2009 Football Roster
Bobby Rome II
- Position:
- Fullback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Norfolk, VA
- High School:
- Granby
Runs hard and is an outstanding blocker • Also catches the ball well out of the backfield • Entered Carolina as a quarterback, but moved to fullback as a freshman in 2006 • Threw a touchdown pass in 2007 at NC State on an option pass.
2009 - Senior Season
Fullback saw action in 12 games • Owns three catches for 28 yards on the season • Posted a season-best 22-yard catch at Boston College • Had a 3-yard grab against Miami • Completed a 31-yard pass to Greg Little versus Florida State for third career completion • Missed the Connecticut game due to illness but returned to action versus East Carolina • Caught one pass for three yards against The Citadel.
2008:Played in all 13 games and started five • Caught eight passes for 65 yards • Caught one pass for four yards against West Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Posted two grabs for 15 yards at Duke • Caught two passes for 22 yards against NC State • Had a 6-yard catch at Maryland and completed a 44-yard halfback pass to Brooks Foster • Seasonlong reception of 15 yards came in the win over No. 23 Boston College • Had a 3-yard catch versus McNeese State.
2007: Played in all 12 games, starting four • Had 16 catches for 183 yards, good for an 11.4-yard average • Caught two passes for 17 yards at Georgia Tech • Threw a 50-yard TD to Brandon Tate and made two catches for 12 yards at NC State • Also rushed twice for three yards • Had four catches for 37 yards and his first career touchdown, an 11-yard catch, at Wake Forest • Registered two catches for 27 yards vs. South Carolina • Had two grabs for 59 yards, including a career-best 53-yarder at ECU • Caught two passes for 16 yards vs. JMU.
2006 - Freshman Season
Played in all 12 games and started three (Duke, NC State, Clemson) • Had a 19-yard reception in the win over NC State • Saw his first career action at tailback, carrying five times for 11 yards in the loss at Notre Dame • Was forced into action at tailback after Ronnie McGill went down with a shoulder bruise in the fourth quarter • Had a career-high 28-yard reception against USF, catching a screen pass and rushing for most of the yardage • Made his first career start against Clemson and had one catch for 16 yards • Caught two passes for five yards, including a long of seven, against Furman • Played against Virginia Tech, but did not have a reception • Saw his first action at Carolina against Rutgers as a fullback • Caught one pass for 11 yards against the Scarlet Knights • Redshirted in 2005.
Granby High School
Four-year starter at quarterback • Granby finished 7-3 in 2004 and won the Eastern District • Ranked among the top 25 players in Virginia by The Roanoke Times • Ranked among the top 35 players in Virginia by SuperPrep • Second-team All-Tidewater • Passed for 1,726 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior • Passed for 1,400 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior, despite playing just eight games due to an ankle injury • Coached by Dave Hudak • Played at the same high school as former Carolina first-team All-ACC safety Dexter Reid.
Personal
Son of Dolphine and Bobby Rome, Sr. • Born on April 29, 1986 • Majoring in African-American studies major • If he could eat dinner with any two people, dead or alive, he would choose Jay-Z and Ronald Curry • Would most like to appear on the reality TV show, "Pros vs. Joes" • Says one word his mother would use to describe him is "silly" • Began playing football when he was four years old by playing catch with his dad • Would most like to appear on the cover of Ebony • Nickname is Bobby "Big Boy" Rome.
Rushing Receiving Year Att Yards Avg. TD LP Rec. Yards Avg. TD LP 2006 5 11 2.2 0 5 7 80 11.4 0 28 2007 2 3 1.5 0 2 16 183 11.4 1 53 2008 - - - - - 8 65 8.1 0 15 2009 - - - - - 3 28 9.3 0 3 Totals 7 14 2.0 0 5 34 356 10.5 1 53
Career Highs: 59 yards receiving at East Carolina (2007); 11 yards rushing at Notre Dame (2006)
