#45

Sam Rogers

Former fullback at Virginia Tech. 2016: 283 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 24 catches.

FB · Virginia Tech · #45

5′11″ · Mechanicsville, VA

Los Angeles — drafted 2017, Rd 6, Pick 22, #206 overall

The story

Former fullback at Virginia Tech. 2016: 283 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 24 catches.

Drafted round 6 by the Los Angeles in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Virginia Tech, 683 rushing yards — drafted at #206 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2017

Drafted by Los Angelesround 6, pick 206

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Virginia Tech

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #206

Los Angeles · 2017

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

Frank Beamer

Virginia Tech

2016

Justin Fuente

Virginia Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Beamer → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 10th NFL season

#206Rd 6 · Pick 22

Los AngelesEntering 10th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Balanced

2015Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Run-leaning

2016Virginia Tech10-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the FB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (92nd percentile). Strength: receptions (84th percentile). Concern: rush yards (17th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rec yards#23 / 294 · 92nd pct

301

Receptions#45 / 294 · 84th pct

Long run#219 / 304 · 27th pct

Carries#232 / 304 · 24th pct

Rush TDs#221 / 304 · 20th pct

Rush yards#252 / 304 · 17th pct

283

Yards / carry#246 / 304 · 17th pct

4.2

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home8g	24.1	3.8	0.2
Road6g	15.0	3.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	16.1	3.2	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	24.3	4.3	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2016

W 37–16

vs Miami

13 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Dominant 21-point win at home against Miami.

With J. Evans — 259 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.2 · 98 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · M. Ludwig — 47 AVG · 61 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 36-13vs Liberty	7	23	3.3	0	9
Wk 2	L 24-45@ Tennessee	4	20	5.0	0	7
Wk 3	W 49-0vs Boston College	3	15	5.0	0	7
Wk 4	W 54-17vs East Carolina	9	29	3.2	0	9
Wk 6	W 34-3@ North Carolina	1	1	1.0	0	1
Wk 7	L 17-31@ Syracuse	8	21	2.6	0	8
Wk 8	W 37-16vs Miami	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 9	W 39-36@ Pittsburgh	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 10	W 24-21@ Duke	8	22	2.8	0	6
Wk 11	L 20-30vs Georgia Tech	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 12	W 34-31@ Notre Dame	4	26	6.5	0	9
Wk 13	W 52-10vs Virginia	15	105	7.0	2	32	Season-high 105 yds
Wk 14	L 35-42vs Clemson	4	10	2.5	0	7
Bowl	W 35-24vs Arkansas	2	4	2.0	0	2
Total		67	283	3.7	2	32

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Sam Rogers

2017

2016 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Signature game

Game log

Heisman trajectory

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