Josh Rogers: DT · Buffalo · #99.
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Josh Rogers
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Kevin Sumlin, Jimbo Fisher and Maurice Linguist. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Ball State — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-28@ Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-34@ Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-48@ Kent State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-26vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10@ Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-33vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-20@ Ball State | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry24 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
40.8%
366 pass / 530 run
Plays / game
74.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
401 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #268 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Texas A&M and Buffalo, 32 tackles — the college career is complete.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kevin Sumlin, Jimbo Fisher and Maurice Linguist.
