Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 43 yds |
| Total | 11 | 64 | 6.0 | 0 | 19 |
#21
Lazaro Rogers
Sophomore running back for Miami (OH). 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Fort Myers, FL · East Lee County
Transferred Northern Illinois → Miami (OH) for 2026
The numbers
64
rushing yards · 2026
5.8 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 43 rush yds, vs Holy Cross
Swing playSwung Northern Illinois from 52% to 77% to win.Miami (OH) at Northern Illinois · 25-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Miami (OH). 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2025.
Lazaro Rogers
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Thomas Hammock and Chuck Martin. The receipt: 36 rush yds against Holy Cross — Week 2, 2026.
64 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 11 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Northern Illinois3-star out of East Lee County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Miami (OH)
2025Northern Illinois
2026Miami (OH)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Miami (OH)1-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 32.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 33 | 189 | 5.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 44 | 253 | 5.8 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
43 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 24 LONG · 100 PCT · 9 PTS
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Pittsburgh · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.19(01:13) Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush left for 8 yards gain to the Miami35 (#26 A.Bryant), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Holy Cross · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.05Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush right for 19 yards gain to the CHC32 (#14 B.Haas; #8 A.Due), 1ST DOWN. #14 B.Haas injured on the play
- Week 2 · Holy Cross · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.45No Huddle-Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MIA27 (#32 D.Leupold)
- Week 1 · Pittsburgh · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.35(03:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush middle for 0 yards to the Miami10 (#54 J.Thompson; #93 T.Yuhas)
- Week 2 · Holy Cross · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.32(10:49) Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush left for 7 yards gain to the CHC17 (#53 W.Miller; #50 G.Flores)
- Week 1 · Pittsburgh · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.30(09:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Miami28 (#20 J.Pittman)
- Week 1 · Pittsburgh · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.28(01:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush left for 3 yards gain to the Miami27 (#76 L.Hoke)
- Week 2 · Holy Cross · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.22(09:33) Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush left for 10 yards gain to the CHC22 (#22 R.Burton), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Pittsburgh · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.06(03:07) Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush left for 3 yards gain to the Miami13 (#76 L.Hoke; #26 A.Bryant)
- Week 2 · Holy Cross · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +0.06Shotgun #21 L.Rogers rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MIA32 (#97 V.Ferrara)
Game log
Background
at NIU: Played in seven games for the Huskies as a true freshman Totalled 189 rushing yards Recorded a career-high 98 rushing yards and a score on nine carries against the RedHawks High School: Graduated from East Lee High School Invited to Army All-American Game and All-Star Rotary Game Three-Ti...
The backfield · Miami (OH)
- #9D'Shawntae Jones277 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Lazaro Rogers189 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Cade Yacamelli128 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Rodney Nelson2 games · 2026
- #22Chancellor Sparks1 game · 2026
1 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology