Western Carolina University

2021 (Redshirt Senior): Played in four games as a defensive reserve and on special teams before again being sidelined with injury ... Credited with one tackle against Samford (Sept. 18).

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior): Was awarded a grant-in-aid scholarship during preseason camp in the summer of 2020 … Played in all nine games on the season with a pair of starts at spur linebacker … Finished the season with 25 tackles including 13 solo stops … Recorded a career-high eight tackles including four solo stops at North Carolina (Dec. 5), forcing a fumble against the Tar Heels … Collected four tackles and his first career interception at Furman (Feb. 20).

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore*): Played in all 12 of the team’s seasonal games on the year between special teams and a defensive reserve … Credited with 18 total tackles including eight solo stops … Recorded a then career-high three tackles four times including at N.C. State (Sept. 7), at The Citadel (Oct. 12), at Wofford (Oct. 19) and at home against Samford (Nov. 16) … Added one rush attempt for 11 yards and a first down as the holder on a fake field goal and posted a second rushing attempt on a two-point conversion coming on a fake PAT to score two points at Chattanooga (Sept. 28).

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Limited during the season to just two games played due to injury … Did not record any statistics … Saw action in the season-opener against Newberry (Sept. 1) and at Gardner-Webb (Sept. 14) … Returned to the lineup during WCU’s annual Spring Drills ... Granted a medical hardship redshirt during the summer to regain the year.

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in nine of the team's 12 games on the season, making his collegiate debut in the home-opener against Davidson ... Recorded a then career-high two tackles - both solo stops - including a tackle for loss against Davidson ... Recovered a fumble in the road win at Chattanooga (Sept. 30).

2016 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Credited with two tackles including one for a six-yard loss in WCU's annual Spring Game.

Prior to Western Carolina: Was twice named first team Forsyth County News All-County after both his junior and senior seasons ... Recorded 78 tackles with 47 solo stops including three tackles for loss, each coming as a sack as a senior ... Tallied eight passes defended with five interceptions ... Was a Class AAAAAA Georgia All-State honorable mention ... As a junior tallied 65 total hits with a sack, seven pass break-ups, and two interceptions ... Came to Cullowhee

Personal: Is the son of Carrie and Kirk Roach ... His father, Kirk, is a WCU Hall of Fame placekicker who was a four-time all-conference selection and three-time All-America honoree ... Kirk was inducted into the Southern Conference Hall of Fame in 2022.