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2025 NIU Football Roster

Lon Horwedel
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

21 Lazaro Rogers

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 200
  • Class Freshman
  • Position Running Back
  • Hometown Fort Myers, Fla.
  • High School East Lee County

Biography

2025
  • Played in seven games and started two in freshman season.
  • Had 189 rushing yards and a touchdown on 33 carries in first season with NIU.
  • Recorded a career-high 98 rushing yards and a score on nine carries against Miami (10-4).
  • Scored on a 76-yard run against Miami, the second-longest scoring play of the season in 2025 and tied for the third-longest scoring run by NIU since 2022.
  • Became first NIU player since Jordan Huff in 2017 to score on first play from scrimmage.
  • Career-high 12 carries for 60 yards at UMass (11-12).
HIGH SCHOOL
Honors and Awards
  • Four-Year Varsity Letterwinner
  • 3x All-State (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 3x All-Region (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 4x All-County (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 3x First Team All-Conference (2021, 2023, 2024)
  • Team MVP 2022, 2023 and 2024
  • 5X Player of the Week
  • Invited to Army All-American Game and All-Star Rotary Game
 
Individual Stats
  • 2024: 1,441 yards, 190 carries, 16 touchdowns
  • 2023: 1515 yards, 208 carries, 18 touchdowns
  • 2022: 1315 yards, 123 carries, 9 touchdowns
  • 2021: 167 yards, 39 carries, 3 touchdowns
 
Team Results/Record
  • 2024: 5-5
  • 2023: 5-5
  • 2022: 4-5
  • 2021: 3-7
 
Academics and Club/Sport Involvement
  • Track & Field team

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 195 lbs
  • 21

    2025Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 200 lbs
    21