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Green Bay Packers | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Knoxville, Tennessee | September 23, 1999
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Knoxville Catholic High School (Knoxville) |
College: | Clemson (2017–2020) |
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Amari Rodgers (born September 23, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers who played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
Early years
Rodgers attended Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. As a senior, he caught 40 passes for 1,238 yards with 18 touchdowns. For his career, he had 3,498 receiving yards with 47 total touchdowns.[1] He was rated as a four star recruit and the 16th highest rated wide receiver recruit in the country by the 247Sports.com Composite, which aggregates the ratings of the major recruiting services.[2] Rodgers originally committed to University of Southern California, but flipped to Clemson when they gave him an offer late in the season.[3] He was born to LaKenya Dennard.
College career
As a freshman at Clemson in 2017, Rodgers had 19 receptions for 123 yards.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he caught 55 passes for 575 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.[5] Rodgers missed the first game of his junior season in 2019 due to an ACL tear in spring practice.[6] He finished the season with 30 receptions, 426 yards, and 4 touchdowns.[7] After the season, Rodgers announced he was returning for his senior season rather than entering the NFL draft.[8]
Personal life
He is the son of NFL coach, current Baltimore Ravens wide receivers coach and former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin.[9]
References
- ^ Oliver, Gavin (July 4, 2017). "Fresh look at the freshmen: Amari Rodgers". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Amari Rodgers, Knoxville Catholic, Wide Receiver". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Keepfer, Scott (July 22, 2019). "Meet the Tigers: 3 things you probably don't know about Clemson football's Amari Rodgers". USA Today. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2018 Clemson Football Season Preview: Wide Receivers". SB Nation. August 23, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Player Stats: Amari Rodgers". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Needelman, Joshua (September 10, 2019). "Clemson's Amari Rodgers to Dabo Swinney: 'I promise you, I'm ready". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WATCH: Amari Rodgers motivated to show out as senior". Tigernet.com. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Senkiw, Brad (March 25, 2020). "Clemson's Amari Rodgers Reflects On Being Year Removed From Knee Injury". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Chris (January 30, 2017). "How Clemson football landed Tee Higgins, Amari Rodgers". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 16, 2020.