Romello Height is an edge rusher and 2026 NFL Draft prospect who had a wandering six-school collegiate career that culminated in a breakout senior season at Texas Tech. A native of Dublin, Georgia, Height was a four-star recruit in the 2020 class who signed with Auburn over Florida, Tennessee, and Miami, seeing limited action across two seasons with the Tigers before transferring to USC in 2022, where he tore his shoulder in Week 2 and missed the rest of the year. He returned at USC in 2023 and posted 20 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, and 4.0 sacks before moving again to Georgia Tech in 2024, where he started all 12 games and recorded 34 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks while earning All-ACC Honorable Mention recognition. His final transfer to Texas Tech in 2025 proved transformative, as he started 12 games alongside David Bailey, recorded 38 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 9.5 sacks while earning first-team All-Big 12 recognition and a Senior Bowl invitation as Texas Tech won the Big 12 Championship. His career totals stand at 111 tackles, 27.0 tackles for loss, and 16.5 sacks.
Measuring approximately 6 feet 3 inches and 239 pounds with elite athletic testing including a 4.64-second 40-yard dash, Height is an explosive, technically sophisticated pass rusher whose repertoire of cross-chops, spin moves, ghost rushes, and rip counters gives him more variety than most of the edge prospects in his class despite his non-traditional path to the draft. His hand timing, first-step burst, and bend around the corner are all traits that translate directly to pass-rush value in the NFL, and his unusual ability to drop into coverage, evidenced by a 92.5 coverage grade from PFF in 2024, gives him unique sub-package versatility. The concerns are his undersized 239-pound frame, which creates anchor and run-stopping limitations that will likely keep him off the field on early downs until he adds functional strength, and his older age entering the league at 25. He projects as a late Day 2 to early Day 3 selection as a designated pass rusher with the tools to earn a consistent role in obvious passing situations.
