Khaliel Rodgers

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
315
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
New Castle, Del.
High School:
Eastern Christian Academy

Graduate transfer who played three seasons at USC (2014-16) before coming to Carolina • Made 11 starts (seven at center, four at offensive guard) at USC and 22 total for his career.

2017 - Graduate Season (Carolina)
Appeared in all 12 games and started the final 11 at offensive guard • Played some of his best football toward the end of the season, grading out at 85 percent at NC State and 90 percent in the win at Pitt • Had a season-high nine knockdowns at Georgia Tech.

2016 - Junior Season (USC)
Saw action in four games (Alabama, Arizona, Oregon, UCLA) as a junior • Played defensive tackle against Alabama and then moved back to center for the rest of the season.

2015 - Sophomore Season (USC)
Served as a backup center for the first half of the season before becoming the starter for six games (California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA and Wisconsin) • Appeared in 11 games (all but Stanford, Washington and Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship Game) • Was called into action early in the Utah game when starter Toa Lobendahn went out with a season-ending knee injury and performed without a hitch • Sprained his right ankle against UCLA and was sidelined against Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship Game. He had shoulder surgery after the Wisconsin game. He had shoulder surgery after the season.

2014 - Freshman Season
Due to a knee injury, served as a backup offensive guard for most of his redshirt freshman season, seeing brief action against Colorado and Washington State • Started three late-season games (Washington State, California, UCLA) at left guard • Also worked some at center • Hurt his knee in 2014 fall camp • Rodgers redshirted as a freshman offensive lineman in 2013, his first year at USC.

Eastern Christian Academy
His 2012 honors included Prep Star All-American Dream Team, Rivals 100 and Scout 100 as a senior center and offensive guard at Eastern Christian Academy in Elkton (Md.), which played an abbreviated 3-game schedule • As a junior in 2011, he played at Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear (Del.).

Personal
Graduated with a degree in sociology from USC • Son of Virginia and Joe Rodgers • Has a 2-year-old son, Khaliel Jr.