Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Armani Rogers was born December 4, 1997, in Buffalo, New York. He is a tight end in the NFL.

The son of former NFL linebacker Sam Rogers, he grew up in Los Angeles and attended Alexander Hamilton High School, Armani has four brothers and one sister where he passed for 1,433 yards and 18 touchdowns while rushing for 431 yards and six touchdowns as a senior. Rogers was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at California over offers from UCLA, Washington, and Utah. He decommitted during his senior year following changes to California's coaching staff and later signed to play at UNLV after considering Fresno State.

Rogers transferred to Ohio as a graduate student. In 2020, he was used mostly in offensive package plays and threw for 48 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns. Rogers used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Ohio for a second season. He started two games at quarterback and was also used in offensive packages throughout the season, finishing the season with 334 passing yards and 552 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, including a 99-yard rushing touchdown against the Buffalo Bulls, which set an NCAA record for a quarterback.

Rogers transitioned to tight end prior to playing in the 2022 East–West Shrine Bowl. He signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022.