James Romain Explained
James Romain |
Number: | 24, 5, 25 |
Position: | Defensive back |
Birth Date: | 6 August 1987 |
Birth Place: | Far Rockaway, Queens, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 175 |
High School: | New York (NY) Far Rockaway |
College: | Delaware State |
Undraftedyear: | 2009 |
Pastteams: |
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Pastcoaching: |
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Highlights: | - First Team All-IFL
- 4× First Team All-Arena (2015, 2017, 2018)
- 2× ArenaBowl champion (XXIX, XXX)
- China Bowl champion
- CAFL Steel-man
- CAFL All-Pro North Division All-Star
- AFL Defensive Back of the Year
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Aflstatlabel1: | Tackles |
Aflstatvalue1: | 402.0 |
Aflstatlabel2: | Interceptions |
Aflstatvalue2: | 42 |
Aflstatlabel3: | Pass breakups |
Aflstatvalue3: | 134 |
Afl: | 12083 |
James Romain (born August 6, 1987) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at Delaware State University and attended Far Rockaway High School in New York City.
Early life
Romain attended Far Rockaway High School, where he played football as a running back.[1]
College career
Romain played for the Hudson Valley Vikings from 2005 to 2006. Romain transferred to Delaware State, where he played from 2007 to 2008. He was the team's starter his senior year and helped the Hornets to 15 wins. He played in 23 games during his career, including 11 starts at cornerback. Romain was named a 2006 Preseason All-American.[2]
Professional career
Fairbanks Grizzlies
Romain played for the Fairbanks Grizzlies in 2011.[3] Romain had 11 interceptions as a rookie and forced 3 fumbles, along with 3 Touchdowns earning him First Team All-IFL honors.[4]
Green Bay Blizzard
On January 12, 2012, Romain signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.[5] Romain had 57 tackles and 4 interceptions on the season.[6]
Philadelphia Soul
On January 2, 2013, Romain was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul.[7] On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42.[8] He earned First Team All-Arena honors in 2017.[9] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[10] With the Soul, Romain was selected as the 2018 Defensive Back of the Year.[11]
Beijing Lions
Romain was selected by the Beijing Lions in the third round of the 2016 CAFL Draft, joining his Soul head coach Clint Dolezel in Beijing.[12] [13] The Lions finished the season undefeated and won the first China Bowl.[14] He earned All-Pro North Division All-Star honors and was named the CAFL's Steel-man for his "all around excellence at several positions".[15] [16] He also caught 21 passes for 217 yards and 5 touchdowns.[17] He is listed on the Lions' roster for the 2018 season.[18]
AFL statistics
Year | Team | Defensive | Returns |
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| | 35 | 15 | 0.0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 162 | 1 |
| | 75 | 16 | 0.0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 2 | 10 | 164 | 1 |
| | 66 | 10 | 0.0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 99 | 1 | 20 | 351 | 0 |
| | 54 | 18 | 0.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 69 | 11 | 0.0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 0 |
| | 51 | 8 | 0.0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | 52 | 7 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 136 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 402 | 85 | 0.0 | 134 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 495 | 8 | 41 | 730 | 3 | |
Stats from ArenaFan:
[19] External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Far Rockaway Defeats Beach Channel . Elio Velez . November 12, 2004 . Wave Publishing Co. . www.rockawave.com . June 10, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921164431/http://www.rockawave.com/news/2004-11-12/Sports/094.html . September 21, 2015 .
- Web site: Four Hudson Valley Football Players Named Preseason All-Americans . Steve Mullens . July 19, 2006 . Hudson Valley Community College . www.hvcc.edu . June 10, 2017.
- Web site: Fairbanks Grizzlies make happy return to Carlson Center . Danny Martin . March 19, 2011 . BLOX Content Management System . www.newsminer.com . June 10, 2017.
- Web site: Two Grizzlies earn first-team IFL honors . Renee Thony . June 25, 2011 . BLOX Content Management System . www.newsminer.com . June 10, 2017.
- Web site: Blizzard Trade Quarterback Sign 3 Others . January 12, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . June 10, 2017.
- Web site: Green Bay Blizzard Player Statistics . iflstats.fbstats.pointstreak.com . August 10, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170811000433/http://iflstats.fbstats.pointstreak.com/football/tp/team-player-statistics.html?category=defense&teamid=15511&seasonid=IFLMFB_2012 . August 11, 2017 .
- Web site: Philadelphia Soul Historical Transactions . ArenaFan . www.arenafan.com . June 10, 2017.
- Web site: Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56-42, to Claim AFL Crown . arenafootball.com . August 26, 2016 . August 28, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828165845/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/082616aaq.html . August 28, 2016 .
- Web site: AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams . arenafootball.com . August 21, 2017 . September 15, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916034752/http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/afl-announces-all-arena-first-and-second-teams . September 16, 2017 .
- Web site: Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX . arenafootball.com . August 27, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827235503/http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/soul-snare-second-straight-foster-trophy-in-arenabowl-xxx . August 27, 2017 .
- Web site: Philadelphia's James Romain Named Defensive Back of the Year . Arena Football League . 16 September 2018 . 19 July 2018 . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235536/https://www.arenafootball.com/article/philadelphias-james-romain-named-defensive-back-of-the-year . dead .
- Web site: CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE . caflfootball.com . June 11, 2016 . October 18, 2016 . October 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161017192935/http://caflfootball.com/cafl-draft-results-are-in/ . dead .
- Web site: Clint Dolezel Chasing Titles World Wide . caflfootball.com . November 2, 2016 . December 20, 2016 . Moninghoff, Mick . December 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221092112/http://caflfootball.com/clint-dolezel-chasing-titles-world-wide/ . dead .
- Web site: Beijing Wins CAFL China Bowl on Final Play . caflfootball.com . November 6, 2016 . December 20, 2016 . November 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107015919/http://caflfootball.com/beijing-wins-cafl-china-bowl-on-final-play/ . dead .
- Web site: CAFL POST SEASON AWARDS – The MVPs . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107021222/http://caflfootball.com/cafl-post-season-awards-the-mvps/ . November 7, 2016 . caflfootball.com . November 4, 2016 . November 6, 2016 . dead .
- Web site: The CAFL has announced their 2016 All-Pro South Division All-Stars . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107023136/http://caflfootball.com/the-cafl-has-announced-their-2016-all-pro-south-division-all-stars/ . November 7, 2016 . caflfootball.com . November 4, 2016 . November 6, 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Series Final: One for the Record Books . caflfootball.com . November 6, 2016 . July 22, 2017 . Moninghoff, Mick . April 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190412212033/http://caflfootball.com/series-final-one-for-the-record-books/ . dead .
- Web site: Beijing Lions 2017 Roster . caflfootball.com . August 14, 2017 . September 29, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170929184642/http://caflfootball.com/beijing-lions-2017-roster/ . September 29, 2017 .
- Web site: James Romain . arenafan.com . July 23, 2017.