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Rodney Croom
Jersey Number 92

Rodney Croom

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    242
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School:
    Winton Woods
R-JUNIOR SEASON (2020): Reliable defensive lineman played in all 10 games (all starts) … As an interior defensive lineman, put up impressive numbers … Made 26 tackles, with 1.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks … Combined on a sack against EKU … Tied a career high with six tackles in a win against nationally ranked Appalachian State … Three tackles, including a solo sack, in a win against FAU … Two tackles in a win against UMass … Five tackles in a win against MT … Two tackles in the C-USA Championship Game … Three tackles in the Camellia Bowl vs. Buffalo.

R-SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019): Blossomed into a critical piece of the defensive line … Saw action in 13 games, including one start (FIU) … Made 35 tackles, ranking 12th on the team, along with 0.5 tackles for a loss … Four tackles in a win against Ohio … Career-high six tackles against nationally ranked Cincinnati … Two tackles at MT … Five tackles in a win against ODU … One tackle in a win at FAU … Two tackles in a win against WKU … Three tackles in a win at Rice … Three tackles in a win against LT … One tackle at Charlotte … Five tackles in a win against FIU … Three tackles in the Gasparilla Bowl.
 
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2018): Emerging defensive lineman saw action in all 13 games … Made one tackle.
 
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017): Redshirted.

HERD FILE: A three-star prospect by 247Sports.com … Committed to Marshall on July 9, 2015 … Also had offers from Cincinnati, Kentucky, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Bowling Green, Ball State and Toledo … Had 47 tackles and one sack as a junior in high school … 35 tackles, including 13 for a loss, with eight sacks as a senior … Starred at Cincinnati’s Winton Woods High School.
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