James Romain
Number24, 5, 25
PositionDefensive back
Birth dateAugust 6, 1987 (age 39)
Birth placeFar Rockaway, Queens, U.S.
Height5 ft
Height in11
Weight lbs175
High schoolFar Rockaway
CollegeDelaware State
Undraftedyear2009
Pastteams
Pastcoaching
Highlights
Aflstatlabel 1Tackles
Aflstatvalue 1402.0
Aflstatlabel 2Interceptions
Aflstatvalue 242
Aflstatlabel 3Pass breakups
Aflstatvalue 3134
Afl12083

James Romain (born August 6, 1987) is an American former professional football defensive back who played for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Delaware State University.

Early life

Romain attended Far Rockaway High School in New York City, where he played football as a running back.[1]

College career

Romain played for the Hudson Valley Vikings from 2005 to 2006. Romain transferred to Delaware State, where he played from 2007 to 2008. He was the team's starter his senior year and helped the Hornets to 15 wins. He played in 23 games during his career, including 11 starts at cornerback. Romain was named a 2006 Preseason All-American.[2]

Professional career

Romain played for the Fairbanks Grizzlies of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2011.[3] Romain had 11 interceptions as a rookie and forced 3 fumbles, along with 3 Touchdowns earning him First Team All-IFL honors.[4]

On January 12, 2012, Romain signed with the IFL's Green Bay Blizzard.[5] Romain had 57 tackles and 4 interceptions on the season.[6]

On January 2, 2013, Romain was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL).[7] On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42.[8] He earned first-team All-Arena honors in 2017.[9] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[10] With the Soul, Romain was selected as the 2018 Defensive Back of the Year.[11]

Romain was selected by the Beijing Lions in the third round of the 2016 CAFL draft, joining his Soul head coach Clint Dolezel in Beijing.[12][13] The Lions finished the season undefeated and won the first China Bowl.[14] He earned All-Pro North Division All-Star honors and was named the CAFL's Steel-man for his "all around excellence at several positions".[15][16] He also caught 21 passes for 217 yards and 5 touchdowns.[17] He is listed on the Lions' roster for the 2018 season.[18]

AFL statistics

YearTeamDefensiveReturns
TklAstSckPBFFFRBlkIntYdsTDRetYdsTD
2013Philadelphia35150.019300362191621
2014Philadelphia75160.0182405902101641
2015Philadelphia66100.02930010991203510
2016Philadelphia54180.0181005471000
2017Philadelphia69110.02330055802530
2018Philadelphia5180.015300530001
2019Philadelphia5270.01200091363000
Career402850.01341350424958417303

Stats from ArenaFan:[19]

References

  1. ^ Elio Velez (November 12, 2004). "Far Rockaway Defeats Beach Channel". www.rockawave.com. Wave Publishing Co. Archived September 21, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Steve Mullens (July 19, 2006). "Four Hudson Valley Football Players Named Preseason All-Americans". www.hvcc.edu. Hudson Valley Community College. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Danny Martin (March 19, 2011). "Fairbanks Grizzlies make happy return to Carlson Center". www.newsminer.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Renee Thony (June 25, 2011). "Two Grizzlies earn first-team IFL honors". www.newsminer.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Blizzard Trade Quarterback Sign 3 Others". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 12, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Green Bay Blizzard Player Statistics". iflstats.fbstats.pointstreak.com. Archived August 11, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Philadelphia Soul Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56-42, to Claim AFL Crown". arenafootball.com. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "Philadelphia's James Romain Named Defensive Back of the Year". Arena Football League. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  12. ^ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  13. ^ Moninghoff, Mick (November 2, 2016). "Clint Dolezel Chasing Titles World Wide". caflfootball.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  14. ^ "Beijing Wins CAFL China Bowl on Final Play". caflfootball.com. November 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "CAFL POST SEASON AWARDS – The MVPs". caflfootball.com. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  16. ^ "The CAFL has announced their 2016 All-Pro South Division All-Stars". caflfootball.com. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  17. ^ Moninghoff, Mick (November 6, 2016). "Series Final: One for the Record Books". caflfootball.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  18. ^ "Beijing Lions 2017 Roster". caflfootball.com. August 14, 2017. Archived September 29, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  19. ^ "James Romain". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017.