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
    222
  • yds/g
    20.2
  • td
    1
Bio

Senior (2025)

  • Played in all 11 games as a receiver
  • Boosted career receptions to 123 and 1714 career yards, each 6th-best in program history, in addition to 16 total receiving touchdowns, 5th-most for a career at DC

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 21 3
Yards 222 63
Yards per game 20.2 12.6
Yards per catch 10.6 21.0
Touchdowns 1 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 1 1 100.0% 9 9.0 1 0 0 0
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 5 45 9.0 19 1 - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 4 22 5.5 21 0 - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 7 26 3.7 7 0 - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 2 -8 -4.0 0 0 1 0
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 1 8 8.0 8 0 1 1
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 2 29 14.5 18 1 - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 7 65 9.3 19 0 1 0
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 3 11 3.7 8 0 - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 2 32 16.0 22 0 - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 4 22 5.5 7 0 - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 1 43 43.0 43 0 1 1
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 2 20 10.0 12 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - 0 0 0
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - - - - 1 6 6.0 6 0
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - - - - 2 9 4.5 10 0
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - - - - 1 -11 -11.0 0 0
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 1 45 29 - - 74
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 1 - 65 - - 65
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 1 - 11 - - 11
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 1 22 32 6 - 60
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 1 26 22 - - 48
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 1 -8 - - - -8
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 1 -1 - - - -1
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 1 - - 9 - 9
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 1 8 43 -11 - 40
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 1 - 20 - - 20
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 12 1 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 - - 0 0
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Rio Grande W, 48-6 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Judson (IL) W, 40-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at #23 Marian (IN) L, 69-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #RV Saint Francis (IN) L, 37-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 42-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 63-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 #RV Taylor (IN) L, 42-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 56-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Siena Heights L, 28-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Madonna W, 56-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Lawrence Tech W, 43-34 - - 0.0 - - 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 1 2 50.0% 9 0.8 4.5 1 0 9 252.8
Conference 5 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 1 2 50.0% 9 1.8 4.5 1 0 9 252.8
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 1 2 50.0% 9 1.3 4.5 1 0 9 252.8
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 1 2 50.0% 9 2.3 4.5 1 0 9 252.8
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 20 92 8.4 4.6 1 21 3 1
Conference 5 2 7 1.4 3.5 0 8 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 9 33 6.6 3.7 0 8 2 1
Away 6 11 59 9.8 5.4 1 21 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 6 53 13.3 8.8 1 19 2 1
Losses 7 14 39 5.6 2.8 0 21 1 0
Month
August 1 5 45 45.0 9.0 1 19 - -
September 3 4 22 7.3 5.5 0 21 1 0
October 4 10 17 4.3 1.7 0 7 1 0
November 3 1 8 2.7 8.0 0 8 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 21 1.9 222 20.2 10.6 1 43
Conference 5 3 0.6 63 12.6 21.0 0 43
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 12 2.4 130 26.0 10.8 0 43
Away 6 9 1.5 92 15.3 10.2 1 22
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 12 3.0 157 39.3 13.1 1 43
Losses 7 9 1.3 65 9.3 7.2 0 22
Month
August 1 2 2.0 29 29.0 14.5 1 18
September 3 12 4.0 108 36.0 9.0 0 22
October 4 4 1.0 22 5.5 5.5 0 7
November 3 3 1.0 63 21.0 21.0 0 43
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - 4 4 1.0 0 10
Conference - - - - - 3 -2 -0.7 0 10
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - 3 -2 -0.7 0 10
Away - - - - - 1 6 6.0 0 6
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - 1 -11 -11.0 0 0
Losses - - - - - 3 15 5.0 0 10
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - 1 6 6.0 0 6
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - 3 -2 -0.7 0 10
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 92 222 4 - 318 28.9
Conference 5 7 63 -2 - 68 13.6
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 33 130 -2 - 161 32.2
Away 6 59 92 6 - 157 26.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 53 157 -11 - 199 49.8
Losses 7 39 65 15 - 119 17.0
Month
August 1 45 29 - - 74 74.0
September 3 22 108 6 - 136 45.3
October 4 17 22 - - 39 9.8
November 3 8 63 -2 - 69 23.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 12 1.1 1 1 - 0 - - 0 - 0 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0
Away 12 2.0 1 1 - 0 - - 0 - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 12 3.0 1 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 - 0 0
Month
August 12 12.0 1 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 - 0 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 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 5 - - 0.0 .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
August 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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