Nick Root
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 270
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- Hometown:
- Cartersville, Ga.
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- Position:
- OL
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Cartersville
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- gp
- 4
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- tk
- 0.0
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- sac
- -
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- int
- -
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- ffum
- -
Bio
2020: Started on the offensive line in Carson-Newman's lone spring game against UVA Wise.
2019: Appeared in all 12 games on Carson-Newman's offensive line with a start in the opener against West Florida. He helped clear the way for an offense that ranks fifth in the country in rushing with 292.7 yards per game, 25th in scoring in 36.8 points per game and 39th in total offense at 417.3 yards per game.
2018: Injured, redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Root comes to Carson-Newman after playing for former Carson-Newman quarterback and AFCA Good Works Team Member Joey King at Cartersville High School where he blocked for the number one quarterback prospect in the country. He was a three-time all-county and all-region selection. He earned all-state honors as a senior. He helped the Hurricanes compile a 53-3 record in high school with four regional titles and back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL: The son of Sara Agan, he plans to study physical education at Carson-Newman. Root comes from an athletic family. His sister Melanie is a gymnast at Oklahoma. He brother Chris is a gymnast at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He was a member of Beta Club in high school as well as an honor roll recipient and the winner of the Renaissance Award.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Solo tackles | - | - |
| Assists | - | - |
| Tackles | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackles per game | .0 | .0 |
| Sacks | - | - |
| Sack yards | - | - |
| Interceptions | - | - |
| Returned for touchdown | - | - |
| Fumble recoveries | - | - |
| Fumble return TDs | - | - |
| Tackle for loss | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackle for loss yards | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 |
Game Log - Passing
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | West Georgia | L, 45-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 18 | #16/15 Wingate | L, 25-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 33-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | at Barton | L, 31-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Rushing
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | West Georgia | L, 45-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 18 | #16/15 Wingate | L, 25-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 33-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | at Barton | L, 31-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Receiving
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | West Georgia | L, 45-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 18 | #16/15 Wingate | L, 25-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 33-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | at Barton | L, 31-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Kicking
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | West Georgia | L, 45-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 18 | #16/15 Wingate | L, 25-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 33-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Barton | L, 31-17 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Punting
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | West Georgia | L, 45-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 18 | #16/15 Wingate | L, 25-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 33-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | at Barton | L, 31-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Returns
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | West Georgia | L, 45-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 18 | #16/15 Wingate | L, 25-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 33-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | at Barton | L, 31-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - All-Purpose
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | West Georgia | L, 45-7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 18 | #16/15 Wingate | L, 25-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 33-7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Barton | L, 31-17 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | West Georgia | L, 45-7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 18 | #16/15 Wingate | L, 25-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 33-7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 2 | at Barton | L, 31-17 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | West Georgia | L, 45-7 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 18 | #16/15 Wingate | L, 25-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia-Wise | L, 33-7 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 2 | at Barton | L, 31-17 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 9 | at Catawba | L, 33-27 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 59-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | at Newberry | L, 34-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 49-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 27-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | at Tusculum | L, 48-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019-20 | 12 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021-22 | 4 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 16 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Away | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Losses | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| October | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||
| September | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||
| Total | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Conference | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Away | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Losses | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Month | |||||||
| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| October | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Statistic | pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 3 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 4 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||||||||
| September | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Heading into the third straight road trip for the Eagles, Carson-Newman head coach Mike Clowney addressed the media before a Saturday matchup against the Catawba College Catawba Indians.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the final part in an eight-part series breaking down Carson-Newman football’s positions for the 2021 season. Jay Guillermo provides assistance in analysis for this break down of the offensive line.












