George Rogers

George Washington Rogers Jr.
Born: December 8, 1958
Duluth, GA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 228
College: South Carolina
High School: Duluth (GA)
Career: 1981-1987
Drafted: 1981 in Round 1, #1 overall by the New Orleans Saints

George Rogers played from 1981 to 1987 during his career with the New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins. Rogers ran for 7,176 yards in his career on 1,692 attempts, scoring 54 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 55 passes for 368 yards.


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Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1981NFL New Orleans Saints37816744.479 13
1982NFL New Orleans Saints1225354.438 3
1983NFL New Orleans Saints25611444.576 5
1984NFL New Orleans Saints2399143.828 2
1985NFL Washington Redskins23110934.735 7
1986NFL Washington Redskins30312034.042 18
1987NFL Washington Redskins1636133.829 6
Totals169271764.279 54

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1981NFL New Orleans Saints161267.925 0
1982NFL New Orleans Saints4215.210 0
1983NFL New Orleans Saints12695.822 0
1984NFL New Orleans Saints12766.315 0
1985NFL Washington Redskins4297.223 0
1986NFL Washington Redskins3248.013 0
1987NFL Washington Redskins4235.80
Totals553686.725 0

Defense and Fumbles:


Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1981NFL New Orleans Saints13000078
1982NFL New Orleans Saints3000018
1983NFL New Orleans Saints5000030
1984NFL New Orleans Saints2000012
1985NFL Washington Redskins7000042
1986NFL Washington Redskins180000108
1987NFL Washington Redskins6000036
Totals54000000000000324


Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1981NFLNew Orleans Saints1616
1982NFLNew Orleans Saints65
1983NFLNew Orleans Saints1312
1984NFLNew Orleans Saints1616
1985NFLWashington Redskins155
1986NFLWashington Redskins1515
1987NFLWashington Redskins119

Awards

1981 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Honors

1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)


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