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Jersey Number 9
Romello Height
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dublin, Ga.
- High School:
- Dublin
Bio
2025 (SENIOR)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Joined the Red Raiders prior to the spring of 2025 ... will have one season of eligibility at Texas Tech thanks to the blanket waiver provided from the 2020 season ... rated by ESPN as the No. 2-ranked outside linebacker from the transfer portal and No. 44 portal prospect overall.Â
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
- Arrived at Texas Tech after spending time at three different programs in Auburn (2020-21), USC (2022-23) and then Georgia Tech (2024) … considered one of the top rush end prospects out of the transfer portal before signing with the Red Raiders … the 2025 campaign will be his sixth year on a college campus as a 2020 high school graduate. Â
- Appeared in 36 games with 14 starts over his collegiate career, combining to make 74 tackles (35 solo) during that span, including 15.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks … has also forced two fumbles and recorded one interception over his career, which all came during the 2024 campaign at Georgia Tech … played in 12 games each of the last two seasons, combining for 54 of his tackles during that span as well as 12.5 tackles for loss and all 6.5 of his career sacks.
- Regarded as one of the most-disruptive rush ends in college football … credited with 69 total pressures (7 sacks, 13 quarterback hits, 49 hurries) throughout his college career by Pro Football Focus … arrived in Lubbock having played in 1,047 defensive snaps over his career per PFF.
- Reunited with two former teammates upon his arrival at Texas Tech in defensive lineman Lee Hunter and running back Quinten Joyner … teammates at Auburn in 2021 with Hunter, who was a true freshman at the time … time with Joyner came at USC in 2023 when he was also a true freshman.
- 2024 SEASON (JUNIOR at GEORGIA TECH): started in all 12 regular-season games during his lone season back in his home state of Georgia … led the team in tackles for loss with 6.5 that resulted in a total of 26 yards lost ... tied for the second-most sacks on the team with 2.5 for a loss of 16 yards ... had 34 tackles overall with 18 being solo stops to go along with four quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and an interception.
- Appeared in a career-high 485 defensive snaps on the season per PFF … credited with 32 total pressures by PFF, the most in his career to that point … pressures were the result of three sacks, six quarterback hits and 23 additional hurries … graded out at 78.4 overall, which led the Georgia Tech defense … owned the second-best coverage grade (92.5) in the FBS among edge rushers according to PFF.
- Played in the week 0 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland versus Florida State (8/24) ... registered three tackles, including a solo tackle for loss in the win over the Seminoles in his Yellow Jacket debut ... had four tackles in each of the next three games against Georgia State (8/31), Syracuse (9/7) and VMI (9/14).
- Recorded a season-high five tackles and a season-high 2.0 tackles for loss on the road at Louisville (9/21) ... registered two tackles at home against Duke (10/5) ... .served as a team captain for the Yellow Jackets' game versus North Carolina (10/12), making three stops, including a solo tackle for loss … followed with two stops in a neutral site contest against Notre Dame (10/19).
- Posted Georgia Tech's single-game high for sacks during the 2024 season with 1.5 versus Virginia Tech (10/26) as part of four tackles overall ... had two tackles against Miami (11/9) and one stop against N.C. State (11/21) ... was not credited with a tackle in the Yellow Jackets' eight-overtime thriller versus Georgia (11/29) but led the team in total pressures of the passer with four according to PFF.
- 2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE at USC): returned from injury to play in 12 of 13 games as a redshirt sophomore … missed only a late-season Pac-12 contest against Washington … totaled 20 tackles overall (11 solo), including an impressive 6.0 for loss and 4.0 sacks … ranked third on the team in total sacks and fifth overall for tackles for loss … played in 277 defensive snaps that season per PFF, creating 14 total pressures in the process (four sacks, two quarterback hits and eight hurries) … received a 77.3 grade as a tackler and a 75.7 grade as a pass rusher by the publication.
- Best performance of the season came against Arizona State (9/23) with five tackles, which included 2.0 sacks … finished tied for the USC single-game high for sacks on the season … followed with another sack the next week against Colorado (9/30) and then his final one of the season against Utah (10/21) … all 6.0 of his tackles for loss came during Pac-12 play with 4.5 coming over a four-game stretch that began with Stanford (9/9) and continued against Arizona State, Colorado and Arizona (10/7).
- 2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE at USC): redshirt season … claimed the starting job at rush end out of preseason camp, only to be limited to only two games – both starts – due to injury … made his first career start in the season-opening win over Rice (9/3) and was back in the starting lineup again the next week versus Stanford (9/1) … sustained a season-ending shoulder injury versus the Cardinal ... did not record any statistics prior to his injury. Â
- 2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN at AUBURN): appeared in nine games as a redshirt freshman at Auburn ... made 19 tackles on the season (6 solo), including 3.0 that went for a loss … notched a season high of four tackles in two different games against Alabama State (9/11) at Arkansas (10/16) … had a tackle for loss in both wins as well as 1.5 against Penn State (9/18).
- 2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN at AUBURN): appeared in only one game as a true freshman, which came in a 48-11 rout of LSU (10/31) … did not record any statistics … retained season of eligibility due to COVID-19 pandemic ... enrolled in the spring of 2020 after graduating early.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Dublin High School in his hometown of Dublin, Ga. … departed Dublin as the school record holder for sacks after leading the Fighting Irish to the 2019 Class 2A state title as a senior … among the top prospects from Georgia for the 2020 class.
- Named a first team MaxPreps Small Schools All-American and the Georgia Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year following his senior season in 2019 ... amassed 27.0 tackles for loss, 16.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception that was returned 60 yards for a touchdown as a senior alone … also caught two passes for 112 yards as a wide receiver and returned a kickoff 43 yards that season.
- Rated as a four-star prospect by both 247Sports and ESPN ... was a three-star recruit by Rivals … tabbed the No. 24 outside linebacker in the nation by 247Sports and No. 35 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... ranked as high as No. 32 among Georgia recruits by ESPN … chose to attend Auburn over offers from Florida, Tennessee, Miami, South Carolina, Kentucky, Arizona State, Georgia Tech and Ole Miss, among others.
PERSONAL
- Romello Height ... son of Ronnie Height, a Marine veteran, and Sharon Rozier ... teammates call him Mello … has one brother and five sisters in his family.
- Enjoys bass fishing in his spare time away from football.
- Earned a bachelor’s degree in American Popular Culture from USC in May 2024 ... enrolled in post-baccalaureate courses at Texas Tech.
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