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DRAFTED BY SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (5-19)
AT TECH: Versatile player who lacks size but has excellent speed, vision and cutback ability . . . Particularly dangerous in the open field with his ability to make defenders miss . . . The only player in Georgia Tech history to accumulate at least 500 yards rushing, 500 yards receiving and 500 return yards . . . Ranks fifth in Tech history with 3,693 all-purpose yards, including 1,287 yards rushing, 657 yards receiving, 1,264 kickoff return yards, and 485 punt return yards . . . Stands 19th on Tech’s career rushing list . . . Career average of 5.9 yards per rushing attempt . . . Ranks third in Tech history in career kickoff returns and kickoff return yardage . . . Career punt return average of 15.2 is the fourth best mark in school history and the best among players with at least 20 returns.
1998: Named Tech’s Most Valuable Player for 1998 . . . The Jackets’ most versatile offensive player who lines up at tailback or slot receiver and is a dangerous punt returner . . . Second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a specialist . . . Tech’s second-leading receiver with 21 catches for 233 yards and third-leading rusher with 439 yards on just 47 attempts . . . Averaged 9.3 yards per rushing attempt . . . Second to Dez White in all-purpose yards (119.3 per game) . . . Led the ACC and ranked sixth in the nation in punt returns with a 14.2-yard average and two touchdowns . . . Returned more punts (30) than any other player in the ACC.
Totalled 172 all-purpose yards in Tech’s Gator Bowl win over Notre Dame . . . Tech’s leading rusher in the game with 82 yards on 13 carries, along with four catches for 52 yards and three punt returns for 33 yards . . . Caught two crucial third down passes on Tech’s winning drive . . . Made key plays on Tech’s game-winning drives against Clemson and Georgia . . . Against the Tigers had a 28-yard reception down to the Clemson 19-yard line on third-and-10 . . . Set up the game-winning field goal against Georgia with a 13-yard reception down the UGA 19 on third-and-11 . . . Scored three touchdowns in Tech’s 63-35 win over Wake Forest on a 64-yard punt return and runs of 23 and four yards, totalling 155 all-purpose yards in the game.
Tied the Tech school record with two punt returns for touchdowns this season . . . Returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown in Tech’s comeback win over sixth-ranked Virginia . . . Added a 63-yard touchdown return against Wake Forest to tie Jimmy Brown, who had two touchdown returns in 1966 . . . Had another touchdown nullified by a penalty against Georgia . . . Also had a 69-yard return down to the two-yard line against New Mexico State . . . Missed the Maryland game with a shoulder injury suffered against Florida State.
1997: Third on the team in rushing and fourth in receiving . . . Gained 297 yards rushing on just 58 attempts . . . Led the team with average of 5.1 yards per carry . . . Caught 20 passes for 184 yards (9.2-yard average) . . . Second on the team in all-purpose yards, averaging 88.7 per game . . . Averaged 21.1 yards on 15 kickoff returns . . . Opened the season with an outstanding effort at Notre Dame as he gained 181 all-purpose yards . . . Rushed for 97 yards on 21 carries, caught four passes for 39 yards and returned two kickoffs for 45 yards . . . Hampered by a mid-season ankle sprain that kept him out of two games (Boston College and NC State) . . . Returned to form in the latter part of the season, totalling 271 all-purpose yards in the last two games . . . Started at tailback against Georgia and gained 138 yards: 46 yards rushing on seven carries, 47 yards receiving on four catches and 45 yards on two kickoff returns . . . Had 133 yards the previous week against Maryland, including 66 yards rushing on eight attempts and four receptions for 42 yards . . . Turned in a strong effort in the Carquest Bowl with 180 all-purpose yards against West Virginia . . . Rushed for 75 yards on just six carries against the Mountaineers and also caught three passes for 45 yards while returning three kickoffs for 60 yards . . . Scored Tech’s only touchdown against North Carolina on a four-yard reception. . . . Longest kickoff return of the season was a 44-yarder against Virginia.
1996: Tech’s second-leading rusher and third-leading receiver . . . Rushed for 551 yards on 115 carries . . . Led the team with an average of 4.8 yards per carry . . . Caught 17 passes for 240 yards, an average of 14.1 yards per catch . . . Scored two touchdowns rushing and one receiving . . . Tech’s kickoff return specialist who averaged 24.1 yards on 26 returns . . . Ranked second in the ACC and 28th in the nation in kickoff returns . . . Season totals ranked third in Tech history in kickoff return yards (626) and sixth in number of returns (26), while his 24.1 average ranks eighth among players with at least 10 returns . . . Averaged a team-leading 134.3 all-purpose yards per game to rank fourth in the ACC and 38th nationally . . . Total of 1,477 all-purpose yards is the fifth-best season total in school history; only Eddie Lee Ivery (1,879), Jerry Mays (1,624) and Robert Lavette (1,570 and 1,562) have gained more all-purpose yards in a season.
