Going into the 2023 football season, Auburn Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers’ roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] in his first season on the Plains.
Up next is transfer defensive lineman [autotag]Justin Rogers[/autotag]. One of Auburn’s top pickups through the portal, he brings experience and upside to the interior of the defensive line.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Height: 6-3
Weight: 346
Previous School: Kentucky
Class in 2023: Junior
247Sports Composite Ranking
Four-Star / No. 1 in Michiagn / No. 7 DT
Career Stats
| Year | G | Tackles | TFLs | Sacks | PDs | FFs |
| 2020 (Kentucky) | 7 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 (Kentucky) | 12 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 (Kentucky) | 12 | 35 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Depth Chart Overview
Rogers was mostly a nose tackle in his three seasons at Kentucky but with Auburn also having [autotag]Jayson Jones[/autotag], the two will both see some time at tackle when they are on the field together. The two massive linemen will look to clog up the interior of the field when Auburn is looking to stop the run.
One area that Rogers is looking to improve in is his ability to force negative play, he has made 5.0 tackles for loss in his career, if he can increase that number it will make a huge difference for Auburn’s defense.