Austin Romaine

LB · #15 · Texas Tech · SR · 6'2" · 240 · Hillsboro, MO

Projected WLB starter

41 2026 tackles

0.5 · 3 2026 sacks · TFL

4 2026 INT + PD

41 Career games (31 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Texas Tech	6	6	41	0.5	3	2	2	0
2025	Kansas State	10	9	57	0.5	5	1	1	0
2024	Kansas State	13	12	95	2	5	0	0	3
2023	Kansas State	12	4	22	1	2	0	0	0

Tackles per game 6.8 94

Havoc plays 4 72

INT + pass breakups 4 98

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 9.6% 69

Line yards per carry allowed 1.7 93

Sack rate 6.0% 44

Week	Opponent	Tkl	TFL	INT	PD
W1	Abilene Christian Wildcats	2	1
W2	@ ORST	4
W3	HOU	5
W4	SHSU	8	1	2	2
W5	@ COLO	6	1
W7	ASU	3

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#1486 Allen Mitchell RB · Lutheran of St. Charles

#1486 A.J. Salley OT · Miamisburg

#1489

Austin Romaine LB · Hillsboro KSU

#1500 Zachary Henning OT · Grandview WASH

#1501 Will Hartson RB · Massillon Washington OSU

LBs in the class

#119

Dion Crawford Collins Hill BUFF

#124 Jayven Hall Roswell MRSH

#125

Austin Romaine Hillsboro KSU

#126

Aiden Hall Pleasant Grove WAKE

#126

Bryan Longwell Lipscomb Academy VAN

2026 · 72th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 46th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.