Title: Recruiting Coordinator/Co-Coordinator Defense/Run Game Coordinator/OLB

Phone: (863)-456-8792

Email: romeroj1@brevard.edu

Alma Mater: Brevard College, Spring 2020

Twitter: @JoshRomero52

AT A GLANCE:

• A four-sport athlete in Baseball (2012-2015), Football (2012-2015), Basketball (2015), and Weightlifting (2015) at Frostproof High School In Frostproof, FL

• Made three-straight appearances in the Florida State Playoffs in Football & led the team to its first Bowl game in school history his senior year

• Played one season at Southeastern University (2015) and helped lead the team to a 10-1 record and a Conference Championship

• First-ever Brevard College Football Player to be part of the “Champions Club” two years in a row 

• Led Brevard to its best record in school history, 8-2, and its first-ever Bowl Game appearance 

• ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl Champions 2019

• Season-high three total tackles against NCAA Division I Davidson College as first game ever as a Tornado (2017)

• Ended the regular season against Greensboro with a career-high four solo tackles along with a tackle for loss (2019)

• Primary Recruiting: Central Florida 

• Secondary Recruiting: Western North Carolina

CAREER BACKGROUND:

• 2015-2016 Southeastern University Defensive Lineman (Conference Champions)

• 2017-2019 Brevard College Defensive Lineman (ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl Champions)

• Spring 2020 Brevard College Student Assistant Defensive Line Coach

• Fall 2020-Spring 2021 Director of High School Relations/Outside Linebackers Coach/Defensive Quality Control
• Spring 2021 Outside Linebackers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Josh Romero enters his first season on staff with the Tornados Football program, serving as the Director of High School Relations, the Outside Linebackers Coach, and a Defensive Quality Control Coach.

Romero is originally from Frostproof, Florida. He was a Defensive Lineman for the Tornados Football team for three years and was the Vice President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Brevard College.

As a member of the Tornados, he was the first student-athlete anointed to the team’s “Champions Club” back-to-back years,  which requires perfect attendance in all team-related activities, a superior GPA, and voted upon by coaching staff and athletic trainers. A member of the Honor Roll, Romero also served as a Peer Mentor assisting underclassmen on campus as well as his role as a Resident Advisor.

Active in the community, Romero has volunteered at Pisgah Paws, a local non-profit shelter for cats in distress.  As a team member at BC, he participated in local clean-up efforts around the town of Brevard, North Carolina.

Romero was awarded the opportunity to participate in the NCAA Division III Student Immersion Program in Anaheim, California where only 40 student-athletes across the country got selected. He networks with industry professionals and learns what it takes to succeed in the coaching profession.