Noel Roach III

Position:
S
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
Penn Hills

2024: Appeared in 12 games… recorded nine tackles…set a career-high of three tackles at Ohio State (8/31/24)…

2023: Played in 11 games... had one punt return for 24 yards... had two assisted tackles... had one blocked kick against Morgan State (Sept. 9)...

2022: Didn’t appear in a game for Akron.

2021: Didn’t appear in a game for the Zips.

PRIOR TO AKRON: A 247Sports three-star defensive back, was a four-year letter winner and three-sport athlete at Penn Hills High School under head coach Jon Ledonne..as a senior, earned second-team All-State honors after registering 48 tackles, nine tackles for a loss, three interceptions, and nine pass breakups...a talented, two-way player, he also racked up 22 receptions for 266 yards and four touchdowns...two-time all-conference selection was also recognized by MaxPreps as a second-team all-state honoree...as team captain, led Penn Hills, one of the top high school programs in the nation, to a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) championship and a state title in 2018...finished his prep career with 117 tackles, nine interceptions, 17 pass breakups, 10 tackles for a loss and 40 receptions for 579 yards as part of 839 overall all-purpose yards...was rated the No. 53 recruit in Pennsylvania by 247Sports and held offers from all of the MAC, Navy and the Ivy Leagues.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Cybersecurity...son of Noel Jr. and Tamara Roach...