Wes Rogers

Illinois

Sep 20 (Sat)

7:30 p.m.

Height:
6-4
Weight:
301
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Lawrence Central

Wes Rogers appeared in 29 career games with 17 starts at center.

2016 (Senior): Started all 13 games at center ... Indiana ranked second in the Big Ten in passing offense (273.8) and third in total offense (426.0) ... Devine Redding became the fourth Hoosier to record back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and the first since Vaughn Dunbar (1990-91) ... on IU's single-season list, Richard Lagow’s passing yardage (3,362) ranks second, attempts (438) third, and completions (253) and total offense (3,174) fourth ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2015 (Junior): Appeared in five games ... Indiana finished first in the Big Ten in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense, while placing second in rushing offense ... the Hoosiers became the first team since Ohio State in 1995 to lead the league in total, passing and scoring offense ... IU led the conference in scoring offense for the first time since the Big Ten began using the entire season as the statistical champion in 1985 ... Indiana had not led the league in total offense since 1988 ... the Hoosiers became the fourth college football team to have a 3,500-yard passer, a pair of 1,000-yard running backs and a 1,000-yard receiver in the same year ... IU was one of only two Power Five conference teams with two 1,000-yard running backs (Baylor) ... the offensive line allowed 13 sacks, tied for the seventh-fewest nationally ... Indiana set single-season school records with 475 total points, 6,556 total yards, 3,820 passing yards, 337 first downs and 168 passing first downs.

2014 (Sophomore): Started the final two games at center and played in six overall ... the team set a program single-season record with 3,163 rushing yards ... Indiana averaged 263.6 rushing yards per game (9th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten) and 405.0 total yards (5th in the Big Ten) ... the Hoosiers gained 200 yards 10 times (T-9th nationally, 3rd in the Big Ten), averaged 5.9 yards per carry (8th nationally, 2nd in the Big Ten) and scored 29 times on the ground ... Tevin Coleman became the 18th player in FBS history to rush for 2,000 yards (2,036), which set a school record, is 16th on the FBS all-time list and sixth in Big Ten history ... Coleman was Indiana’s third unanimous and consensus All-American and finished seventh in Heisman Trophy voting.

2013 Honors: BTN.com honorable mention All-Big Ten Freshman team.

2013 (Freshman): Played in five games with starts at center in the Illinois win and at No. 17 Wisconsin ... Indiana set single-season records with 508.5 total yards per game, 38.4 points per game, 36 passing touchdowns and 62 total TDs ... the team averaged over 300 passing yards and 200 rushing yards in the same season for the first time in school history ... offensive line surrendered just one sack every 26.1 pass attempts, which ranked third in the Big Ten ... the Hoosiers were one of six teams in the nation to rank in the top 30 in total, passing, scoring and rushing offense.

2012: Redshirted the 2012 season ... scout team player of the week (Wisconsin).

Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Jayson West at Lawrence Central High School ... Indiana Associated Press Class 5A All-State and Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 as a senior ... Lawrence Central Most Valuable Player also named to the Indianapolis Star Super Team, all-county and all-city ... earned the team captain award and a spot on the National Underclassmen Combine All-Midwest team ... Lawrence Central went 13-2 and advanced to its first 5A state championship game in 2010 ... rated the No. 8 prospect in Indiana by Rivals ... four-year football and three-year track and field letterwinner ... National Honor Society member and four-year honor roll student ... parents are Kelly and Chip Rogers ... born on April 20, 1994, Wesley H. Rogers graduated with a degree in SPEA management in May 2016 and is currently working toward a master’s degree in athletic administration/sport management.