Senior defensive lineman on Syracuse's 2025 roster.
6′5″ · 295 lb · Jersey City, NJ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 12 tackles
Best game: 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Boston College
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Syracuse's 2025 roster.
George Rooks
Wins his gap play after play. Four head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Duke, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Dino Babers, Nunzio Campanile, and Fran Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (9th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syracuse | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 19 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 27 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 59 | 23 | 5.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-45@ Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-21@ Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-38vs Duke | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 7-70@ Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 12-34vs Boston College | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Syracuse
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Syracuse
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #35
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sokoya McDuffie’s 2023 season.
Matches Sokoya on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Eddie Kelly's senior season at West Virginia (2025).
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Player DNA