2024 Football Roster

8 Roman Newkirk

8 Roman Newkirk

  • Position:
    Wide Receiver
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    165
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Mount Dora, Fla.
  • Highschool:
    Mount Dora HS

Summary

Biography

As a Senior in 2023: One-time Sun Conference Special Teams Player of the Week ... Remained one of Ave Maria most versatile players despite battling injury ... Saw time as receiver, punter, and kick returner during fourth season on campus ... Finished second on AMU roster with 23 receptions and third with 205 receiving yards ... Logged at least one reception in all seven games played ... Started season strong with 13 receptions in games against Lawrence Tech (6) and Texas Lutheran (7) ... Scored touchdowns in both contests ... Punted in AMU's first four games of 2023 season ... Averaged 37.29 yards on seven punts ... Returned seven punts for 56 yards and eight kickoffs for 129 yards ... Enters final season ranked fourth in AMU history in receiving yards, third in receptions, and first in punt returns, punt return yards, kick returns, and kick return yards ... Due to Covid season of 2020, retained final season of collegiate eligibility

As a Junior in 2022: Sun Conference Special Teams Player of the Year ... First Team All-Sun Conference all-purpose player ... Second Team All-Sun Conference return specialist ... One-time selection as Sun Conference Offensive Player of the Week ... Team Most Valuable Player ... Remained perhaps the most versatile player in NAIA football ... Caught 24 passes for 308 yards and three touchdowns ... Exceeded 100 receiving yards in games against Webber and Warner ... Caught ten passes in season finale against Warner, tying a school record ... Scored touchdowns against Webber, St. Thomas, and Warner ... Handled most of Gyrenes' punting duties ... Averaged more than 39 yards per punt, with ten punts inside the 20 and three punts of 50 or more yards ... Boomed 57 yard punt in season-opener against Madonna ... Was AMU's sole punt returner, logging 127 yards on 17 returns ... Also returned eleven kickoffs during junior season, logging 246 return yards

As a Sophomore in 2021: First Team All-Sun Division return specialist and all-purpose player ... Named Mid-South Sun Division Special Teams Player of the Week following Stetson game ... Proved to be one of the most versatile players in college football ... Played wide receiver, returned kicks and punts, and took over punting duties for much of the season ... As a wide reciever, caught 40 passes for 416 yards and three touchdowns ... 40 catches ranked fifth in single-season school history ... top game came in win over Southeastern, logging 80 yards on eight catches ... Led Gyrenes with 558 return yards (495 kickoff and 63 punt) ... 495 kickoff return yards were second most in school history ... Punted 27 times for 1086 yards (40.2 yards per punt) ... Placed ten punts inside the 20, and boomed five punts of 50 or more yards, including a long of 65 ... Punt average (40.2 yards) ranked third in single season school history

As a Freshman in 2020: Immediately saw time in Ave Maria's receiving corps as a freshman ... Logged 14 receptions for a total of 149 yards, and rushed ten times for 73 yards ... Rushing total of 7.3 yards per carry was best on the roster ... Had at least one catch all seven games ... Recorded 85 all-purpose yards in win over Warner, with three catches on 76 yards, as well as a nine-yard carry ... Also recorded three receptions in win over Florida Memorial, as well as game against division champion Keiser

Personal: Born March 11, 2002 ... son of Laurie Bryant ... majoring in exercise physiology
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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2020Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 152 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2021Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 160 lbs
    88
  • 8

    2022Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 161 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 167 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 165 lbs
    8