2023 Football Roster
Royer, Ethan

Jersey Number 9
Ethan Royer
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- ILB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Hometown:
- Hilliard, Ohio
- High School:
- Hilliard Davidson
- Concentration:
- Biomedical Engineering
Bio
2023: Played in all 10 games…Recorded a total of 62 tackles with 37 solo tackles…Also recorded one sack, one interception, and three pass breakups…Recorded an interception and added four tackles against Harvard (Sept. 22)…Recorded nine tackles against Cornell (Oct. 21)…Added a season-high 10 tackles and a sack against Yale (Nov. 4)...Represented the Ivy League in the Dream Japan Bowl in January 2024.
2022: Winner of the team's Eugene C. Swift '42 Award...Appeared in all 10 games…Finished sixth on the team with 34 tackles…Finished with 3.0 tackles for loss…Tallied seven tackles in a win at Central Conn. State (10/8)…Chipped in five tackles in a win over Penn (10/29).
2021: Appeared in all 10 games…Finished with 17 tackles…Totaled four tackles in each of the first two games of the season against Rhode Island and Harvard…Added a tackle for loss at Penn.
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019: Saw considerable playing time as a first-year player, making 13 tackles overall, including seven solo stops … Made a season high five tackles vs. Harvard (Sept. 27) … Registered two tackles vs. Bryant (Sept. 21) and Cornell (Oct. 26).
Before Brown: First Team All-Ohio … Division I Central District Defensive Player of the Year … Team MVP and Captain … First Team All-Conference … Super 25 Team … All-Metro Team … Played in the North vs. South All-Star Game … Made 142 tackles as a junior and 135 tackles his senior year … Also played basketball and lacrosse … National Honor Society member … Key Club member.
Personal: The son of Deborah and Mark Royer … Has a brother, Ryan.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown to receive a great education and continue playing the game of football.”
2022: Winner of the team's Eugene C. Swift '42 Award...Appeared in all 10 games…Finished sixth on the team with 34 tackles…Finished with 3.0 tackles for loss…Tallied seven tackles in a win at Central Conn. State (10/8)…Chipped in five tackles in a win over Penn (10/29).
2021: Appeared in all 10 games…Finished with 17 tackles…Totaled four tackles in each of the first two games of the season against Rhode Island and Harvard…Added a tackle for loss at Penn.
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019: Saw considerable playing time as a first-year player, making 13 tackles overall, including seven solo stops … Made a season high five tackles vs. Harvard (Sept. 27) … Registered two tackles vs. Bryant (Sept. 21) and Cornell (Oct. 26).
Before Brown: First Team All-Ohio … Division I Central District Defensive Player of the Year … Team MVP and Captain … First Team All-Conference … Super 25 Team … All-Metro Team … Played in the North vs. South All-Star Game … Made 142 tackles as a junior and 135 tackles his senior year … Also played basketball and lacrosse … National Honor Society member … Key Club member.
Personal: The son of Deborah and Mark Royer … Has a brother, Ryan.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown to receive a great education and continue playing the game of football.”
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