Roman Hemby (born August 16, 2002) is an American

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for the

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Early life

Hemby grew up in

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, and attended

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. Hemby was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Maryland over offers from Appalachian State, Duke, NC State, Vanderbilt, and West Virginia.

College career

Hemby played in four games and rushed 17 times for 71 yards and two touchdowns as a true freshman before redshirting the season. Hemby entered his redshirt freshman year as one of the Terrapins' primary running backs alongside Antwain Littleton II. He was named the

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Freshman of the Week after rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries in Maryland's season opener against Buffalo. Hemby repeated as the conference Freshman of the Week after rushing for 179 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-24 win over Northwestern. He was also named ''

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's'' midseason Freshman All-American.

References

External links

Maryland Terrapins bio
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