Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Football - Virginia

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FOOTBALL

Tony Rojas

Linebacker/Running back
FAIRFAX HS
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

2240

Rushing Yards

38

Rushing Touchdowns

17

Passes Caught

72.5

Tackles
“Tony affects the game on both sides of the ball by dominating on both sides of the ball. I think he has changed the game for most opposing coaches. His size and speed combination is unparalleled.”
Anthony Parker
Head Coach - head coach of West Springfield High and also the 1986-87 Gatorade Washington D.C. Football Player of the Year
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound senior running back and linebacker rushed for 2,240 yards and 38 touchdowns this past season, leading the Lions (13-1) to the Class 6 state semifinals. Rojas also caught 17 passes for 281 yards and two scores. Defensively, he recorded 72.5 tackles and 13 sacks with 19 quarterback hurries and five forced fumbles. A two-time Patriot District Player of the Year, he is ranked as the nation’s No. 103 recruit in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports.com.

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Academic Achievement

Rojas has maintained a 3.23 GPA in the classroom. At the time of his selection, he’d made a verbal commitment to play football on scholarship at Penn State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Fairfax High leadership council, Rojas has volunteered locally as part of community beautification projects, and he has donated his time as a youth football coach.