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2021 Football Roster

53 Roman Macek

  • Position Offensive Line
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 280
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown McKees Rocks, Pa.
  • High School Montour

Biography

2020-21 ALL-NEC SECOND TEAM
2020-21 NEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL


As a Senior (2021)
  • Started all 10 games at center for the Dukes
  • Part of an offensive front which paced the NEC and ranked 17th in the FCS in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.2)
  • Helped pave the way for five 100-yard rushing performances and a protected for a pair of 300-yard passing outings
  • Duquesne had the second-best scoring offense in the NEC (29.5 ppg.)
  • Part of a unit that ranked second in the NEC with 4.49 yards per rush
As a Senior (2020-21)
  • Started all five games at left guard for the Dukes in first season on the offensive line
  • Played major role in success of Dukes’ offense in 2020-21, including blocking for First Team All-NEC quarterback Joe Mischler as well as All-NEC running back Garrett Owens and NEC Rookie of the Year running back Billy Lucas
  • Paved the way for five 100-yard individual rushing performances in the five-game season in addition to a pair of 300-yard passing games
  • Macek and the offensive line limited opponents to one-or-fewer sacks in three contests on the year, and two-or-fewer sacks in four games. 
  • Helped Duquesne scored at least 17 points in each game during spring season, including a pair of 30-point performances

As a Junior (2019) 

  • Did not see game action due to injury
  • Moved from defensive line to offensive line

As a Sophomore (2018) 

  • Appeared in all 13 games for the Dukes
  • Tallied 15 tackles (nine solo) with 0.5 TFL 
  • Had a pair of tackles in FCS Playoff win at Towson (11.24.18)
  • Recorded two tackles and blocked a field goal at Dayton (9.15.18)
  • Finished with two tackles in NEC title-sealing victory at CCSU (11.17.18)

As a Freshman (2017) 

  • Played in nine games in his first season at Duquesne
  • Finished with 15 tackles (six solo) with a sack
  • Recorded a season-high five tackles with his first career sack in a 51-14 win at Robert Morris (10.14.17) 
  • Had three tackles in the season opener at No. 4 South Dakota State (8.31.17) 
  • Added two tackles against West Virginia Wesleyan (9.30.17), Wagner (10.7.17) and Bryant (11.18.17)

Before Duquesne

  • Three-year football letterman
  • Was a first team all-Northwest Nine Conference pick on both the offensive and defensive lines for two-straight years
  • Had 62 tackles, including 13 tackles for loss and 10 sacks from his defensive end spot as a senior
  • Was named second team Class 4A all-state offensive lineman by Pennsylvania Football News and was named to the Class 4A first team offensive line by WesternPAFootball.net
  • Four-year letterman and three-year captain for the wrestling team
  • Posted over 100 wins in his wrestling career
  • Also competed on the track team

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 92

    2017Freshman

    DL
    6'2" 275 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2018Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 265 lbs
    92
  • 55

    2019Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 280 lbs
    55
  • 63

    2020-21Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 280 lbs
    63
  • 53

    2021Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 280 lbs
    53

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