Lafayette College Athletics

2023: Played in all 12 games at wide receiver and on special teams…named the Special Teams MVP following the season...made three catches on the season for 40 total yards…matched his career-long with a 29-yard reception against Monmouth (9/23)…made a tackle in five games on special teams…recovered a fumble in the win at Lehigh (11/18)…selected as one of 51 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll distinction after achieving a 3.5 GPA.

2022: Played in 11 games, seeing time at wide receiver and on special teams...finished the season with four catches for 46 yards, making at least one grab in four games...made a career-long 29-yard catch at Penn (9/24)...one of 46 Lafayette selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after securing a 3.5 semester GPA.

2021 Fall: Did not see any game action...one of 42 Leopard selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after achieving a 3.43 semester GPA.

2021 Spring: Did not play in any games as a rookie...one of 38 Leopard selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after achieving a 3.33 semester GPA.

AT WESTFIELD: All-time leading receiver at Westfield in receptions (100), receiving yards (1,515) and touchdowns (17)...secured all-conference, all-area and All-Group 5 honors as a senior while garnering USA Today All-State honorable mention status...finished 2019 season with 68 catches for 1,018 and 11 touchdowns (all school records) while helping guide his team to a 7-4 record and a Group 5 semifinal appearance...achieved Union County All-Watchung Division Second-Team laurels in 2018 when he was a two-way starter at wide receiver (19 rec., 206 yards 2 TDs) at cornerback...won the NJSIAA North 2, Group 5 state championship at MetLife Stadium in 2017 as a sophomore, leading the team with 52 receiving yards in that game...three-sport athlete who was recruited to play collegiately in basketball, track and field and football…two-year captain of basketball team who finished with 911 career points...averaged 17 points, five rebounds, two steals and two assists per game as a senior while guiding team to a 21-7 record and a Union County Conference Mountain Division title...garnered All-Union County Valley Conference First-Team honors as a junior when he averaged 14.6 ppg...javelin thrower and high jumper with personal bests of 166'9" and 6', respectively...finalist in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions...placed sixth in New Jersey group championships...honor roll and distinguished honor roll student...volunteered with the Youth Empowerment for Success League, helping to raise more than $2,000...served as a Westfield basketball camp counselor.

Personal: Son of T.J. and Karen Rooney…has an older brother, Evan, and a younger sister, Sara...born 10/24/01.