T.D. Roof became Georgia Tech’s third commitment in its 2017 recruiting class when he committed on June 6th, 2017 — just one day following the commitment of OL Connor Hansen. Although he’ll play linebacker for the Yellow Jackets, he’s a little bit undersized at only 5’11”, and 205 pounds. (In fairness, recent trends on defense have involved really effectively using linebackers that traditionally would have been considered undersized, but that fit better to defend against spread-based schemes.) Roof played high school football for Buford High School, on the northern end of Gwinnett County. He’s rated a three-star prospect by Rivals (5.
Football: Meet the Recruits 2017 - LB T.D. Roof
