Texas Tech University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
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Eric Monroe
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- North Shore
2021 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Put together strong finish to his collegiate career as a senior โฆ appeared in all 13 games with starts in 12 of those from his regular spot at safety โฆ started in 22 of his 23 career games as a Red Raider overall โฆ ranked second on the team with 83 tackles (44 solo), including 3.5 that went for a loss โฆ was second on the team for interceptions behind only Dadrion Taylor-Demerson โฆ added three pass breakups, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry โฆ utilized for 771 snaps defensively, which ranked fourth on the team โฆ recorded at least five stops in 10 of 13 games and had two outings with 10 or more tackles โฆ joined Colin Schooler as the only Red Raiders with multiple games of at least 10 tackles on the year โฆ graded out at 76.7 according to Pro Football Focus, which led the defense โฆ was particularly impressive in tackle, finishing with an 83.5 grade โฆ CAREER NUMBERS: saw action in 53 total games over his collegiate career, totaling 164 tackles (102 solo), including 9.5 tackles for loss โฆ added two interceptions as part of seven passes defended, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery โฆ appeared in 23 games over his Red Raider career, resulting in 143 tackles (85 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: closed the season ranked 15th in the league for total tackles per game (6.4) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with five tackles in each of Texas Techโs first two games against Houston (9/4) and Stephen F. Austin (9/11) โฆ performance against Houston also included his first career interception, which came late in the third quarter and set up an eventual Jonathan Garibay field goal to take the lead โฆ also broke up a pass and had a quarterback hurry in the win over SFA โฆ closed non-conference play with one stop against Florida International (9/18) โฆ combined for 14 tackles over the first two weeks of Big 12 play with eight stops at Texas (9/25) and six at West Virginia (10/2) โฆ followed with five tackles and a forced fumble the next week against TCU (10/9) โฆ had three tackles and a pass breakup in the win over Kansas (10/16) โฆ reached the double-digit mark for tackles for the second time in his career with 11 stops against Kansas State (10/23) โฆ game started a streak of five-consecutive games with at least seven tackles to close the regular season โฆ posted eight tackles in two of the next three weeks at Oklahoma (10/30) and against Oklahoma State (11/20) with seven stops against Iowa State (11/13) in between those two contests โฆ strung together a career-high 13 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in the regular-season finale at Baylor โฆ ended his career with a strong performance in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, finishing with three tackles and a key interception to start the fourth quarter โฆ interception all but sealed the victory as the Red Raiders proceeded to drive 85 yards for their final touchdown of the night.
2020 SEAS0N (SENIOR)
Welcome addition to the Red Raider secondary after strong debut โฆ started and played in all 10 games at safety โฆ finished as Texas Techโs third-leading tackler after totaling 60 on the year (41 solo) โฆ led all defensive backs in tackles โฆ ranked tied for fourth on the team with 5.0 tackles for a loss โฆ forced two fumbles, recovered one other and added two pass breakups โฆ had at least two tackles in every game and five or more stops in six different games โฆ reached double digits for tackles twice on the year for the first time in his career โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the year with two tackles in the season-opening victory over Houston Baptist (9/12) โฆ broke up a pass and posted five tackles two weeks later in the Big 12 opener versus Texas (9/26) โฆ had three tackles the next week at Kansas State (10/3) โฆ recorded the best performance of his career at Iowa State (10/10), finishing with a career-high 12 tackles to go along with his first career forced fumble โฆ outing versus the Cyclones marked the first of three-straight games with a tackle for a loss โฆ had two tackles in the win over West Virginia (10/24) during that stretch, which included a shared stop behind the line of scrimmage โฆ came close to another double-digit showing against Oklahoma (10/31) after logging nine overall โฆ set a career high with 2.0 tackles for a loss versus the Sooners โฆ notched six tackles at TCU (11/7) before returning to double digits with 11 takedowns in the win over Baylor (11/14) โฆ strong again two weeks later at Oklahoma State (11/28) with seven tackles and a fumble recovery โฆ was the first fumble recovery of his career โฆ closed the season with three tackles and another forced fumble in the season finale against Kansas (12/5) โฆ matched his career high with 2.0 tackles for a loss in the win over the Jayhawks ... SENIOR DECISION: elected to return to Texas Tech for one remaining season of eligibility as allowed by the NCAA.ย
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Was valuable member of LSUโs defensive secondary on its run to a National Championship prior to transferring to Texas Tech ... spent a total of four years at LSU prior to his arrival in Lubbock ... played in 30 games with one start during his time in Baton Rouge ... combined for 21 tackles (17 solo) and two pass breakups over his career with the Tigers ... 2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): member of LSUโs defensive secondary who played in 12 games for the National Champion Tigers โฆ made seven tackles on the year, six of which were solo tackles ... posted his first career tackle for loss against Northwestern State ... recorded season highs of two tackles against both Northwestern State and at Alabama โฆ appeared in the SEC Championship game and both College Football Playoff games ... made a tackle in the semifinal matchup against Oklahoma ... switched numbers in 2019 from No. 30 to No. 11 ... 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): slowed by nagging injuries, only played in four games โฆ did not record any statistics โฆ saw action against Ole Miss, Rice, Texas A&M and in the Fiesta Bowl against UCF ... 2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): saw action in all 13 games and made his first lone start of LSU career against Auburn โฆ finished the season with 14 tackles and a pair of pass breakups โฆ recorded career-high five tackles to go along with two pass breakups in win over Auburn โฆ had three tackles against Syracuse and two against both Florida and Ole Miss ... 2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN): redshirt season โฆ member of defensive scout squad and went against future NFL wide receiver DJ Chark in practice every day.ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended North Shore High School in the Houston, Texas area ... one of the nationโs top safety prospects in the 2016 class ...ย led North Shore to 2015 Texas 6A state title with a 21-14 win over Austinโs Westlake ... had three interceptions as a senior in 2015, including one in the state semifinal game ... also scored on a 32-yard run in 6A semifinal win over Converse Judson ... consensus four-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals, Scout, and 247Sports ... graded as the 86th-rated player overall and the nationโs fifth-best safety according to ESPN ... ranked as the No. 12 prospect in the state of Texas and the No. 6 safety according to Rivals ... invited to The Opening, an all-star summer prospect camp held on the Nike Campus in Oregon ... participated in the Under Armour All-America Game ... listed as the fifth-best overall prospect in the Houston area by VYPE Magazine ... chose to attend LSU over offers from the likes of Baylor, Florida, Houston, Kentucky, Michigan State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M and UCLA.ย
PERSONAL
Eric Monroe ... parents are Shari Shalow and Eric Monroe ... ย earned his undergraduate degree interdisciplinary studies at LSU ... currentlyย enrolled in graduate school at Texas Tech.
