2025 Football Roster
Roster
Rogers, Everitt

Jersey Number 97
Everitt Rogers
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Killeen, Texas
- High School:
- Ellison HS
- Prev School:
- Tulsa
Bio
As a Senior (2024)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Appeared in three games
- 15 snaps played – all on defensive line
- Played opener vs. UNLV and final two contests
- Made return from injury vs. Baylor (Nov. 23)
- Eight snaps vs. Baylor on defensive line
- Five snaps in finale at #19/20 BYU (Nov. 30)
Prior to Houston
- Spent four seasons at Tulsa (2020-23)
- 32 career games played
- 1,297 defensive snaps across four seasons
- 64 tackles including 31 in 2023
- Played in 12 games and started final 10 games of season
- 3+ tackles in seven different games
- 0.5 tackles for loss in each of first three games
- Season best four tackles three times including Sept. 16 vs. Oklahoma
- Played in all 12 games in 2022
- Made 10 starts during 2022
- 23 tackles and one tackle for loss
- Season high five stops vs. USF
- Played eight games during 2021 season
- Missed final five games due to injury
- 10 tackles
- Played seven games as true freshman in 2020
- Finished with five tackles
- Earned playing time in season opener at #11 Oklahoma State
High School
- Prepped at Ellison
- Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter
- 268 tackles, 86 TFLs and 24 sacks throughout his career
- 80 tackles, 32 TFL and eight sacks as a senior
- 77 tackles, 31 TFL and six sacks as a junior
- First-Team 12-6A All-District honors as a senior
- Second-Team 12-6A All-District honors as a junior
- Lettered in track and powerlifting
Personal
- Nickname: Big E
- Hobbies: fishing, video games, making YouTube videos
- Previously played with Marquis Shoulders and Devan Williams at Tulsa. Also played with Zavian Tibbs at Ellison in 2019
- Dream job outside of football: defensive line coach at the D-1 or NFL level
- Something most people don’t know: can come off as quiet but talk a lot once you know him
- Hidden talent: is good at bowling
- Older brother, Emmitt, played football at Angelo State (2001)
- Father played football at Lubbock Christian (1980-83)
- His cousin is a professor for the University of Houston
- Chose UH because it was the best opportunity for him and it’s close to his family
- One word to describe himself on the field: anchor
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: pizza
- Biggest motivation for working hard: himself because he has fulfilled his childhood dreams
- Highlight of life thus far: winning the Myrtle Beach Bowl
- Best advice: N.O.W. No opportunity wasted
- Sports hero: Aaron Donald
- Most memorable athletic feat: earning Player of the Week honors in 2023
- Unique fact: left leg is shorter than his right leg
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04