2010 Football Roster
Roster
Rogers, Da'Rick

Jersey Number 21
Da'Rick Rogers
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Calhoun
- High School:
- Calhoun
Bio
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Honors
2012
- 2012 Preseason All-American Second Team (Phil Steele)
- 2012 Preseason All-SEC First Team (Athlon, Blue Ribbon, Phil Steele)
- 2012 Preseason All-SEC Second Team (Lindy's)
- Part of Preseason 4th-Best WR Corps in NCAA by Lindy's
- Big Lick Award in Spring for physical toughness
2011
- 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/12
- Led in SEC with 67 receptions and 1,040 receiving yards
- Became just the sixth Vol to post a 1,000-yard receiving season, seventh-single season (Joey Kent did it twice)
- His 5.6 catches per game and 86.7 yards per game both ranked second in the SEC to J. Wright of Arkansas
- Second in SEC in receiving touchdowns with nine
- On UT single-season charts, 67 catches was sixth-most in a season
- 1,040 yards was fifth-most in a single-season
- Nine TDs tied for seventh-most in a single-season
- Six games with 100-plus receiving yards in 2011, tied for third all-time in a single-season in UT history, one shy of record of seven by Marcus Nash (1997) and Joey Kent (1996)
- 54 of his 67 catches during the season went for first downs or touchdowns, 80.5 percent
- Three games with multiple touchdowns
- Two games with career-high 10 catches (Cincinnati, Vanderbilt)
- Led Vols in all-purpose yards with 1,163
- Had a TD catch in five consecutive games, one shy of the school record before streak was ended vs. Georgia (10/8)
- Finished year with two catches for 38 yards along with a rush for 11 yards at Kentucky (11/26)
- Posted sixth 100-yard game and second 10-catch game vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) with 10 for 116 and two touchdowns, including game-tying TD reception for two yards with 6:27 left in regulation of overtime win
- Fifth game with 100-plus receiving yards at #8 Arkansas with 106 on five catches. Went over 1,000 career receiving yards in the game
- Fourth-career 100-yard game (including 104 in first half) with 137 yards on nine catches with a 47-yard TD catch vs. MTSU (11/5)
- 31st in NCAA in receiving yards per game (86.7)
- Four receptions for 59 yards vs. #14 South Carolina (10/29)
- Two catches for 32 yards at #2 Alabama (10/22)
- Made three catches for 63 yards vs. #1 LSU (10/15)
- Grabbed five catches for 71 yards vs. Georgia (10/8)
- Career-high 180 receiving yards on seven catches including two TD catches for 7 and 12 yards vs. Buffalo (10/1). All seven of his catches went for first downs or touchdowns
- Second-career 100-yard receiving game in a row vs. Cincinnati (9/10). Career-high 10 receptions in win including two touchdowns with 11 and 15-yard scores in second quarter
- Part of duo with Justin Hunter to have the first-ever game where two UT receivers had 10 catches in same game, vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
- First-career 100-yard receiving gm. vs. Montana (9/3) on career-high five catches
- Returned a kickoff for 29 yards vs. Montana
2010
- Games/Starts: 13/0
- Versatile threat ranked fourth among the Vols with 582 all-purpose yards as one of seven true freshmen to play in every game for Tennessee this season
- Rushed 16 times for 117 yards
- Caught 11 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns
- Returned 12 kickoffs for 298 yards (24.8 per return)
- Took over as UT's primary kick returner at Memphis
- Used a career-high five rushing attempts at South Carolina to become the first UT receiver to lead the team in rushing with a personal-best 49 yards since Gerald Jones achieved it vs. Kentucky in 2007
- Hauled in a season-long 45-yard TD reception vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl and returned three kickoffs for 65 yards
- Advanced the opening kickoff vs. Kentucky 78 yards, UT's longest kick return since 2007
- Totaled 114 kickoff return yards vs. the Wildcats for the Vols' best effort in that category this season
- First career touchdown catch was a 22-yarder in the second quarter at Memphis, marking Tyler Bray's fourth scoring throw of the half
- UT's second-leading wideout at Vanderbilt with career highs of three receptions for 59 yards, including a 27-yarder that helped the Vols advance their lead to 14-0 seven plays later
- First reception as a Vol went for nine yards in the season opener vs. UT Martin
- Registered first career carry vs. Oregon on UT's first play of its second possession, a 21-yard reverse that helped set up the Vols' second field goal
- 23-yard reception vs. Alabama led to a field goal right before halftime to cut the Vols' deficit to three
- Logged two receptions for 16 yards vs. UAB
- Picked up 17 yards on an end-around vs. Mississippi and finished with 28 yards rushing
High School
- Ranked as a five-star prospect by Scout.com as a high school senior in 2007
- Atlanta Journal Constitution's All-Classifications Player of the Year and Super 11 selection
- Class AA Offensive Player of the Year by Georgia Sportswriters
- Played in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Game
- Named as the top athlete in the Under Armour All-America Game by Rivals.com
- Honored to the 2010 Parade All-America Team
- In five career playoff games, compiled 707 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns
- Set a Georgia state record with 1,641 receiving yards as a senior in 2009
- Also caught 84 passes for 22 touchdowns as a senior
- As a junior in 2008, tallied 66 receptions for 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns
- High school teammate of UT signee Nash Nance at both Calhoun and Darlington high schools
- Helped Calhoun to 14-1 finish in 2009 and berth in Class AA state championship game
- Coach at Calhoun High School: Hal Lamb
Career Highs
- Receptions - 10 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11 & vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11
- Receiving Yards - 180 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11
- 100-Yard Receiving Games - 6, last vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11
- Touchdowns - 2 three times, last vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11
- Rushing Attempts - 5 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10
- Rushing Yards - 49 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10
- Kickoff Returns - 3 three times, last vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11
- Kickoff Return Yards - 114 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10
Personal
- Full Name: Da'Rick Jamal Rogers
- Pronounced: DAY-rick
- Born: June 18, 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia
- Son of Deborah Rogers
- Majoring in Arts & Sciences
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