Carlos Rogers

They used this second first-round pick to draft Rogers' Auburn teammate, quarterback Jason Campbell, with the 25th overall pick.

Carlos Cornelius Rogers (born July 2, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors.

He was named to the Auburn football All-Decade Team for the 2000s.

Rogers graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology.

As a freshman, Rogers started 10 of 12 games and finished the season with 58 tackles (46 individual), one fumble recovery, and 12 pass deflections.

On October 6, he recorded a career-high ten tackles, as well as two pass deflections, in a win over Mississippi State University.

Rogers attended Auburn University, where he played for coach Tommy Tuberville's Auburn Tigers football team from 2001 to 2004.

He started 44 games over four years, and finished his career with 182 tackles (134 individual), seven interceptions, and two fumble recoveries.

He holds Auburn's career record with forty pass deflections, which ranks second in SEC history.

Auburn was selected to play in the 2001 Peach Bowl after the regular season, where they lost 16–10 against the University of North Carolina.

In the game, he recorded six tackles.

Rogers was chosen as a Freshman All-American by The Sporting News, as well as an All-SEC Freshman choice.

In 2002, Rogers started 9 of 13 games and recorded 48 tackles (34 individual), four interceptions, and nine pass deflections as a sophomore.

In a win over Syracuse University on September 8, he recorded two interceptions and returned one for 35 yards.

He did not make much of an impact in a Capital One Bowl win over Penn State University, where he deflected one pass and made no tackles.

As a junior, Rogers started and played in 12 games.

In the win over the University of Tennessee on October 4, he had an interception and four tackles before he fractured his left thumb.

He sat out against the University of Arkansas the following week, underwent surgery in late October, and then played in several games with a cast.

After the regular season, Auburn was invited to the 2003 Music City Bowl, where they would beat the University of Wisconsin 28–14.

In the game, Rogers recorded three tackles and four pass deflections.

He finished the season with 29 tackles (17 individual) with nine pass deflections and an interception.

During his senior season, Rogers started every game and helped lead Auburn to 13–0 undefeated season.

He finished with 47 tackles (37 individual), two interceptions, ten pass deflections, half a sack, and five tackles for loss in his final season.

Rogers, who was Auburn's first Jim Thorpe Award winner—given annually to the best defensive back in the country—earned consensus All-America honors and was one of five finalists for the Bronco Nagurski Award and a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, each given to the best defensive college football player in the United States.

Rogers was selected by the Washington Redskins with the ninth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.

He also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders.

Rogers was born in Augusta, Georgia.

He was raised in Thomson, Georgia until his family moved to Augusta while he was in middle school.

He attended Butler High School, where he played football, basketball, and participated in track and field.

In football, Rogers played both offense and defense.

As a senior, he rushed for 1,332 yards and 11 touchdowns and posted 47 tackles with two interceptions.

He was a SuperPrep All-American, an Augusta Chronicle all-area and all-metro choice, and was listed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Georgia 75".

In basketball, he averaged 14.2 points per game as a senior and 13.8 points as a junior.

In track, he posted times of 10.7 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.0 seconds in the 200-meter dash.

Rogers was drafted by the Washington Redskins with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

The Redskins then acquired a second first-round pick from the Denver Broncos in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2005, as well as their first pick in 2006 and a fourth round pick in 2006.

On August 2, 2005, Rogers agreed to a five-year contract worth a maximum of $17.45 million over the life of the contract with $11.23 million in bonuses.

After an ankle injury forced him to miss the first preseason game, Rogers played in his first game on August 19, a preseason loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

In the game, he intercepted a pass from Carson Palmer and returned the ball to Cincinnati's 25-yard line.