Western Carolina University

2020-21 (Junior): Played in all nine of the team’s games with four starts in the defensive secondary … Finished third on the team with 49 total tackles including 27 solo stops … Credited with three pass break-ups … Had seven tackles with a pass break-up at Liberty (Nov. 14) … Recorded six tackles and forced a fumble at North Carolina (Dec. 5) … Tallied a career-high 11 tackles with four solo stops at Furman (Feb. 20) … Had seven solo stops against VMI (March 6).

2019 (Sophomore): Saw action in 11 of the team’s 12 games on the season with six starts in the defensive secondary including six-straight ahead of the season finale at Alabama which he missed due to injury … Finished with 52 total tackles to rank sixth on the team, finishing with 25 solo stops and half a tackle for loss against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 5) … Officially credited with one pass break-up … Recorded seven tackles at NC State (Sept. 7) with seven again in the home win against ETSU (Nov. 9) and against Samford (Nov. 16) … Matched a then career-high with eight total tackles in the road win at VMI (Nov. 2).

2018 (Freshman): Played in all 11 of the team’s games with five starts in the defensive secondary … Finished with 27 total tackles including 19 solo stops … Made his collegiate debut and recorded his first career tackle against Newberry (Sept. 1) … Made his first career start at Samford (Oct. 6), finishing with three tackles and his first career interception … Posted a career-high eight tackles including six solo stops against Chattanooga (Oct. 13) … Forced a fumble to accompany six tackles in the triple-overtime thriller at ETSU (Oct. 27).

Prior to Western Carolina: Was an all-state, all-area, and all-region 5-A selection as a senior … Selected to play on the North Team roster in the Touchstone Energy North-South game … Invited to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in 2015 ... High school coach was Reggie Shaw.

Personal: Full name is Ashton Jermaine Rogers, but prefers to go by A.J. … Is the son of Lateshia and Ashton Rogers Sr. … Has four older siblings, two brothers and two sisters.

Career-Highs:

Tackles: 11, at Furman (2/20/21)

Interceptions: 1, at Samford (10/6/18)

Fumbles Forced: 1, twice (MR: at North Carolina, 12/5/20)