Rogers, 6-foot-5, 230 lbs, junior defensive end from Portland, Ore.
He was also named the NAIA Defensive Player of the Week.
In No. 7 Southern Oregon’s 36-7 conference home win over College of Idaho, Rogers recorded nine solo tackles, one assisted tackle, four tackles for loss (-25), one forced fumble and four quarterback sacks. The four quarterback sacks were the most by a Raider in the last decade.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Brock Beede of Montana Tech, Michal Arenas of Eastern Oregon, Alec Basterrechea of Carroll College and Jason Ferris of Montana Western.