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Jersey Number 19
Tyson Rooks
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Simons Island, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Illinois
- High School:
- Glynn Academy
At Florida Atlantic
Redshirt Senior (2026)
- Arrived to Florida Atlantic in January of 2026, reuniting with DB Coach Antonio Fenelus
At Illinois
Redshirt Junior (2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in all 12 regular-season games
- Five tackles (two solo) with one pass breakup on the season
- Career-high two tackles (one solo) and one pass breakup in win vs. Rutgers
Redshirt Sophomore (2024)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in seven games
- Two solo tackles and one interception on the season
- Recorded one tackle and one interception, returned for 27 yards, at No. 1 Oregon
Redshirt Freshman (2023)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in nine games
Freshman (2022)
- Played in three games and redshirted the season
- One tackle on the season
- First career tackle came against Virginia
- Played for Head Coach Rocky Hildago at Glynn Academy
- All-Region First Team
- Played tennis, basketball, and track in high school
- Two-time all-region in basketball
- Finished sixth in the state in the high jump
- All A Honor Roll
Personal
- Born May 30, 2004
- Son of Burnett and Zalynia Rooks
- One brother, John, and one sister, Morgan
- Cousin, Desmond Clark, was a tight end for the Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos
- Cousin, Tracy Walker III, was a safety for the Detroit Lions
- Cousin, Dominique Davis, was a quarterback in the NFL and CFL
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