2023 Football Roster
Roster
Roon, Austin

Jersey Number 42
Austin Roon
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 231
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Byron Center, MI.
- High School:
- Byron Center
Bio
Career Overview: Earned a spot in the linebacker rotation in each of his past two seasons at Syracuse ... Has appeared in 19 games with 21 career tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2023): Appeared in every game at either linebacker or on special teams ... Made a career-high six tackles and had a tackle for loss against Colgate (9/2) ... Made a pair of tackles against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Had two tackles against Army (9/23) ... Recorded a tackle against Clemson (9/30) ... Made a solo tackle at North Carolina (10/7) ... Had one tackle at Virginia Tech (10/26) ... Had 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Boston College (11/3).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Saw action in each of the first six games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury prior to the Clemson game (10/22) ... Made seven tackles (four solo) on the season ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Louisville (9/3) ... Had two tackles in the win at UConn (9/10) ... Made a solo tackle vs. Virginia (9/23) ... Notched a career high four tackles vs. Wagner (10/1).
Redshirt Year (2021): Did not appear in any games.Â
High School: Played linebacker for head coach Marc Cisco for three years … Rated three stars by 247Sports.com composite rankings… Two-time All-State linebacker, including first-team honors in 2020 … Participated in 2021 East vs. West All-Star Game … Four-time All-Conference selection … Three-time All-Area honoree … Two-time team captain … Three-sport athlete at Byron Center High School, also playing basketball and lacrosse … All-Academic Team selection in high school.
Personal: Austin Jay Roon … Born April 22, 2003 in Grand Rapids, Michigan … Son of Steve and Lynnea Roon … One brother … Majoring in marketing management in the Whitman School of Management.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2023): Appeared in every game at either linebacker or on special teams ... Made a career-high six tackles and had a tackle for loss against Colgate (9/2) ... Made a pair of tackles against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Had two tackles against Army (9/23) ... Recorded a tackle against Clemson (9/30) ... Made a solo tackle at North Carolina (10/7) ... Had one tackle at Virginia Tech (10/26) ... Had 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Boston College (11/3).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Saw action in each of the first six games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury prior to the Clemson game (10/22) ... Made seven tackles (four solo) on the season ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Louisville (9/3) ... Had two tackles in the win at UConn (9/10) ... Made a solo tackle vs. Virginia (9/23) ... Notched a career high four tackles vs. Wagner (10/1).
Redshirt Year (2021): Did not appear in any games.Â
High School: Played linebacker for head coach Marc Cisco for three years … Rated three stars by 247Sports.com composite rankings… Two-time All-State linebacker, including first-team honors in 2020 … Participated in 2021 East vs. West All-Star Game … Four-time All-Conference selection … Three-time All-Area honoree … Two-time team captain … Three-sport athlete at Byron Center High School, also playing basketball and lacrosse … All-Academic Team selection in high school.
Personal: Austin Jay Roon … Born April 22, 2003 in Grand Rapids, Michigan … Son of Steve and Lynnea Roon … One brother … Majoring in marketing management in the Whitman School of Management.
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