Biography
2023
Team’s AFCA Good Works Team Nominee for his work on the field and in the community … one of 11 Coyotes who started all 13 games, he at defensive end … finished fourth on the team in both sacks (4.5) and tackles-for-loss (7.0) … also credited with two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry … posted 40 tackles on the season including 18 solo stops … had a season-high nine tackles in the team’s 17-3 win at Indiana State (10/21) … had six tackles, a sack and recovered a fumble in a shutout victory against St. Thomas in the home opener (9/9)
2022
One of 21 Coyotes who competed in all 11 games … started five of the final six games along the defensive line … totaled 21 tackles including 1.5 sacks … was credited with five quarterback hurries which were third-most on the team … had two tackles and a sack in the season opener at Kansas State (9/3) … had a season-high five tackles with two quarterback hurries at North Dakota (11/12) … had four tackles in the Dakota Days win against No. 14 Southern Illinois (10/22) … MVFC honor roll member
2021
One of 29 Coyotes who competed in all 12 games … made six starts along the defensive line … totaled 20 tackles including 10 solo stops and 2.5 for loss … had three tackles in a game four times including the NCAA playoff contest against Southern Illinois (11/27) … credited with two quarterback hurries … forced a fumble on a 3rd-and-1 stop inside the red zone against fourth-ranked North Dakota State (11/20) … aided a run defense that ranked 24th nationally after allowing fewer than 121 yards per game … MVFC honor roll member
2020-21
Season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... was one of 15 Coyotes who started all four games, he at defensive end … led the Coyotes with 1.5 sacks and had 2.5 tackles-for-loss, which was third-most on the team … totaled 13 tackles in all including a season-high five in week four at Youngstown State (3/20) … had a strip sack in the season-opening win at No. 7 Illinois State (2/27) that led to the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member
2018-19 (Minnesota)
Redshirted the 2018 season and did not appear in any games during the 2019 campaign
Prep
Led Chaska to an 8-1 record as a senior after totaling more than 60 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and two sacks … named to the KARE 11 All-Metro Team and helped lead the South All-Stars to a win in the Minnesota High School All-Star Game … coached by Bryan Dahl … earned first-team all-state honors in 2017 … also lettered in baseball and hockey.
Personal
Son of Greg and Kim Roane … has two brothers (Jake and David) … cousin, Michael Roane, played football at Drake University ... studying kinesiology and sport management at USD
