2021 Football Roster
Roster
Lawtez Rogers
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- DL
- Major:
- Business and Management
- Hometown:
- Landover, MD
- High School:
- Eleanor Roosevelt
As a Senior (2021): Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts ... Totaled 33 tackles (20 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss and 16 yards and one fumble recovery ... Matched a career-best with 1.5 tackles for loss at #8 Michigan State (11/13) ... Posted a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss vs. #5 Iowa (10/1) ... Tallied six tackles (four solo) and a tackle for loss for four yards vs. Kent State (9/25) ... Notched three solo tackles in win at Illinois (9/17) ... Recovered a Branden Jennings forced fumble in the late third quarter, while posting four tackles (three solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss in the game
As a Junior (2020): Started in all three games he appeared ... Totaled seven tackles (five solo) ... Started in first two games of season at Northwestern (10/24) and Minnesota (10/30) ... Tallied career-high seven tackles (five solo) vs. Minnesota (10/30)
As a Sophomore (2019): Appeared in 10 of 12 games, starting in the first two games of the year (Howard, 8/31; #21 Syracuse, 9/7) ... Tallied eight tackles (five solo), one sack and a pass breakup ... Recorded two tackles and a sack at Rutgers (10/5) ... Tied career-high with three tackles (two solo) vs. #12 Penn State (9/27) ... Earned first career start vs. Howard (8/31) and posted a pass breakup.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2018): Appeared in all two games (Temple, 9/15; Minnesota, 9/22) as a reserve defensive lineman ... Totaled eight tackles (five solo) and one sack ... Notched career-best two solo tackles and first career sack, taking down Dwayne Haskins vs. #9 Ohio State (11/17) ... Posted career-best three tackles (two solo) at Bowling Green ... Saw first game action vs. #23 Texas (9/1).
As a Freshman (2017): Did not see game action.
Before Maryland: Rated a 3-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports … 2016 Washington Post All-Metro Honorable Mention … 2015 honorable mention all-state selection … named to the Maryland Crab Bowl all-star game … also received offers from Louisville, Michigan State, Rutgers and Wake Forest … coached by Tom Green.
Personal: Full name is Lawtez Stephon Rogers ... son of the late Lawrence Rogers and Pamela Allen ... has two older brothers, Lawrence and Lawnell ... sports hero is Sean Taylor ... came to Maryland because it is close to home and for the coaching staff.
ROGERS’ CAREER HIGHS
Tackles - 7 (Minnesota, 10/30/20)
Solo Tackles - 5 (Minnesota, 10/30/20)
Tackles for Loss - 1.5 (#5 Iowa, 10/1/21)
Fumble Recoveries - 1 (West Virginia, 9/4/21)
