| Bobby Rome |
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One of the nation's top fullbacks
• Is a powerful blocker and
catches the ball well out of the
backfield • Entered Carolina as
a quarterback, but moved to fullback
as a freshman in 2006.
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.
