Defensive line, Auburn (from Kentucky), 2020–23
Justin Rogers
Lettered 2020–22 at Kentucky (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 52
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 346 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI
- Born
- Sep 12, 2001
Justin Rogers played defensive line at Kentucky (2020–22) and Auburn (2023). The Dallas Cowboys took Rogers in round 7, No. 244 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 2022Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kentucky | 52 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Kentucky | 52 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Kentucky | 52 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Auburn | 52 | DL | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′3″ | 346 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Auburn 9 games, 17 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at California | W 14–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Samford | W 45–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Texas A&M | L 10–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Georgia | L 20–27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at LSU | L 18–48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Ole Miss | L 21–28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Vanderbilt | W 31–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Alabama | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Maryland | L 13–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Kentucky 10 games, 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 37–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Florida | W 26–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Youngstown State | W 31–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 31–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Mississippi State | W 27–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Tennessee | L 6–44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Missouri | W 21–17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 21–24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Georgia | L 6–16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Louisville | W 26–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Kentucky 8 games, 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. UL Monroe | W 45–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Florida | W 20–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.LSU | W 42–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atGeorgia | L 13–30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atMississippi State | L 17–31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atVanderbilt | W 34–17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. New Mexico State | W 56–16 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atLouisville | W 52–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Kentucky 5 games, 9 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs.Mississippi State | W 24–2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Georgia | L 3–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atAlabama | L 3–63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atFlorida | L 10–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ | |
| Weight | 330 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 79″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.55 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.86 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 24½″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′3″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 8.17 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.87 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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