[1] He attended Butler High School, where he played football, basketball, and participated in track and field.
[2] He was a SuperPrep All-American, an Augusta Chronicle all-area and all-metro choice, and was listed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Georgia 75".
He holds Auburn's career record with forty pass deflections,[3] which ranks second in SEC history.
[5] As a freshman, Rogers started 10 of 12 games and finished the season with 58 tackles (46 individual), one fumble recovery, and 12 pass deflections.
[5] On October 6, he recorded a career-high ten tackles, as well as two pass deflections, in a win over Mississippi State University.
Auburn was selected to play in the 2001 Peach Bowl after the regular season, where they lost 16–10 against the University of North Carolina.
He did not make much of an impact in a Capital One Bowl win over Penn State University, where he deflected one pass and made no tackles.
He sat out against the University of Arkansas the following week, underwent surgery in late October, and then played in several games with a cast.
[6] After the regular season, Auburn was invited to the 2003 Music City Bowl, where they would beat the University of Wisconsin 28–14.
On the next play, Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey threw a touchdown pass to James Thrash.
[14] Rogers made his first NFL regular season start on October 2, in an overtime win against the Seattle Seahawks during which he had seven tackles (five individual) and one forced fumble.
[5][15] In an overtime loss to the San Diego Chargers on November 27, he recorded his first NFL interception off of Drew Brees.
[5] Rogers returned from his knee injury from the previous season and started in the first game, a 16–7 loss to the New York Giants.
Two plays later, Santana Moss caught a short pass from Jason Campbell and scooted in 17 yards for the score, giving the Redskins a 24–17 victory.
[5] Rogers played and started 12 games and recorded 54 combined tackles, 12 pass break-ups, two interceptions, and one forced fumble.
He went on to lead the team with six interceptions that year and was named a starter on the NFC Pro Bowl roster as well as a Second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press.
[32] By September 2021, Rogers was sentenced to 180 days of house arrest and ordered to perform 400 hours of community service.