Rome Weber: DB · Western Kentucky · #5.
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Rome Weber
Erases the deep middle of the field. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Craig Bohl and Tyson Helton. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Ohio State — Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 19 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 19 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Wyoming | 41 | 34 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Wyoming | 38 | 30 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | Wyoming | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 117 | 86 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 17 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-22vs Houston Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-63@ No. 6 Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-10vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-13@ UTEP | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 29-38vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-23vs Sam Houston | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-28@ Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 38-35vs Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
37%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFL19 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
60.8%
539 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
559 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #254 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wyoming and Western Kentucky, 117 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Craig Bohl and Tyson Helton.
