Aaron Root

Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
T.R. Robinson

2014: Did not play as a sophomore…off the field, was named to Tulane’s 3.0 Club and the 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

High School: One-year letterman at Robinson High for coach Mike DePue...helped lead the Knights to a 12-2 overall record, a District 8-5A title and an appearance in the state semifinals...as a senior in 2012, scored 36 points after converting 33-of-38 PATs to go with a 27-yard field goal...also punted twice for 69 yards...also lettered four years in track and field and three in soccer...off the field, was a Bright House Sports Network and Robinson Football Scholar Athlete, and received an International Baccalaureate Diploma.

Personal: Born Aaron Sheppard Root on June 26, 1994, in Tampa, Fla...son of Malcolm and Lori Root...has one brother, Ben...proposed major is business.