Linebacker, Texas Tech (from Auburn, USC, Georgia Tech), 2020–25
Romello Height
Lettered 2022–23 at USC (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dublin, GA
- Born
- Apr 13, 2001
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Romello Height played linebacker at Auburn (2020–21), USC (2022–23), Georgia Tech (2024) and Texas Tech (2025). The San Francisco 49ers took Height in round 3, No. 70 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Kansas, 2025Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Auburn | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | USC | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 34 | 18 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 37 | 19 | 11 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Career | 107 | 52 | 25.5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Auburn | 9 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Auburn | 9 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | USC | 9 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | USC | 9 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 9 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 9 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Texas Tech 13 games, 37 tackles, 9.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Kent State | W 62–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Oregon State | W 45–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Utah | W 34–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Kansas | W 42–17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Arizona State | L 22–26 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 42–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Kansas State | W 43–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. BYU | W 29–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UCF | W 48–9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at West Virginia | W 49–0 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.BYU | W 34–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oregon | L 0–23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Georgia Tech 11 games, 34 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Florida State | W 24–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia State | W 35–12 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Syracuse | L 28–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. VMI | W 59–7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Louisville | L 19–31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Duke | W 24–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at North Carolina | W 41–34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Notre Dame | L 13–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Virginia Tech | L 6–21 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Miami | W 28–23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. NC State | W 30–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 USC 10 games, 18 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Nevada | W 66–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atArizona State | W 42–28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Colorado | W 48–41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Arizona | W 43–41 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atNotre Dame | L 20–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Utah | L 32–34 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at California | W 50–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atOregon | L 27–36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UCLA | L 20–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs.Louisville | W 42–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Auburn 8 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Akron | W 60–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Alabama State | W 62–0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Penn State | L 20–28 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Georgia State | W 34–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at LSU | W 24–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Arkansas | W 38–23 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at South Carolina | L 17–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Houston | L 13–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Auburn 1 game
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs.LSU | W 48–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ |
| Weight | 239 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 79⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s |
| Vertical jump | 39″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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