2021 Football Roster
Julian Rochester
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mableton, Ga.
- High School:
- McEachern
Career Highs:
* 8 tackles at Kentucky, 2016
* 1 QB sack at Kentucky & vs. Louisiana, 2016; vs. Florida, 2017; vs. Florida, 2018
2021: Saw his first action of the season in win over Missouri...played in the last seven games...had two tackles in win over Ga. Tech...had a tackle for 1-yard loss in SEC Championship Game vs. Alabama.
2020: Saw action in five games, starting at end vs. Alabama and Kentucky...had five tackles vs. Alabama...credited with a QB pressure vs. Arkansas...had one stop vs. Auburn...season-ending knee injury in second quarter of Kentucky game.
2019: Played in four games: Tennessee, Florida, LSU and Baylor...had two tackles, including one for lost yardage, as well as a QB pressure at Tennessee...four stops vs. LSU...credited with two stops, including an assisted tackle for loss, in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor.
2018: Started 12 of 14 games and had 31 total stops...six tackles vs. LSU...had three tackles vs. Austin Peay...assisted on a fourth-quarter QB sack vs. Tennessee...four tackles vs. Florida, including a fourth-quarter QB sack...had one tackle and a QB pressure in win at Kentucky...three tackles in win vs. Auburn.
2017: Appeared in all 15 games, starting in one, with 22 total stops...had three tackles, including a QB sack for a 7-yard loss, vs. Florida...had three tackles and a QB pressure in SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn...record two tackles in the Rose Bowl...posted two tackles against Tennessee, including a sack for a loss of eight yards...had one solo tackle vs. Mississippi State...made four assisted tackles and one QB hurry in start against Notre Dame...made two assisted tackles against App State...named to the 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2016: Played in all 13 games, starting in six...had 36 total stops on the season, second-best among interior linemen...career-best and team-high eight stops in win at Kentucky...also had a QB sack and a forced fumble vs. UK...had seven tackles vs. Florida...made his first career tackle against UNC...among his three stops vs. Louisiana was a QB sack for a 5-yard loss...made 3 assisted tackles against Nicholls...added another three-tackle performance at Missouri...has also appeared in several short-yardage offensive plays.
High School: McEachern, coached by Kyle Hockman ... 2015 American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA Second Team defense...2015 Army All-American...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #38 ranked player nationally,Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #204 overall prospect, #17 DT nationally, #13 prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #23 overall player nationally, #8 DT overall, #4 prospect in Georgia, #14 player in the Southeast...247sports.com four-star prospect, #68 overall prospect, #10 ranked DT, #8 prospect in Georgia...Scout four-star prospect, #47 overall prospect, #7 DT nationally, #4 ranked DT in the South...Dawg Post #2 DT and #6 overall prospect in Georgia...2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in Georgia and Class AAAAAA All-State defense...2015 Georgia Sports Writers Assn. Class AAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-State defense...helped McEachern to a 10-2 record and advance to the second round of the state playoffs...recorded 73 tackles and 9.5 sacks during senior season... graduated early from high school and enrolled at UGA in January, 2016.
Personal: JULIAN MICHAEL ROCHESTER...recipient of the Richard Seymour Family Scholarship...completed his undergraduate degree in Communication Studies after Fall Semester, 2020.
