Baylor Romney

Baylor Romney

No. 16
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College	BYU (2018–2021)
Bowl games	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (2018) Boca Raton Bowl (2020)
High school	Franklin High School
Career highlights and awards
El Paso All-City team (2014)
Stats at ESPN

Baylor Romney is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the BYU Cougars.

Early life

Romney grew up in a Latter-day Saint colony in Mexico, but moved to El Paso, Texas prior to his freshman year of high school. Romney graduated from Franklin High School in 2015.^[1]

Romney originally committed to Nevada on August 11, 2014, and signed with the team on February 4, 2015. However, after going on an LDS mission to Carlsbad, California, he enrolled at Brigham Young University.^[2]

College career

Romney redshirted in 2018 before playing in four games in 2019, starting two of them against Boise State and Liberty.^[3] He threw for 747 yards and 7 touchdowns. He had two interceptions. He played in seven games in 2020, throwing a touchdown pass and an interception.

At the end of the 2021 season, Romney announced that he would enter the transfer portal. After six weeks in the transfer portal, Romney announced his retirement.

Statistics

General					Passing										Rushing
Year	Team	GP	GS	W–L	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	Y/G	TD	Int	Rate	Sck	Att	Yds	Y/A	Y/G	TD	Fum
2019	BYU	4	2	2–0	54	85	0.64	747	8.79	186.75	7	2	159.82	4	24	59	2.46	14.75	0	1
2020	BYU	7	0	0–0	24	35	0.69	261	7.46	37.29	1	1	134.93	1	7	21	3.00	3.00	0	0

^[4]

Personal life

His wife, Elise, competes in pole vault for the BYU track and field team. His brother, Gunner, is a wide receiver for the Cougars. He has two other siblings and his parents are named Jeni and Cade.^[5]

He is a distant relative of Senator Mitt Romney.^[1]

References

1. Drew, Jay (November 7, 2019). "Who is Baylor Romney? BYU's newest starting QB is unflappable, business-like and passionate about his craft". Deseret News. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
2. "Baylor Romney Timeline Events". 247Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
3. Lundquist, Casey (September 25, 2021). "BYU Starting Quarterback Jaren Hall Out Against USF". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
4. "Baylor Romney". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
5. Drew, Jay (May 26, 2020). "'I have a little bit of crazy in me': How BYU pole vaulter Elise Romney one-upped her football-playing husband's heroics". Deseret News. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

External links

• BYU Cougars bio