tackles (10/App State, 11/Liberty, 13/North Texas, 14/Navy) … Named Third-Team All-AAC by Phil Steele Magazine … Credited with 5.5 TFLs (-10 yards) with one sack (-5 yards) at Tulsa … Lone fumble recovery came at Tulsa … Picked off one pass against UTSA returning it nine yards … Tallied two quarterback hurries (App State, NC State) and two pass breakups (App State, FAU) … Tallied one tackle on special teams … Received postseason bowl invite to Tropical Bowl … One of 22 players that received the Captain’s Award … Selected as gameday captain against Temple.

2023: Played in six games making two starts (Gardner-Webb, SMU) … Earned first letter with the program after logging 176 total snaps (97 defense, 79 special teams) … Recorded seven tackles (five solo) … Tallied 2.0 TFLs (minus nine yards) at Rice … Registered at least one tackle in four of six games (multiple once) … Credited with a fumble recovery (two yards) and three pass breakups … Booked a season-best four tackles (three solo) at Rice … Had pass breakups against Marshall, Gardner-Webb and SMU … Mid-year transfer from Elon who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2023.

Elon Career: Three-year letterman (2020-22) for the Phoenix … Appeared in 22 career games tallying 145 stops (85 solo) … Credited with 7.5 career TFLs (-26 yards) which included three sacks (-12 yards) … Picked off seven passes for 186 yards and registered 10 pass breakups … Forced three fumbles and recovered one.

2022 (Elon): Earned Second-Team All-CAA honors … Named Second-Team All-CAA by Phil Steele … CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 … Played in nine games, starting seven times … Ranked fourth on the team with 60 tackles (37 solo) … Also had 2.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss … Picked off a team-high three passes, along with two pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and two quarterback hurries … Booked 11 tackles in a game three times, doing so at Vanderbilt, at New Hampshire and vs. UAlbany … Credited with a sack and 2.0 tackles for loss in that win over UAlbany, adding a forced fumble … Intercepted two passes at Furman, tallying 72 yards in return yardage … Also returned an interception 24 yards against Delaware, picking up a quarterback hurry and a sack in that contest

2021 (Elon): Limited by injury but played in seven games, starting each of those contests … Finished the year with 46 tackles (26 solo), to go with 1.0 sack, a forced fumble and a team-best two interceptions … Picked off both passes in the season opener against Wofford, finishing with six tackles … Forced a fumble and had a sack against Villanova … Recorded a season-best nine tackles against William & Mary … Registered at least four stops in the seven games played.

2020-21 (Elon): Played in six games with four starts in the secondary … Ranked second on the team on tackles with 39 while leading the squad with two interceptions while recording 1.5 tackles for a loss with a pass breakup and a fumble recovery … Tallied a season-best 12 tackles versus Richmond on March 13 … Made 10 tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup at William & Mary on March 20 … Booked nine tackles with an interception at Gardner-Webb on Feb. 27 … Added another interception with seven tackles versus No. 1 James Madison on March 6.

2019 (Elon): Did not appear in any games during first year with the program.

High School: Four-year starter at defensive back for head coach Tom Madeira at Burlington Township High School … Finished with 100 tackles – 61 solo – to go with four sacks, four interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior and helped Burlington Township allow just 11.5 points per game as a senior … Earned All-State, All-County and All-Conference honors as a senior … Tabbed as the county and conference's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Also earned All-County honors as a junior and All-Conference accolades as a sophomore … Finished his career with 10 interceptions … Also played basketball and ran track.

Personal: Full name is Omar Jay Rogers … Son of Arlene and Johnie Rogers ... Earned undergraduate degree from Elon in fall of 2022 ... Earned MBA from East Carolina in December of 2024.