2022 Football Roster
Rondell Bothroyd
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Manchester, CT
- High School:
- E.O. Smith
- Deals:
Career Accolades:
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2022 All-ACC Honorable Mention
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2022 Preseason Athlon Second Team All-ACC
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2022 Preseason Phil Steele Second Team All-ACC
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2022 Preseason Lindy's Third Team All-ACC
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2021 All-ACC Honorable Mention
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ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Oct. 25, 2021)
Career Summary
Finished his Wake Forest career with 16.5 sacks which ranked seventh in program history…Ended the 2021 season with 16.5 tackles for loss which was the 12th-highest total in program history.
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
All-ACC Honorable Mention…Started 12 games, all coming at defensive end, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with 30 tackles including 15 solo tackles while also recording 8.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, three pass deflections, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Had at least one tackle for loss in seven games including 2.0 tackles for loss in victories over Boston College and Missouri in the 2022 Gasparilla Bowl victory…Tallied at least one tackle in 10 of 12 games played with multiple tackles in eight games…Had a sack in five of the first seven games of the season, helping the Deacs to a 6-1 start and a top-10 national ranking…Named a team captain ahead of the 2022 season.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
All-ACC Honorable Mention…Finished the season with 63 total tackles which ranked fourth on the team and had a team-best 16.5 tackles for loss…His tackles for loss ranked third among all ACC players and 12th in program history…Tallied at least one tackle for loss in 13 of 14 games including all 12 regular season games…Collected a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss at North Carolina...Recorded a career high 10 tackles along with 1.5 tackles for loss in a win at Army, helping earn ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors…Had nine games with at least one sack including key sacks in victories over No. 20 NC State and at Boston College to help clinch the ACC Atlantic Division title…Totaled five games with seven or more tackles.
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)Played in six games, making four starts ... Finished the season with 11 tackles, with one tackle for loss ...Secured a season-high four tackles against Virginia Tech (10/24) and Louisville (12/12) ...Had two tackles and a QB Hurry in the Duke's Mayo Bowl vs Wisconsin (12/30) ... Was a letterwinner for the second time in his career.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made six starts as a redshirt freshman while appearing in 12 games ... Finished with 31 tackles, 11th on the team, including four tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... Made his first start vs. Utah State (8/30) and started the first six games of the season ... Totaled a season-best six tackles and a half sack vs. UNC (9/13) ... Recorded a sack against Clemson (11/16) ... Tallied five stops each against Boston College (9/28) and Louisville (10/12) ... Second on the team with six quarterback hurries including a pair against Florida State (10/19) ... On the field for 467 snaps including 57 plays against Utah State (8/30) ... Received his first varsity letter.
2018 (True Freshman)
Played in four games and retained his redshirt status ... Recorded his first career sack against Syracuse (11/3) ... Also saw action against Louisville (10/27), Pittsburgh (11/17) and Duke (11/24).
High School
Two-year team captain for Coach James Kelly at E.O. Smith High ... A three-year starter at defensive end ... Consensus three-star athlete who was rated as the fourth-best prospect in Connecticut ... Compiled 24.5 sacks and 10 forced fumbles during his prep career ... First Team all-state selection as a senior ... Made 45 tackles, 12.5 sacks and had an interception ... Also played on offense where he recorded 15 catches for 215 yards and four touchdowns ... Named Athlete of the Week by The Chronicle ... First Team All-Conference Division II ... Had 66 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and 13 sacks, an average of 7.3 tackles and 1.3 sacks per game as a junior ... Forced five fumbles and recovered two, returning one for a touchdown ... Named First Team all-state by the New Haven Register ... CHSCA All-State in Class L and First Team All- Central Connecticut Conference ... As a sophomore was named to the First Team All-Division II East team ... Also played basketball.
Personal
Son of Ashley Bothroyd ... Born Jan. 8, 2000 ... Received High Academic Honors...Majoring in Health and Exercise Science.
