Baylor Romney
No. 16
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born:El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
  • BYU (2018–2021)
Bowl games
High schoolFranklin High School
Career highlights and awards

Baylor Romney is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the BYU Cougars.

High school career

Romney grew up in a Latter-day Saint colony in Mexico, but moved to El Paso, Texas prior to his freshman year of high school. Romney graduated from Franklin High School in 2015.[1]

Recruiting

Romney originally committed to Nevada on August 11, 2014, and signed with the team on February 4, 2015. However, after going on an LDS mission to Carlsbad, California, he enrolled at Brigham Young University.[2]

College career

Romney redshirted in 2018 before playing in four games in 2019, starting two of them against Boise State and Liberty.[3] He threw for 747 yards and 7 touchdowns. He had two interceptions. He played in seven games in 2020, throwing a touchdown pass and an interception.

Retirement

At the end of the 2021 season, Romney announced that he would enter the transfer portal. After six weeks in the transfer portal, Romney announced his retirement.

Statistics

General Passing Rushing
Year Team GP GS W–L Comp Att Pct Yds Y/A Y/G TD Int Rate Sck Att Yds Y/A Y/G TD Fum
2019 BYU 4 2 2–0 54 85 0.64 747 8.79 186.75 7 2 159.82 4 24 59 2.46 14.75 0 1
2020 BYU 7 0 0–0 24 35 0.69 261 7.46 37.29 1 1 134.93 1 7 21 3.00 3.00 0 0

[4]

Personal life

His wife, Elise, competes in pole vault for the BYU track and field team. His brother, Gunner, is a wide receiver for the Cougars. He has two other siblings and his parents are named Jeni and Cade.[5]

He is a distant relative of Senator Mitt Romney.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Drew, Jay (7 November 2019). "Who is Baylor Romney? BYU's newest starting QB is unflappable, business-like and passionate about his craft". Deseret News. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Baylor Romney Timeline Events". 247Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Lundquist, Casey (25 September 2021). "BYU Starting Quarterback Jaren Hall Out Against USF". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Baylor Romney". ESPN. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Drew, Jay (26 May 2020). "'I have a little bit of crazy in me': How BYU pole vaulter Elise Romney one-upped her football-playing husband's heroics". Deseret News. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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