Rome Weber

Senior defensive back on Western Kentucky's 2023 roster.

DB · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #5

5′11″ · 190 lb · San Bernardino, CA

CFB Index 32 · #254 of 339 cornersLow confidenceWestern Kentucky 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive back on Western Kentucky's roster.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Wyoming in 2018.
Transferred from Wyoming to Western Kentucky in 2022.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 3416 nationally · Signed with Wyoming

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 117 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Wyoming2-star out of San Gorgonio

20229 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3416 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

2 coaches

2018

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

2019

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

era →

2021–2023

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Wyoming6-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

2019Wyoming8-5HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

2021Wyoming7-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

32Below cohort / limited sample #254 of 339?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (96th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#95 / 2842 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#1716 / 2842 · 38th pct

Tackles#1999 / 2842 · 28th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2235 / 2842 · 18th pct

0.5

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.6
Road4g	2.8	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

32 · #254 of 339 corners

Two-star recruit. Now #254 at the position.

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 52–22

vs Houston Christian

1 PD · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Dominant 30-point win at home against Houston Christian.

With A. Reed — 253 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.0 · 14 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · E. Messer — 18 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-24vs South Florida	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 52-22vs Houston Christian	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 10-63@ Ohio State	5	4	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 5	W 31-10vs Middle Tennessee	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 21-13@ UTEP	4	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 29-38vs New Mexico State	3	2	0.5	—	1
Wk 12	W 28-23vs Sam Houston	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 41-28@ Florida International	2	2	0.0	—	2
Bowl	W 38-35@ Old Dominion	0	0	0.0	—	1
Total		19	12	0.5	—	7

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Rome Weber

2018

20229 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Centerfielder

Players who play like Rome Weber