Making his first career start against Central Florida, he rushed for 92 yards on 24 carries and caught seven passes for 142 yards, both career highs . . . Scored three touchdowns against the Knights on a pair of one-yard runs and a 96-yard pass reception . . . Hooked up with backup quarterback Brandon Shaw on the 96-yard touchdown that is the longest play from scrimmage in Tech history . . . With Tech backed up on its own four-yard line, he caught a swing pass in the left flat and raced down the sideline, eluding several defenders along the way . . . With 92 yards rushing, 142 yards receiving and 34 yards on two kickoff returns against UCF, his total of 268 all-purpose yards was the third-best single game by a Yellow Jacket, behind Eddie Lee Ivery (367 vs. Air Force, 1978) and Brent Cunningham (270 vs. Clemson, 1970) . . . Rushed for a career-high 112 yards on 18 carries against Duke as he and C.J. Williams (103 yards) each topped the 100-yard mark . . . Totalled 225 all-purpose yards against the Blue Devils with 112 yards rushing, seven yards receiving, 46 yards on three kickoff returns and 60 yards on two punt returns.
1995: Tech’s kickoff return specialist and number three tailback . . . Averaged 19.0 yards on 15 returns . . . Longest return of the season was a 36-yarder against Wake Forest . . . Averaged 29.5 yards on two returns against the Deacons . . . Entered the special teams lineup against Maryland in the fourth game of the season . . . Also played on the punt coverage unit and made nine tackles.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state running back who was rated the 48th-best player in the Northeast by the Tom Lemming Report . . . Named All-Area Player of the Year . . . Earned first-team all-conference, all-county and all-shore honors . . . Chosen to Heisman All-Star Team by the Downtown Athletic Club . . . Rushed for 1,873 yards and 21 touchdowns on 211 carries his final two seasons at Matawan Regional . . . Also a standout defensive back who made 52 tackles with four interceptions and three fumble recoveries . . . Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns . . . Ran a 10.8 in the 100-meters in track . . . Earned three letters in football, four in basketball and three in track for coach Joe Martucci.
PERSONAL: Full name is John Edward Rogers . . . His mother, Kim Rogers, nicknamed him Charlie after the Charlie Brown comic strip character . . . Born June 19, 1976 . . . Majoring in Management.
Receiving G-GS Rec RPG Yds Avg YPG TD LP
1995 8-0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1996 11-2 17 1.5 240 14.1 21.8 1 96
1997 9-3 20 2.2 184 9.2 20.4 1 28
1998 10 21 2.1 233 11.1 23.3 1 34
Total 38- 58 1.5 657 11.3 17.3 3 96
KO Returns G KOR Yds Avg TD LP
1995 8 15 285 19.0 0 36
1996 11 26 626 24.1 0 76
1997 9 15 317 21.1 0 44
1998 10 2 36 18.0 0 31
Total 38 58 1264 21.8 0 76
Punt Returns G PR Yds Avg TD LP
1995 8 0 0 0.0 0 0
1996 11 2 60 30.0 0 45
1997 9 0 0 0.0 0 0
1998 10 30 425 14.2 2 69
Total 38 32 485 15.2 2 69
All-Purpose G Rush Rec PR KOR Total PG
1995 8 0 0 0 285 285 35.6
1996 11 551 240 60 626 1,477 134.3
1997 9 297 184 0 317 798 88.7
1998 10 439 233 485 36 1,193 119.3
Total 38 1,287 657 545 1,264 3,753 98.8
CAREER HIGHS
Rush Att: 24 vs. Central Florida, 1996 (92 yds)
Yards Rushing: 112 vs. Duke, 1996 (18 att)
TD Rushing: 2 vs. Central Florida, 1996
Long: 58 vs. Boston College, 1998
Rec: 7 vs. Central Florida, 1996 (142 yds)
Yards Receiving: 142 vs. Central Florida, 1996 (7 rec)
TD Receiving: 1 vs. Central Florida, 1996; N. Carolina, 1998
Long: 96 vs. Central Florida, 1996 (TD)
KOR: 5 vs. North Carolina, 1995; Florida State, 1995
KOR Yards: 115 vs. Navy, 1996 (3 ret.)
