Amari Rodgers

Amari Rodgers (born September 23, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Clemson Tigers.

Amari Rodgers
Rodgers in 2019
Clemson Tigers – No. 3
PositionWide receiver
ClassSenior
MajorSports Communication
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolKnoxville Catholic High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Personal information
Born: (1999-09-23) September 23, 1999
Knoxville, Tennessee
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Rodgers attended Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. As a senior, he caught 40 passes for 1,238 yards with 18 touchdowns. For his career, he had 3,498 receiving yards with 47 total touchdowns.[1] He was rated as a four star recruit and the 16th highest rated wide receiver recruit in the country by the 247Sports.com Composite, which aggregates the ratings of the major recruiting services.[2] Rodgers originally committed to University of Southern California, but flipped to Clemson when they gave him an offer late in the season.[3]

College career

As a freshman at Clemson in 2017, Rodgers had 19 receptions for 123 yards.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he caught 55 passes for 575 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.[5] Rodgers missed the first game of his junior season in 2019 due to an ACL tear in spring practice.[6] He finished the season with 30 receptions, 426 yards, and 4 touchdowns.[7] After the season, Rodgers announced he was returning for his senior season rather than entering the NFL draft.[8]

Personal life

He is the son of former Tennessee quarterback and current wide receivers coach Tee Martin.[9]

References
  1. Oliver, Gavin (July 4, 2017). "Fresh look at the freshmen: Amari Rodgers". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. "Amari Rodgers, Knoxville Catholic, Wide Receiver". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. Keepfer, Scott (July 22, 2019). "Meet the Tigers: 3 things you probably don't know about Clemson football's Amari Rodgers". USA Today. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. "2018 Clemson Football Season Preview: Wide Receivers". SB Nation. August 23, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  5. "Player Stats: Amari Rodgers". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  6. Needelman, Joshua (September 10, 2019). "Clemson's Amari Rodgers to Dabo Swinney: 'I promise you, I'm ready". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  7. "WATCH: Amari Rodgers motivated to show out as senior". Tigernet.com. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  8. Senkiw, Brad (March 25, 2020). "Clemson's Amari Rodgers Reflects On Being Year Removed From Knee Injury". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  9. Thomas, Chris (January 30, 2017). "How Clemson football landed Tee Higgins, Amari Rodgers". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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