Rogers led the Jackrabbits to a NCAA Division I Championship in his debut season and is a recipient of the Eddie Robinson Award.

[3] He compiled 320 career tackles and also made 16 sacks and eight interceptions while helping the team win back-to-back state titles in his junior and senior years.

[3] Rogers played college football for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, enrolling in 2005 and spending his first year as a redshirt.

[3] In a game against UC Davis that season, he recorded 15 tackles, the highest for any South Dakota State player on the year.

[4] In 2012, he became a graduate assistant for the Florida Atlantic Owls, working with the offensive line in his first year and spending early 2013 with the linebackers.