Long: 76 vs. Navy, 1996
PR: 7 vs. North Carolina, 1998 (62 yds)
PR Yards: 117 vs. Virginia, 1998 (6 ret)
Long: 69 vs. New Mexico State, 1998
All-Purpose: 268 vs. Central Fla., 1996 (92 rush, 142 rec, 34 KOR)
TD Scored: 3 vs. Central Florida, 1996 (2 rush, 1 rec)
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
1998 Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP
Boston College‡ 6 81 1 58 1 29 0 29
NMSU‡ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Carolina 2 18 0 18 3 63 1 33
Duke 8 51 0 18 2 8 0 7
NC State 3 42 0 27 2 37 0 34
Virginia‡ 3 4 0 3 1 -1 0 —
Florida State‡ 1 12 0 12 3 19 0 8
Maryland DNP–INJURED
Clemson 7 81 0 19 3 38 0 28
Wake Forest‡ 8 65 2 23 3 17 0 7
Georgia‡ 9 85 0 28 3 23 0 13
Notre Dame# 13 82 0 26 4 52 0 26
1998 PR Yds TD LP Ply All-Pur
Boston College 3 52 0 29 9 162
NMSU 1 69 0 69 1 69
N. Carolina 7 62 0 19 13 174
Duke 4 7 0 8 14 66
NC State 1 14 0 14 7 98
Virginia 6 117 1 54 10 120
Florida State 0 0 0 0 4 31
Maryland DNP–INJURED
Clemson 3 20 0 9 13 139
Wake Forest 2 73 0 63 13 155
Georgia 3 11 0 12 12 96
Notre Dame# 3 38 0 33 20 172
1997 Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP
Notre Dame‡ 21 97 0 17 4 39 0 26
Wake Forest 11 33 0 6 3 21 0 14
Clemson‡ 3 12 0 12 0 0 0 0
Boston College DNP–INJURED
NC State DNP–INJURED
Florida State 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
North Carolina 0 0 0 0 3 21 1 14
Virginia 4 23 0 12 1 8 0 8
Duke 1 16 0 16 1 6 0 6
Maryland 8 66 0 15 4 42 0 28
Georgia‡ 7 46 0 17 4 47 0 23
West Virginia# 6 75 0 10 3 45 0 17
1997 KOR Yds TD LP PR Yds TD LP All-P
Notre Dame 2 45 0 29 0 0 0 0 181
Wake Forest 2 23 0 13 0 0 0 0 77
Clemson 2 41 0 24 0 0 0 0 53
Boston College DNP–INJURED
NC State DNP–INJURED
Florida State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
N. Carolina 3 60 0 29 0 0 0 0 81
Virginia 2 76 0 44 0 0 0 0 107
Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
Maryland 2 27 0 16 0 0 0 0 135
Georgia 2 45 0 23 0 0 0 0 138
W. Virginia# 3 60 0 23 0 0 0 0 180
1996 Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP
NC State 1 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0
Wake Forest 15 98 0 30 2 15 0 15
No. Carolina 8 37 0 22 0 0 0 0
Duke 18 112 0 24 1 7 0 7
Virginia 1 4 0 4 1 7 0 7
Clemson 7 41 0 6 1 5 0 5
Cent. Florida‡ 24 92 2 16 7 142 1 96
Florida State 15 58 0 12 2 21 0 13
Maryland 4 10 0 11 0 0 0 0
Navy‡ 10 59 0 15 1 15 0 15
Georgia 12 41 0 12 2 28 0 21
1996 KOR Yds TD LP PR Yds TD LP All-P
NCS 3 70 0 27 0 0 0 0 69
WF 1 35 0 35 0 0 0 0 148
UNC 2 67 0 37 0 0 0 0 104
Duke 3 46 0 20 2 60 0 45 225
Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Clemson 3 62 0 26 0 0 0 0 108
UCF 2 34 0 27 0 0 0 0 268
FSU 4 79 0 25 0 0 0 0 158
Maryland 4 103 0 42 0 0 0 0 113
Navy 3 115 0 76 0 0 0 0 189
Georgia 1 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 84
1995 KOR Yds Avg TD LP
Maryland 0 0 0.0 0 0
Duke 0 0 0.0 0 0
North Carolina 5 77 15.4 0 22
Florida State 5 92 18.4 0 22
Clemson 0 0 0.0 0 0
Wake Forest 2 59 29.5 0 36
NC State 2 36 18.0 0 21
Georgia 1 21 21.0 0 21
# Bowl game stats are not included in season or career totals
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