Romello Height spent his final college season turning Texas Tech’s edge into a problem for opposing quarterbacks, and now he is showing up as a name to watch for the 2026 NFL Draft. The Cowboys are continuing their draft preview of prospects that could interest Dallas, and Height fits the bill after a season that put him among the most productive pass rushers in the country.
He played 14 games for Texas Tech, started every one and finished with 38 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and two forced fumbles. He also had 62 pressures, seventh-most nationally, and logged two games with two sacks during the season. For a player listed at 6-foot-3 and 239 pounds, those numbers are what pushed his name from depth-chart curiosity to legitimate draft conversation.
The path here was not linear. Height began his college career at Auburn in 2020, appeared in one game and recorded no tackles. In his second season there, he played in nine games and finished with 19 tackles and three tackles for loss. He transferred to USC in 2022, started the first two games before a season-ending shoulder injury and did not record stats that year. In 2023, he appeared in 12 games for the Trojans and posted 20 tackles, six tackles for loss and four sacks, including five tackles and two sacks against Arizona State. He then moved to Georgia Tech for the 2024 season, started all 12 games and produced 34 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception, with a 1.5-sack game against Virginia Tech.
That climb is why the scouting report views romello height as more than a one-season flash. The report graded him 79.0 overall and gave him elite marks for speed, pass rush and discipline, while also listing 598 defensive snaps, zero penalties and a role as a rush-first 3-4 outside linebacker in an attacking front. It projected him as an early rotational rusher with upside to become a quality starter, which is the kind of path teams will buy if they believe his pressure production can travel from college space to NFL tackles.
The caution is just as clear. The report flagged his age, trajectory, run-defense consistency and anchor versus power, along with the bigger question of whether his pass-rush wins hold up without favorable looks created by scheme. That is the divide on Height right now: a college edge who terrorized Big 12 quarterbacks and a pro prospect who still has to prove he can do it when the field gets tighter. For Dallas, that makes him the kind of Day 2 name worth keeping on the board.
