Omar Rogers: DB · East Carolina · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Omar Rogers
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Transferred to East Carolina from Elon. First career honor, 2024: All-AAC. On tape: 14 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Navy, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
105 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 105 | 43 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 112 | 48 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Norfolk State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-14@ Old Dominion | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-21vs App State | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ Liberty | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-20vs UTSA | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-55@ Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-45@ No. 23 Army | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-34vs Temple | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-14vs Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-31@ Tulsa | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-28@ North Texas | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-34vs Navy | 14 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
 Bowl | W 26-21vs NC State | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 105 | 43 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
105tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%6 TFL105 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 8.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
47.9%
427 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at East Carolina, 112 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
