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George Rooks
Defensive Line

Ht: 6’4″
Wt: 295 lbs.
College: Syracuse
Jersey #: 91
HometownWarren, New Jersey
BornSeptember 4, 2002

Scouting Report: NFL pedigree…Stout versus double teams…Wide-shouldered frame with length (33” arm)…Natural athlete…Disruptive defensive linemen…Former high school four-star recruit from the class of 2021.

Highlights:

Career Summary

2025 (SYRACUSE): Appeared in 12 games…Totaled 16 tackles (four solo, 12 assists)…one tackle for loss. 

2024 (BOSTON COLLEGE): Appeared in every game with 11 starts at defensive tackle … Made 26 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup on the year … Totaled three tackles and a pass breakup in the season-opening win at Florida State (9/2) … Had two tackles and a sack against Duquesne (9/7) … Made a season-best five tackles at Mizzou (9/14) … Had one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss against Michigan State (9/21) … Had a pair of tackles against Western Kentucky (9/28), also recovered a fumble … Posted four tackles at Virginia (10/5) … Made a solo tackle at Virginia Tech (10/17) … Notched a pair of tackles against Louisville (10/25) … Had three tackles, a quarterback hurry and 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Syracuse (11/9) … Made two tackles at SMU (11/16) … Tallied one tackle against Nebraska in the Pinstripe Bowl (12/18). 

2023 (BOSTON COLLEGE): Started all-12 games along the defensive line, making 29 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries and a forced fumble … Had one tackle and a quarterback hurry in the season opener against Northern Illinois (9/2) … Made a pair of tackles against Holy Cross (9/9) … Notched three tackles vs. Florida State (9/16) … Had 0.5 tackles for loss against Louisville (9/23) … Made a career-high five tackles and 1.5 sacks against Virginia (9/30) … Tallied a pair of tackles vs. Army (10/7) … Forced his first collegiate fumble to go with four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Georgia Tech (10/21) … Made two tackles vs. UConn (10/28) … Had a pair of tackles at Syracuse (11/3) … Made three tackles and a pair of quarterback hurries against Virginia Tech (11/11) … Had one tackle at Pitt (11/16) … Wrapped up the season with a three-tackle effort against Miami (11/24). 

2022 (MICHIGAN): Appeared in six games, including the Big Ten Championship Game … Had one tackle on the season vs. Nebraska (11/12) … Academic All-Big Ten honoree. 

2021 (MICHIGAN): Appeared in three games … Named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year … Made his collegiate debut against Western Michigan (9/4) … Contributed on special teams in the Big Ten Championship Game against Iowa (12/4).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 260 overall player nationally, the No. 18 defensive tackle prospect in the country and the No. 4 player in the state of New Jersey … Rated as the states second-best prospect on the NJ.com Top 50 list … Selected to participate in the Under Armour All-American Game … Three-time all-conference selection (sophomore, junior and senior seasons) … Attended St. Peters Prep coached by Rich Hansen … Helped St. Peters Prep to an 11-1 record and the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 championship as a junior … St. Peter’s was NJ.com’s Team of the Year in New Jersey (2019) … Posted 40 tackles for loss in 160 stops over his final three years of high school, including 22.0 of those tackles coming as sacks. 

PERSONAL: Son of George and Talayia … Father, George, was a star defensive lineman at Syracuse from 1988-91, earning BIG EAST co-Defensive Player of the Year honors, before being drafted by the New York Giants and going on to play in the NFL … Sister, Taylor, played college basketball at Stanford, Harvard and Michigan and was a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in New Jersey.