Tawann Rome

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Tawann Rome
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Grayson, La.
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Arabia Mountain
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    478
  • yds/g
    43.5
  • td
    4
Bio

Senior (2024)

  • Finished second on the team with 478 yards and caught four touchdowns
  • Surpassed 100 receptions in his career with two catches on senior day on Nov. 9 vs. Hanover, becoming the 10th player in program history to do so
  • Finished the year with 1,492 career receiving yards, ranking eighth in program history, and also with 15 career touchdown receptions for fifth-most on the program's career listings
  • Earned first-career Player of the Week Award after five receptions for 132 yards and three scores on Oct. 26 vs. Madonna that boosted DC to a 55-27 win
  • Caught a 65-yard pass during three-touchdown performance that was the longest pass play of the season
  • Threw four passes on trick plays and completed them all, including a 62-yard touchdown on Oct. 12 and 20-yard score on Nov. 2 each to Deveon Williams

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
  • Named to HCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team

Freshman (2021)

  • Played in five games and caught two passes for 12 yards.

Personal: 

  • Majoring in sport management with a minor in communications
  • Lettered in football and soccer at Arabia Mountain 
  • Two-time All-Region selection and All-Country honoree
  • Set school record for single-season yards and touchdowns
  • Son of Erica and Terrell Rome
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 27 -
Yards 478 -
Yards per game 43.5 -
Yards per catch 17.7 -
Touchdowns 4 -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 1 1 100.0% 62 62.0 1 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 2 2 100.0% 45 22.5 1 0 0 0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 1 1 100.0% 4 4.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 3 54 18.0 35 0 - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 4 86 21.5 49 1 - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 1 21 21.0 21 0 - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 3 35 11.7 17 0 - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 4 66 16.5 30 0 - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 5 132 26.4 65 3 - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 3 24 8.0 14 0 - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 2 41 20.5 26 0 - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 2 19 9.5 13 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - 0 0 0
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 3 43 14.3 17 0 - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 2 44 22.0 23 0 - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 1 - 54 - - 54
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 1 4 86 - - 90
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 1 - 21 - 43 64
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 1 3 - - 44 47
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 1 - 35 - - 35
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 1 - 66 - - 66
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 1 - 132 - - 132
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 1 - 24 - - 24
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 1 -1 41 - - 40
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 1 - 19 - - 19
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 18 - 3 - - - - 0 - - 0 0
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
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
2024-25 11 4 4 100.0% 111 10.1 27.8 2 0 62 498.1
2025-26 11 1 2 50.0% 9 0.8 4.5 1 0 9 252.8
Total 47 5 6 83.3% 120 2.6 20.0 3 0 62 416.3
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
2024-25 11 3 6 0.5 2.0 0 4 - -
2025-26 11 20 92 8.4 4.6 1 21 3 1
Total 47 30 122 2.6 4.1 1 23 6 3
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
2024-25 11 27 2.5 478 43.5 17.7 4 65
2025-26 11 21 1.9 222 20.2 10.6 1 43
Total 47 123 2.6 1714 36.5 13.9 16 65
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2025-26 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 47 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 47 - - - - - - - -
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
2024-25 5 87 17.4 0 23 - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - 4 4 1.0 0 10
Total 15 304 20.3 0 46 18 131 7.3 0 22
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
2024-25 11 6 478 - 87 571 51.9
2025-26 11 92 222 4 - 318 28.9
Total 47 122 1714 131 304 2271 48.3
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
2024-25 24 2.2 0 4 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
2025-26 12 1.1 1 1 - 0 - - 0 - 0 0
Total 102 2.2 1 16 0 0 - - 0 - 0 0
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
2024-25 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 47 6 2 8.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 4 4 100.0% 111 10.1 27.8 2 0 62 498.1
Conference - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 1 1 100.0% 4 0.8 4.0 0 0 4 133.6
Away 6 3 3 100.0% 107 17.8 35.7 2 0 62 619.6
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 4 4 100.0% 111 15.9 27.8 2 0 62 498.1
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 1 1 100.0% 62 15.5 62.0 1 0 62 950.8
November 3 3 3 100.0% 49 16.3 16.3 1 0 25 347.2
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 3 6 0.5 2.0 0 4 - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 2 2 0.4 1.0 0 3 - -
Away 6 1 4 0.7 4.0 0 4 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 3 6 0.9 2.0 0 4 - -
Month
September 4 2 7 1.8 3.5 0 4 - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 -1 -0.3 -1.0 0 0 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 27 2.5 478 43.5 17.7 4 65
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 8 1.6 194 38.8 24.3 3 65
Away 6 19 3.2 284 47.3 14.9 1 49
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 8 2.0 172 43.0 21.5 3 65
Losses 7 19 2.7 306 43.7 16.1 1 49
Month
September 4 8 2.0 161 40.3 20.1 1 49
October 4 12 3.0 233 58.3 19.4 3 65
November 3 7 2.3 84 28.0 12.0 0 26
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 5 87 17.4 0 23 - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 87 17.4 0 23 - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 43 14.3 0 17 - - - - -
Losses 2 44 22.0 0 23 - - - - -
Month
September 5 87 17.4 0 23 - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 6 478 - 87 571 51.9
Conference - - - - - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 2 194 - 87 283 56.6
Away 6 4 284 - - 288 48.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - 172 - 43 215 53.8
Losses 7 6 306 - 44 356 50.9
Month
September 4 7 161 - 87 255 63.8
October 4 - 233 - - 233 58.3
November 3 -1 84 - - 83 27.7
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 24 2.2 0 4 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
Conference 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 18 3.6 0 3 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
Away 6 1.0 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 18 4.5 - 3 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
Losses 6 0.9 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
September 6 1.5 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0
October 18 4.5 - 3 - - - - 0 - 0 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
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  • Article
  • November 18, 2024
Essick snags clutch interceptions and last MSFA Mideast Defensive Player of the Week of ‘24
  • November 18, 2024
Hanover’s defense delivers big plays to defeat DC on senior day
  • Article
  • November 09, 2024
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  • November 09, 2024
Deveon Williams scored twice as Yellow Jackets unravel in second half against Taylor
  • Article
  • November 02, 2024
Deveon Williams scored twice as Yellow Jackets unravel in second half against Taylor
  • November 02, 2024
Rome named MSFA Mideast Offensive Player of the Week
  • Article
  • October 28, 2024
Rome named MSFA Mideast Offensive Player of the Week
  • October 28, 2024
Madonna can’t hang on as Defiance cruises to a 55-27 victory
  • Article
  • October 26, 2024
Madonna can’t hang on as Defiance cruises to a 55-27 victory
  • October 26, 2024
Lead slips away from DC in final minute at Rose-Hulman
  • Article
  • October 19, 2024
Lead slips away from DC in final minute at Rose-Hulman
  • October 19, 2024
Two big plays not enough for Yellow Jackets in 45-14 loss at Saint Xavier
  • Article
  • October 12, 2024
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  • October 12, 2024
DC's halftime lead reversed by Cougars' big second half
  • Article
  • September 14, 2024
DC's halftime lead reversed by Cougars' big second half
  • September 14, 2024
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  • Article
  • September 07, 2024
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  • September 07, 2024
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  • September 06, 2024
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