Jacquizz Rodgers Jacquizz " Quizz " Rodgers ( born February 6 , 1990 ) is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons . Rodgers played for the Oregon State Beavers . During his freshman year , Rodgers was named the 2008 Pac - 10 Offensive Player of the Year . Rodgers was selected as the 145th pick in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons . High school career . Rodgers broke out big in his sophomore season at Lamar Consolidated High School with 2 , 278 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns averaging 9 . 4 yards per carry . In his junior season , he improved with 2 , 592 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns . As a senior , Rodgers led the Mustangs to the 2007 4A Division 1 State Football Championship . In the title game , Rodgers rushed for 233 yards and 3 touchdowns on 31 carries , blocked a PAT , recovered a fumble , and had six tackles on defense as the Mustangs won the state title over Copperas Cove , 20 - 14 . Rodgers finished his senior season with 2 , 890 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns , as well as 556 yards receiving and 5 touchdowns . Post season honors following his senior season included being named the 4A Region III Offensive Player of the Year , first team all - conference running back and defensive back , second team all - conference receiver , second team all - state defensive back , and fourth team all - state running back . He was also named the Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Year in Class 4A . In total , Rodgers amassed 8 , 246 rushing yards in his stellar high school career . He set the Texas state record for total touchdowns with 135 touchdowns in four years as a varsity player . College career . Rodgers , who received offers from Georgia , Florida , Alabama , Vanderbilt , Oregon , USC , Houston , Baylor , and Tennessee decided to join his older brother James and enroll at Oregon State . Rodgers started out the season second on the depth chart but quickly took over as the starter . Most notably his greatest game in his young college football career came in a stunning upset of the then # 1 ranked team in the country , the USC Trojans , when he had 36 carries for 186 yards and two touchdowns . Rodgers and his brother became known by Oregon State fans as the " Quizz Show " backfield . Rodgers broke the Pac - 10 freshman rushing record during Oregon State ' s 34 - 6 victory over UCLA on November 8 , 2008 . At the end of the season he was unable to play in the Civil War against archrival Oregon due to injury and was beat out by California ' s Jahvid Best as the 2008 Pac - 10 Rushing Leader . He also missed the 2008 Sun Bowl . Rodgers finished the season with 1 , 253 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns . In 2009 , Rodgers scored 23 total touchdowns , including 1 passing and 1 receiving . He finished the season with over 1 , 400 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving . After a 38 - 28 victory over Stanford , Rodgers recorded 271 total yards and 4 touchdowns , Rodgers was named Rivals . com Player of the Week and Pac - 10 Offensive Player of the Week . In the 2009 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas , Rodgers was thrown a backwards lateral , which resulted in the first fumble of his collegiate career . The Beavers lost that game to the BYU Cougars in disappointing fashion . Professional career . On January 10 , 2011 , Rodgers announced that he would enter the 2011 NFL Draft and forgo his final year of eligibility . Rodgers was originally listed as the number five running back prospect entering the draft by NFL Network ' s draft specialist , Mike Mayock . At the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine , Rodgers ran the 40 yard dash in 4 . 64 seconds and was measured at 5 feet 5 and 7 / 8 inches . However , during Oregon State University ' s Pro Day , Rodgers was able to reduce his 40 yard dash time to 4 . 47 seconds . He also measured in slightly taller at 5 feet 6 and 3 / 4 inches . Rodgers was drafted with the 145th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons . He was signed by the Falcons on July 28 . Rodgers scored his first touchdown on a reception in 2011 against the Carolina Panthers . In week 17 , Rodgers scored his first career rushing touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Personal . Rodgers is the nephew of St . Louis Rams safety Michael Lewis . His older brother James Rodgers is a wide receiver on the Falcons practice squad .