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2024 Football Roster

24 Roman Hemby

  • Position RB
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 208
  • Hometown Edgewood, MD
  • High School John Carroll
  • Major Communication
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Biography

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CAREER HONORS
  • Eighth all-time in program history with 22 career rush TDs, 12th on career rushing yards list, tied for fourth in total TDs (27)
  • 2024 Doak Walker Award Preseason Candidate
  • Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
  • 2024 Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big Ten
  • 2024 Shrine Bowl 1000
  • 2x Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2022 & 2023)
  • 2023 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2022 College Football News Third Team Freshman All-American
  • 2022 Academic All-Big Ten selection.
  • 2x Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/5/22 & 10/24/22)
HEMBY IN THE NEWS
• 'A one-two punch': Maryland's Roman Hemby and Antwain Littleton II embrace sharing carries during breakout season (Baltimore Sun, October 6, 2022)
• Roman Hemby made a strong impression for Maryland in his first start (Washington Post, September 9, 2022)

As a Redshirt Junior (2024):
  • 50 all-purpose yards (31 receiving, 19 rush) vs. Iowa (11/23)
  • Tallied 146 all-purpose yards (87 rush, 59 receiving) vs. Rutgers (11/16), also scored a rushing TD
  • Scored 21st career rush TD at #1 Oregon (11/9), 34 rush yards
  • Scored a key 10-yard rush TD in the 4th quarter vs. USC (10/19)
  • Became fourth Terp this century with 20+ career rush TD
  • Tallied 165 all-purpose yards (117 rush, 48 receiving) at Indiana (9/28), scored a 75-yard rush TD and a 12-yard receiving TD
  • Surpassed 2K career rushing yards in that game
  • Scored second rushing TD of the season vs. Villanova (9/21), added 67 yards on the ground (48 in Q1) with 15 rec. yards
  • Surpassed 2,500 career all-purpose yards vs. Michigan State
  • Tallied 81 all-purpose yards (66 rush, 15 rec.) with one rushing touchdown vs. UConn (8/31)
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2023): 
  • Started in all 13 games
  • Rushed 142 times for 680 yards, averaged 4.8 yards per carry, rushed for four touchdowns, caught 38 passes for 349 yards and 3 touchdowns
  • Ran for 21 yards and took a screen pass from Billy Edwards 61 yards on the games fourth play to set up the opening touchdown of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30)
  • Had 100-yard rushing game at Rutgers (11/25), with 113 yards on 15 carries, while catching a 17-yard touchdown to put the Terps up 21-3 in the second quarter
  • Ran for 35 yards and caught three passes for 28 yards vs. #2 Michigan (11/18)
  • Rushed for 60 yards in the fourth quarter to help Maryland come back from a 10-7 deficit as part of 74-yards on 16 carries and three catches for 15 yards at Nebraska (11/11)
  • Caught a seven-yard touchdown vs. #9 Penn State (11/4)
  • Set career-high with six receptions for 41 yards and a 24-yard touchdown to go with 27 rushing yards at Northwestern (10/28)
  • Tied career-highs with five receptions for 63 yards while rushing for 70 vs. Illinois (10/14)
  • Rushed for 54 yards and caught two passes for 19 yards in win over Indiana (9/30)
  • Scored two touchdowns in win over Virginia, to tie the game at 14 and put the Terps up 28-14
  • Had 217 yards of total offense with 162 rushing yards and 55 receiving yards with a rushing touchdown in win over Charlotte (9/9); Scored a 15-yard touchdown to put the game away in the second half
  • Rushed 12 times for 58 yards and scored a touchdown in season opener vs. Towson (9/2), also caught two passes for 14 yards.

As a Sophomore in 2022: 
  • Third among all FBS freshman in yards from scrimmage (1,287)
  • Had the second-most rushing touchdowns ever by a Maryland freshman (10)
  • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
  • Started in all 13 games
  • Rushed 188 times for 989 yards, averaged 5.3 yards per carry, and rushed for 10 touchdowns, caught 33 passes for 298 yards and caught one touchdown reception
  • Ran for 65 yards in Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. NC State (12/30)
  • Had second three touchdown game of the season in win over Rutgers, scoring from one yard out twice and eight-yards out as part of a 19 carry, 70-yard game
  • Caught four passes for 37 yards including a career-long 27-yard reception and rushed for 39 yards on 11 carries vs. #2 Ohio State (11/19)
  • Tallied 13 carries for 68 yards at #14 Penn State (11/12)
  • Rushed 16 times for 66 yards at Wisconsin (11/5)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (10/24)
  • Had most rushing touchdowns (three) by a Terp since 2018 vs. Northwestern (10/22), including a 75-yard game winning touchdown run with 3:22 left as part of career-high 24 carry, 179 yard game
  • Came up huge late in the game at Indiana, rushing for 73 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and 107 yards on a career-high 17 carries in the game to go with four receptions for 25 yards in win at Indiana (10/15)
  • Caught a career-best five passes for 29 yards and rushed for 27 yards in win over Michigan State (10/1)
  • Rushed 16 times for 48 yards and caught three passes for 17 yards at #4 Michigan (9/24)
  • Was crucial in win over SMU (9/17), rushing 16 times for a career-high 151 yards (9.4 ypc) and catching four passes for 62 yards with a one-yard touchdown to tie the game in the fourth quarter, the first Terrapin in the last 25 years to have 150+ rushing yards and 50+ receiving in a game
  • Rushed nine times for 29 yards in win at Charlotte (9/10)
  • Starred in season opening win over Buffalo (9/3), rushing seven times for 114 yards (16.3 ypc) with two touchdowns, including a 70-yard touchdown, the longest by a Terps since Anthony McFarland Jr. vs. Rutgers in 2019 (10/5)

As a Freshman in 2021: 
  • Appeared in four games at running back
  • Totaled 17 rushes for 71 yards (4.2 ypc) and two touchdowns
  • Ran five times for 26 yards with a two-yard touchdown to put Maryland up 41-10 in New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Virginia Tech (12/29)
  • In first career game vs. Howard, rushed 12 times for 45 yards with a touch-down in the fourth quarter.

Before Maryland: 
  • Tallied 1,543 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns over two seasons at John Carroll High School to go with 568 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns
  • 2019 First Team All-MIAA Two-time All-County
  • John Carroll 2019 Offensive MVP
  • John Carroll 2018 Offensive Rookie of the Year
  • Honor Roll Student all four years at John Carroll

HEMBY'S CAREER-HIGHS
Rushes - 24 (Northwestern, 10/22/22)
Rushing Yards -179 (Northwestern, 10/22/22)
Rushing Touchdowns - 3 (Northwestern, 10/22/22)
Long Rush: 75 (2x, last at Indiana, 9/28/24)
Receptions - 6 (2x, last vs. USC 10/19/24)
Receiving Yards - 63 (2x, last vs. Illinois, 10/14/23)
Long Reception - 61 (Auburn, 12/30/23)
100 Yard Rushing Games: 6 (last vs. Indiana 9/28/24)

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2021Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
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  • 24

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'2" 202 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 208 lbs
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