Carlos Rogers ( American football ) Carlos Cornelius Rogers ( born July 2 , 1981 ) is an American football cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Washington Redskins ninth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football for Auburn University , and he earned All - America honors . He has also played for the San Francisco 49ers . Early life . 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 . College career . 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 . He was named to the Auburn football All - Decade Team for the 2000s . Rogers graduated with a bachelor ' s degree in sociology . Freshman year ( 2001 ) . 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 . 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 . Sophomore year ( 2002 ) . 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 . Junior year ( 2003 ) . As a junior , Rogers started and played in 12 games . In a 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 . Senior year ( 2004 ) . 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 . Professional career . Washington Redskins . 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 . They used this second first - round pick to draft Rogers ' Auburn teammate , quarterback Jason Campbell , with the 25th overall pick . 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 . 2005 season . 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 . On the next play , Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey threw a touchdown pass to James Thrash . Rogers made his first NFL regular season start on October 2 , in an overtime win against the Seattle Seahawks during which he had seven tackles ( five individual ) and one forced fumble . In an overtime loss to the San Diego Chargers on November 27 , he recorded his first NFL interception off of Drew Brees . He also had a team - high eight tackles ( seven individual ) and three pass deflections . The following week in a win against the St . Louis Rams , Rogers intercepted Ryan Fitzpatrick and had six tackles . Rogers appeared in 12 regular season games and started five games . He finished the season with 40 tackles ( 34 individual ) , two interceptions , four pass deflections and two forced fumbles . He also started the Redskins ' two postseason games , in which he recorded 13 tackles and one pass deflection . 2006 season . Rogers started 15 games and recorded a career - high 88 tackles ( 71 individual ) , one interception and 17 pass deflections . He was inactive during the Indianapolis Colts loss on October 22 , due to a fractured thumb . 2007 season . On October 7 , Rogers recorded his first career interception return for a touchdown , when he intercepted a pass from Jon Kitna and returned it a career - best 61 yards in the 34 - 3 win over the Detroit Lions . He started the first seven games of the season before he tore his ACL and MCL in a loss against the New England Patriots on October 28 . It was decided that surgery was the best option and he was placed on injured reserve on October 30 . Rogers recorded 30 tackles ( 23 individual ) , one interception and eight pass deflections during this shortened season . 2008 season . Rogers returned from his knee injury from the previous season and started in the first game , a 16 - 7 loss to the New York Giants . On September 21 , he started the game vs . the Arizona Cardinals by jumping on an Edgerrin James fumble on the Cardinals 34 yard line in the first quarter which resulted in a Redskins field goal four plays later . He later made a diving interception against Kurt Warner of the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth quarter . Rogers then got to his feet , avoided a tackle by Larry Fitzgerald , and ran 42 yards to the 15 - yard line . Two plays later , Santana Moss caught a short pass from Jason Campbell and scooted in 17 yards for the score , giving the Redskins a 24 - 17 victory . The following game was at Texas Stadium vs . the Dallas Cowboys . Although Shawn Springs was assigned to cover the Cowboys # 1 receiver , Terrell Owens , Springs became injured in the middle of the third quarter . With a three point lead and the game on the line , the responsibility of covering T . O . on short to intermediate routes fell to Rogers . From that point forward , Rogers and the Washington defense held T . O . to two receptions on eight pass attempts , including three passes in a row from Tony Romo to T . O . into Rogers ' s coverage at the beginning of the 4th quarter - all incompletions . Redskins won 26 - 24 and the game was chosen as the NFL Films Game Of The Week . Rogers acquired 7 tackles ( 6 solo ) during the game , which was the high for the team that game and Rogers ' high for the entire year . Rogers played in all 16 regular season games for the first time in his career , with 14 starts . He finished the season with 53 tackles ( 45 individual ) , two interceptions , 77 interception return yards and one fumble recovery . 2009 season . Rogers played in 16 regular season games with 15 starts in 2009 . He recorded 46 tackles ( 34 individual ) , two fumble recoveries and a team - high 12 pass deflections . He helped the Redskins defense finish tenth in the league in overall defense and ninth in pass defense . 2010 season . Rogers played and started 12 games and recorded 54 combined tackles , 12 pass break - ups , two interceptions , and one forced fumble . San Francisco 49ers . 2011 Season . On August 2 , 2011 , he signed a one - year contract with the San Francisco 49ers . He went on to lead the team with six interceptions that year and was named a starter on the NFC Pro Bowl roster as well as a Second - team All - Pro by the Associated Press . 2012 Season . On March 14 , 2012 , Rogers re - signed with the team to a four - year , $ 31 . 3 million contract . He made the NFL Network ' s Top 100 Players of 2012 list at rank # 69 . 2013 Season . Although Rodgers had a solid year with 47 combined tackles and 2 interceptions , the 49ers released Rogers on March 10 , 2014 , the eve of free agency , and thus allowing him to test the market for the first time in his career . Oakland Raiders . 2013 Season . On March 31 , 2014 , Rogers signed with the Oakland Raiders .