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6 Tawann Rome
Tawann Rome
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Grayson, La.
  • High School:
    Arabia Mountain
  • Position:
    WR
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    5.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Junior (2023): Led the Yellow Jackets with 40 receptions, 477 yards and three receiving scores...Recorded two 100-yard games, the third and fourth of his career...Set a new career-high with 11 receptions on September 16 at Kalamazoo...Registered multiple receptions in seven games and surpassed 50 yards receiving in five games...Also led the team in punt and kick return yards on 16 total returns for 301 yards...Ranked second on the team with 810 all-purpose yards...Named All-HCAC Honorable Mention as a returner

Sophomore (2022): Played in all 10 games...Led the team in receptions, yards, and touchdowns - 33 receptions, 525 yards, and eight touchdowns...Recorded one tackle...Named to HCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.

Freshman (2021): Played in five games...Caught two passes for 12 yards.

Prep: Lettered in football and soccer at Arabia Mountain ... Two-time All-Region selection ... All-Country honoree ... Set school record for single-season yards and touchdowns.

Personal: Son of Erica and Terrell Rome ... Majoring in computer science.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 3 2
Assists 2 0
Tackles 5.0 2.0
Tackles per game .5 .3
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 2 21 10.5 23 0 - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 1 1
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 11 11.0 11 0 - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 3 25 8.3 17 0 - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 6 68 11.3 22 0 - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 11 112 10.2 22 1 - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 3 52 17.3 21 0 - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 5 5.0 5 0 1 1
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 20 20.0 20 0 - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 4 56 14.0 24 0 1 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 6 112 18.7 40 2 - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 4 22 5.5 10 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 3 48 16.0 19 0 - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 17 17.0 17 0 1 22 22.0 22 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - 2 32 16.0 20 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 2 57 28.5 41 0 2 17 8.5 9 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 3 83 27.7 46 0 1 13 13.0 13 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 12 12.0 12 0 - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 1 - 25 - 48 73
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 5 68 22 17 112
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 1 21 112 32 - 165
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 0 52 17 57 126
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 -5 5 - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 11 5 - - 16
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 - 20 - - 20
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 - 56 - - 56
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 - 112 13 83 208
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 - 22 - 12 34

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 6 0 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 12 - 2 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 25 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 5 1 -8 -1.6 -8.0 0 0 - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - 1 1
2023-24 10 6 32 3.2 5.3 0 23 2 1
Total 25 7 24 1.0 3.4 0 23 3 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 5 2 0.4 12 2.4 6.0 0 8
2022-23 10 33 3.3 525 52.5 15.9 8 64
2023-24 10 40 4.0 477 47.7 11.9 3 40
Total 25 75 3.0 1014 40.6 13.5 11 64

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 25 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 25 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - 8 43 5.4 0 16
2023-24 10 217 21.7 0 46 6 84 14.0 0 22
Total 10 217 21.7 0 46 14 127 9.1 0 22

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 5 -8 12 - - 4 .8
2022-23 10 - 525 43 - 568 56.8
2023-24 10 32 477 84 217 810 81.0
Total 25 24 1014 127 217 1382 55.3

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 48 4.8 - 8 - 0 - - - - 0 0
2023-24 18 1.8 0 3 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Total 66 2.6 0 11 0 0 - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 3 2 5.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 25 4 2 6.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 6 32 3.2 5.3 0 23 2 1
Conference 7 3 6 0.9 2.0 0 11 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 2 6 1.2 3.0 0 11 1 1
Away 5 4 26 5.2 6.5 0 23 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 2 5 1.3 2.5 0 5 1 0
Losses 6 4 27 4.5 6.8 0 23 1 1
Month                  
September 4 4 26 6.5 6.5 0 23 - -
October 4 2 6 1.5 3.0 0 11 2 1
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 40 4.0 477 47.7 11.9 3 40
Conference 7 20 2.9 272 38.9 13.6 2 40
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 15 3.0 169 33.8 11.3 2 40
Away 5 25 5.0 308 61.6 12.3 1 24
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 14 3.5 196 49.0 14.0 0 24
Losses 6 26 4.3 281 46.8 10.8 3 40
Month                
September 4 23 5.8 257 64.3 11.2 1 22
October 4 7 1.8 86 21.5 12.3 0 24
November 2 10 5.0 134 67.0 13.4 2 40

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 10 217 21.7 0 46 6 84 14.0 0 22
Conference 6 152 25.3 0 46 3 30 10.0 0 13
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 7 143 20.4 0 46 1 13 13.0 0 13
Away 3 74 24.7 0 41 5 71 14.2 0 22
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 3 74 24.7 0 41 3 39 13.0 0 22
Losses 7 143 20.4 0 46 3 45 15.0 0 20
Month                    
September 6 122 20.3 0 41 5 71 14.2 0 22
October - - - - - - - - - -
November 4 95 23.8 0 46 1 13 13.0 0 13

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 32 477 84 217 810 81.0
Conference 7 6 272 30 152 460 65.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 6 169 13 143 331 66.2
Away 5 26 308 71 74 479 95.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 5 196 39 74 314 78.5
Losses 6 27 281 45 143 496 82.7
Month              
September 4 26 257 71 122 476 119.0
October 4 6 86 - - 92 23.0
November 2 - 134 13 95 242 121.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 18 1.8 0 3 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Conference 12 1.7 0 2 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 12 2.4 0 2 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Away 6 1.2 0 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 18 3.0 0 3 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Month                        
September 6 1.5 0 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 12 6.0 - 2 0 0 - - - - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 3 2 5.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 2 0 2.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 1 1 2.0 .4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 2 1 3.0 .6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 2 0 2.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 6 1 2 3.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 4 2 2 4.0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0