Jason Romero

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
222
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Laurinburg
High School:
Scotland
Major:
Communication

Committed to East Carolina on June 24, 2019 … Early enrollee (January) who is expected to participate with the Pirates in spring drills.

High School: Helped lead to the Scots to a 12-3 overall record and 5-2 conference ledger as senior … Credited with 79 tackles (21 solo), 9.0 TFLs, 5.0 sacks, three quarterback pressures and one forced fumble in 2019 … Posted double-figure stop totals three times with a season-best 14 vs. Pinecrest and a pair of 10-tackle outings (D.H. Conley, Seventy-First) … Key member of a Richard Bailey’s SHS squad that advanced to the state semifinals after victories over South Central (56-13), Durham Jordan (62-27) and South View (28-18) … Tallied 51 tackles (37 solo), 6.5 TFLs and 6.0 sacks during an injury-shortened junior year that limited play to just eight games … Scotland posted a 9-6 record in 2018 and enjoyed a deep postseason run that included a NCHSAA 4A championship game appearance before falling 35-28 to East Forsyth (after downing Jordan 26-25, Cardinal Gibbons 7-6, Pine Forest 27-21 and Seventy-First 28-0) … Earned full-time starter’s designation after netting eight tackles and two sacks in the second contest of the year vs. Durham Hillside before following with 10 stops, a pair of sacks vs. Marlboro County and nine hits vs. Pinecrest … Had to evacuate Laurinburg area during season because of Hurricane Florence and lived with relatives in Durham before returning to SHS and booking seven tackles vs. Hoke County in first game back … Experienced limited action as a sophomore in 2017, but did provide quality depth for a senior-laden team went 12-2 and reached the state 4A title game … Played on junior varsity squad as a freshman in 2016 and recorded 113 tackles and 20.0 TFLs … Earned three stars from all three primary recruiting outlets – 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com … Stood among the Top 60 North Carolina (overall) recruits per 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … Recruitment included Duke, Old Dominion, Temple, Wake Forest, Indiana, Kentucky, NC State, South Carolina, Syracuse and Virginia to name a few … Spent formative years in Strasburg, Pa., moved to Marlboro County, S.C. for his 7th & 8th grade years before settling in Laurinburg prior to his HS career.