2018:
Appeared in nine games, closing out the season with 311 yards, third most on the team, on 23 catches…Averaged 13.5 yards per catch while hauling in a pair of touchdowns…Opened up the season with a season-high 70 yards and a touchdown against Bryant (Sep. 1)…Followed that up with 64 yards on three catches in the NE10 opener at Pace (Sep. 8)…Finished with at least one catch in eight games, setting a season-high with six receptions in the regular season finale at LIU Post (Nov. 10), hauling in 45 yards…Finished with 48 yards on three catches in a road game against Merrimack (Sep. 22)…Finished with one catch apiece in each of the NCAA tournament games against West Chester (Nov. 17) and Slippery Rock (Nov. 24), combining for 35 total yards in those two catches.
2017:
Played in nine games, finishing the season third on the team with 471 yards on 27 catches and hauled in four touchdowns…Also a member of special teams where he returned four punts for 60 yards…Finished all nine games with at least one reception…Opened his season up scoring a touchdown in each of the first three games, including one TD on 76 yards receiving against LIU Post (Sep. 11)…His longest single haul of the season was 57 yards, which was his TD catch against the Pioneers…Added touchdowns against Saint Anselm (Sep. 16) and Pace (Sep. 23), with the latter game also a 70-plus yard outing…Set a career-high with 99 yards on five catches, while also scoring a touchdown against Stonehill (Oct. 14)…Matched that five-catch performance against Bentley (Nov. 4), racking up 93 yards against the Falcons.
2016:
Did not see game action
2015:
Appeared in six games for the Chargers…Recorded one tackle, a solo stop against crosstown rival Southern Connecticut State (Sep. 25).
High School:
Team captain…First Team All-Conference…First Place in New England Regionals apart of 4x100-meter relay team…also competed in track & field.
Personal:
Son of Richard and Mindy Rodgers…Two brothers, Richard and Noah and one sister, Kayla…Father, Richard coaches the defensive backs for the Carolina Panthers and enjoyed a career in the American Football League…Brother, Richard is a tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles…Cousin, Jairus Byrd is currently a defensive back with the Carolina Panthers… Uncle, Gill Byrd played 10 years and was a Pro Bowl cornerback for the San Diego Chargers (1983-92) and is currently an assistant coach with the Illinois Fighting Illini.
