George
Rooks
Syracuse
- Position
- DL
- School
- Syracuse
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 295 lbs
- Jersey
- #91
- Hometown
- Warren, NJ
- Born
- September 4, 2002
- Class
- 2026
Scouting Report
NFL pedigree. Stout versus double teams. Wide-shouldered frame with length (33" arm). Natural athlete. Disruptive defensive lineman. Former high school four-star recruit from the class of 2021.
Film
Career Summary
2025 (SYRACUSE)Appeared in 12 games…Totaled 16 tackles (four solo, 12 assists)…one tackle for loss.
2024 (BOSTON COLLEGE)Appeared in every game with 11 starts at defensive tackle … Made 26 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup on the year … Totaled three tackles and a pass breakup in the season-opening win at Florida State (9/2) … Had two tackles and a sack against Duquesne (9/7) … Made a season-best five tackles at Mizzou (9/14) … Had one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss against Michigan State (9/21) … Had a pair of tackles against Western Kentucky (9/28), also recovered a fumble … Posted four tackles at Virginia (10/5) … Made a solo tackle at Virginia Tech (10/17) … Notched a pair of tackles against Louisville (10/25) … Had three tackles, a quarterback hurry and 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Syracuse (11/9) … Made two tackles at SMU (11/16) … Tallied one tackle against Nebraska in the Pinstripe Bowl (12/18).
2023 (BOSTON COLLEGE)Started all-12 games along the defensive line, making 29 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries and a forced fumble … Had one tackle and a quarterback hurry in the season opener against Northern Illinois (9/2) … Made a pair of tackles against Holy Cross (9/9) … Notched three tackles vs. Florida State (9/16) … Had 0.5 tackles for loss against Louisville (9/23) … Made a career-high five tackles and 1.5 sacks against Virginia (9/30) … Tallied a pair of tackles vs. Army (10/7) … Forced his first collegiate fumble to go with four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Georgia Tech (10/21) … Made two tackles vs. UConn (10/28) … Had a pair of tackles at Syracuse (11/3) … Made three tackles and a pair of quarterback hurries against Virginia Tech (11/11) … Had one tackle at Pitt (11/16) … Wrapped up the season with a three-tackle effort against Miami (11/24).
2022 (MICHIGAN)Appeared in six games, including the Big Ten Championship Game … Had one tackle on the season vs. Nebraska (11/12) … Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2021 (MICHIGAN)Appeared in three games … Named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year … Made his collegiate debut against Western Michigan (9/4) … Contributed on special teams in the Big Ten Championship Game against Iowa (12/4).
HIGH SCHOOLEarned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 260 overall player nationally, the No. 18 defensive tackle prospect in the country and the No. 4 player in the state of New Jersey … Rated as the states second-best prospect on the NJ.com Top 50 list … Selected to participate in the Under Armour All-American Game … Three-time all-conference selection (sophomore, junior and senior seasons) … Attended St. Peters Prep coached by Rich Hansen … Helped St. Peters Prep to an 11-1 record and the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 championship as a junior … St. Peter’s was NJ.com’s Team of the Year in New Jersey (2019) … Posted 40 tackles for loss in 160 stops over his final three years of high school, including
