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#2 Kelvin Rodgers
Position: DB
Height: 6-0
Weight: 177
Class: Senior
Hometown: East St. Louis, Ill.
2008: Played in 11 games earning five starts...Was a First-Team All-NSIC South Division selection...Named Second-Team All-American by D2football.com and the Don Hansen Football Gazette...Also named Second-Team All-Region by Daktronics and the Don Hansen Football Gazette...As a defensive back he finished with 23 tackles, including three interceptions- one of which went for a touchdown- and five pass break-ups...Was named the NSIC South Division Return Specialist of the Year...Returned 31 kicks for 841 yards and two touchdowns...Set the MSU single-game record with six kick returns for 178 yards in MSU's opening-game loss to Central Missouri (8/28)...Returned four kicks for 155 yards and a score against Wayne State (9/20) and was named the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts...The following week the returned five kicks for 135 yards and a touchdown in MSU's win over Winona State (9/27) and was again named he league's Special Teams Player of the Week...Had one punt return for 93 yards and a score against Augustana (10/4)...Had a stretch of four consecutive games (Sept. 13-Oct. 4) where he returned either a punt, interception or a kick for a touchdown...Collected 1,135 all purpose yards.
2007: Played in all 11 games and started nine...Served as teams primary kick and punt returner...Defensively, recorded 35 tackles to go with two interceptions and six pass break-ups...Recovered one fumble...Returned 25 punts for 285 yards, averaging 11.4 yards per return...Returned 28 kicks, covering 723 yards and averaging 25.8 yards per return...Had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Northern Iowa (8/30)...Named NCC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts against UNI...Returned six kicks for 109 yards against St. Cloud State (10/20)...His 28 punt returns is the second highest single-season total in MSU history...His 285 punt return yards is the third-highest single-season total...The 25 kick returns is tied for the third highest single-season total...The 723 yards kick return yardage is the second-highest single-season total in MSU history...Ranked fourth in the NCC in punt return average (11.4 yppr) and was first in kick return average (25.8 ypkr)...Led MSU in all purpose yards (1,008)...Finished third at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships in the long jump with a leap of 24'2 ?"...On the NCC Indoor Track and Field long jump title with a leap of 23'8?"...Finished fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of :07.06.
2006: Saw action in all 11 games last season...Finished with 17 tackles including a career-high seven tackles at Central Washington (11/4)...Registered a pair of tackles against Truman State (8/24) and at North Dakota (10/7).
High School: First team all-conference selection as a senior while racking up 60 tackles and eight interceptions...Also received all-metro and all-state recognition in final season...Named team Most Valuable Player while also playing wide receiver (33 catches, 715 yards, 9 touchdowns), kicker and punter...Also member of the basketball team (where he led the team in scoring, assists and steals in earning all-conference honors) and track & field teams...Qualified for the state championship as part of 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams.
Personal: Son of Kelvin Rodgers and Mallory Spraggins-Johnson...Born June 26, 1987...Majoring in physical education.
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