Tennessee’s Da’Rick Rogers, No. 21, tries to outrun LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu, No. 7, during UT’s game against LSU at Neyland Stadium in October.KNOXVILLE– The numbers and records mean something for Da’Rick Rogers.
If nothing else, the stats give the Tennessee receiver a way to measure himself and set goals, but the season the sophomore has had proves how valuable he’s been for the Volunteers as well.
Rogers cracked the 1,000-yard mark for the season with a 116-yard night in UT’s win against Vanderbilt, which he said Tuesday morning was significant to him.
“Most definitely,” he said after UT’s practice. “Any receiver’s goal coming is to get over 1,000 yards. [My] hope [was] to get 100 catches. That’s crazy, but it feels good. Now we’ve just got to go out and focus on getting Kentucky.”
Should Tennessee beat the Wildcats in Lexington on Saturday afternoon, Rogers would get another chance to add to his totals and move further up the school’s receiving record book. He’s the sixth Vols receiver to get more than 1,000 yards in a season. His six games with 100 or more yards receiving is one off the record set by Joey Kent in 1996 and Marcus Nash in 1997.