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Derrick Rogers Jr. Season 2023

#13
PositionDB
Weight170 lbs
Height6-1
YearFreshman
HometownOrlando, Fla.

CAREER AT PURDUE
• Appeared in 14 games with two starts
• Totaled six tackles and three pass breakups

2024 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Appeared in the first two games of the season

2023 / AS A FRESHMAN      
• Appeared in all 12 games, making four starts against Iowa (Oct. 7), Ohio State (Oct. 14), Michigan (Nov. 4), and Minnesota (Nov. 11)
• Totaled six tackles (five solo), two QB hurries and three pass breakups on the season
• Made a season-high two solo tackles against Northwestern (Nov. 18)

HIGH SCHOOL
• A consensus three-star prospect
• Ranked as the No. 145 wide receiver in the class by 247Sports
• Hauled in 49 receptions for 920 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior
• Recognized as one of the top performers at the 2022 ESPN Elite Underclassmen Camp
• Named to the 2022 Orlando All-Metro Conference team
• Included in the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida Super60

PERSONAL
• Parent(s): Derrick Roger Sr.
• Birthdate: August 10, 2004
• Major: General Communcation
• Related to Detroit Lions safety Kirby Joseph, who played under head coach Ryan Walters at Illinois

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Sophomore
2024

DB
6-1 / 175 lbs