Amari Rodgers
 Rodgers in 2019 | |
| Clemson Tigers – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Sports Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 23, 1999 Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Knoxville Catholic High School (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Amari Rodgers (born September 23, 1999) is an American football wide receiver 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]
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 former Tennessee quarterback and current wide receivers coach Tee Martin.[9]
References
- ^ Oliver, Gavin (July 4, 2017). "Fresh look at the freshmen: Amari Rodgers". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2018 Clemson Football Season Preview: Wide Receivers". SB Nation. August 23, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Player Stats: Amari Rodgers". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WATCH: Amari Rodgers motivated to show out as senior". Tigernet.com. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: 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.