Justus Rogers: LB · Washington State · #37.
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Justus Rogers
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Washington State. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Oregon — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington State | 74 | 40 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Washington State | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Washington State | 70 | 35 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2018 | Washington State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Washington State | 43 | 21 | 4.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 211 | 109 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-26vs Utah State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-24vs Portland State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-45vs USC | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24@ Utah | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-6@ California | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs Oregon State | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Stanford | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-21vs BYU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-21@ Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-38@ No. 5 Oregon | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-18vs Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-13@ Washington | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 37 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 40-13
at Washington
1 interception · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 27-point win on the road against Washington.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups74 tackles · 8 for loss · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
53.6%
452 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #346 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Washington State, 211 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich, and Jake Dickert. Multi-era developmental context.
