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Rodgers Selected by Indianapolis Colts In 2020 NFL Draft
April 25, 2020 | Football
Cornerback, return specialist is 30th all-time Minuteman chosen
AMHERST, Mass. - The Indianapolis Colts selected University of Massachusetts football alumnus Isaiah Rodgers in the sixth round with the 211th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft on Saturday. Rodgers is the 30th all-time UMass football draft selection and the fifth of the program's FBS era (2012-present).
Rodgers finished his 12-game senior season with 42 tackles including 3.0 TFLs, four interceptions, 10 pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He started each game at cornerback while simultaneously serving as the team's top kick and punt return specialist. As the primary return man, Rodgers fielded 53 kick returns for 1,295 yards, both of which rank as the No. 1 totals among all FBS players during the 2019 season.
The Tampa, Florida, native reset the UMass single-season and career records for kick returns and kick return yards during his senior year in 2019. He capped his standout career with 99 returns for 2,338 yards. Rodgers produced 41 more kick returns than the next Minuteman all-time (Courtney Robinson, 58, 2006-08) and he totaled 950 more kick return yards to displace Robinson for the top spot (1,388).
The Blake High School graduate's standout senior campaign capped four years as an impact player in the secondary as Rodgers graduates as the program's career leader in interceptions returned for touchdowns with three. He a stands among the top 10 all-time in UMass history for interception return yards (242; 2nd), pass breakups (35; tied-2nd), passes defended (46; 3rd) and fumble return yards (44; 6th).
Rodgers was also the team's primary punt return specialist in 2019. He fielded 11 punts and brought them back for a combined 120 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown at Charlotte on Sept. 21.
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Rodgers finished his 12-game senior season with 42 tackles including 3.0 TFLs, four interceptions, 10 pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He started each game at cornerback while simultaneously serving as the team's top kick and punt return specialist. As the primary return man, Rodgers fielded 53 kick returns for 1,295 yards, both of which rank as the No. 1 totals among all FBS players during the 2019 season.
The Tampa, Florida, native reset the UMass single-season and career records for kick returns and kick return yards during his senior year in 2019. He capped his standout career with 99 returns for 2,338 yards. Rodgers produced 41 more kick returns than the next Minuteman all-time (Courtney Robinson, 58, 2006-08) and he totaled 950 more kick return yards to displace Robinson for the top spot (1,388).
The Blake High School graduate's standout senior campaign capped four years as an impact player in the secondary as Rodgers graduates as the program's career leader in interceptions returned for touchdowns with three. He a stands among the top 10 all-time in UMass history for interception return yards (242; 2nd), pass breakups (35; tied-2nd), passes defended (46; 3rd) and fumble return yards (44; 6th).
Rodgers was also the team's primary punt return specialist in 2019. He fielded 11 punts and brought them back for a combined 120 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown at Charlotte on Sept. 21.
Follow Massachusetts football on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@UMassFootball).
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