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2014 Football

2 Jacob Romeo

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Position DB
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lake Orion, Mich.
  • High School Notre Dame

Biography

2014:

  • First Team All-UAA
  • Played in all nine games
  • Totaled 37 tackles, two tackles for loss, half a sack, two interceptions, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovered on the season
  • Posted a season-high eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one interception versus Rhodes
  • Returned an interception 56 yards for a touchdown versus Concordia Chicago
  • Collected five tackles with one forced fumble and two pass breakups at Case
  • UAA All-Academic
  • UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team

2013:

  • Played in all 10 games
  • Totaled 39 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, four passes defended, one fumble recovered and one blocked kick on the season
  • Tallied a season-high nine tackles with 1.5 tackles for a loss against Carnegie Mellon
  • Recorded eight tackles with one tackle for a loss and one fumble recovered versus Kalamazoo
  • UAA All-Academic Team

2012:

  • Played in all 10 games; compiled 29 total tackles with one sack and one forced fumble
  • Made a season-high seven tackles and a six-yard sack at Carnegie Mellon
  • Totaled five tackles at Oberlin and versus Allegheny

Personal:

  • Major: Economics
  • UChicago activities: Dean's List, Blue Chips Investment Club
  • Played four years of football, two years of track and two years of wrestling in high school
  • As a football senior, totaled seven rushing touchdowns, six receiving touchdowns, two punt return touchdowns and five interceptions
  • As a track senior, posted times of 10.99 (100 meters) and 22.61 (200 meters)
  • Catholic League Athlete of the Year Finalist
  • NDP Athlete of the Year
  • All-State, Academic All-State and All-County in track
  • Catholic League Champion in 100 meters and 200 meters\
  • Broke school records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100 relay, and 4x200 relay
  • Honorable Mention All-State and Honorable Mention Academic All-State in football
  • Second Team All-County, All-League, Honorable Mention Detroit News All-Metro North Team and  Second Team All-Westside Team in football
  • Harold P. Rice Award
  • Four-time American Citizenship Award
  • United States Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete National Award Winner
  • National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2012Freshman

    CB
    6'0" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2013Sophomore

    DB
    6'0" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2014Junior

    DB
    6'0" 190 lbs
    2