2021: All-Sun Belt fourth team from Phil Steele and honorable mention from the league … Appeared in 13 of 14 games and made seven starts at outside linebacker … Totaled 68 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble … Crushing sack late in first half at Troy helped App State take lead right before halftime in what turned into a 45-7 rout, as he also intercepted a pass early deep in Troy territory early in the third quarter to set up another touchdown … Recorded two sacks and seven tackles at Miami and returned an interception 90 yards to the Elon 10 in his first start the following week … Started six of the final seven games (sat out the regular-season finale) … Had season-high nine tackles against ULM and five Sun Belt games with at least six stops … In a 30-27 win against No. 14 Coastal Carolina, came up with five big tackles, including three on the Chants’ 10 fourth-quarter plays.
2020: Appeared in 11 games, contributing on special teams and at inside linebacker … Finished season with 19 tackles, including seven in the win against Arkansas State … Played in every game but the trip to ULM … Scooped up the ball and quickly scored an apparent touchdown following a bad punt snap against Louisiana, but a flag for a personal foul that must have occurred in the short time between Roof gaining possession and then scoring wiped out the score.
2019: Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules.
2018 (Indiana): Played in 10 games with one start (Maryland) as a weak-side linebacker ... Collected 39 tackles, 30 solo, one sack and four tackles for loss ... Recorded his first sack at Indiana with four solo stops in the Ball State win (9/15) ... Made eight tackles, six solo, with one for loss at No. 3 Ohio State (10/6) ... Delivered a game- and career-high 10 stops and eight solos in addition to one TFL in the Maryland victory (11/10).
2017 (Georgia Tech): Played in all 11 games as a freshman ... Totaled 17 tackles with a pair of sacks and one quarterback hurry ... Posted a season-high six stops, four solo, at Duke (11/18) ... Collected both sacks in the Jacksonville State win (9/9) ... Had five multi-tackle games.
Prep/Personal: Linebacker and running back for head coach Jess Simpson at Buford High School ... Two-time first team all-state and all-county selection ... Buford reached four state championship games during his career and won twice (2013, 2014) ... Made 94 tackles, four sacks, seven for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and seven hurries as a senior ... Added 459 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns ... Parents are Pam and Ted Roof, who was App State's defensive coordinator in 2019 ... Born on Oct. 6, 1998.
