Jimmy Rogers

Jimmy Rogers (born 1988/1989) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). After playing college football for the Jackrabbits, he served as a graduate assistant with them for two years before joining Florida Atlantic in 2012. He returned to South Dakota State in 2013 as linebackers coach, later receiving a promotion to defensive coordinator in 2019, the position he served in until being named head coach in 2023. Early life and education A native of Chandler, Arizona, Rogers attended Hamilton High School where he was a three-year letterman in football. He was the region defensive player of the year in 2004 and was named first-team all-state. He compiled 320 career tackles and also made 16 sacks and eight interceptions while helping the team win back-to-back state titles in his junior and senior years. Rogers played college football for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, enrolling in 2005 and spending his first year as a redshirt. As a redshirt-freshman in 2006, he appeared in all 11 games and posted 43 tackles, placing ninth on the team. In a game against UC Davis that season, he recorded 15 tackles, the highest for any South Dakota State player on the year. In 2007, Rogers started all 11 games and posted 110 tackles, leading both the team and the conference and earning first-team All-Great West Football Conference (GWFC) honors. He was named second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) as a junior in 2008 after starting all 12 games and recording 93 tackles. As a senior, Rogers was team captain and tallied 66 tackles, helping them reach the FCS playoffs. He finished his college career with 312 stops in 46 games played. He additionally forced three fumbles and intercepted three passes.