2024 Football Roster
Roster
Rara Dillworth
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Winston-Salem, N.C.
- High School:
- Glenn HS
- Prev School:
- North Carolina / East Carolina
2024 (Senior): Played in nine games with one start, switching from linebacker to safety midway through the season … Had 10 tackles and recovered a fumble … Made Baylor debut in the opener vs. Tarleton … Had three tackles at Utah, making his first BU start … Had two tackles vs. Air Force … Also saw action vs. Colorado, Oklahoma State and WVU … Had a tackle vs. BYU … Made two tackles at Iowa State and at Texas Tech ... Recovered a fumble in kickoff coverage at Tech.
Previous School: Competed in seven games for East Carolina … Recorded 21 total tackles, 12 solo, for the Pirates in the 2023 season … Brought down a season-high of six tackles at App State … Logged versus Gardner-Webb logged four assisted tackles … While at North Carolina, was a two-year letterman for the Tar Heels (2021-22) … Appeared in 22 career games making 19 tackles, nine solo … Credited with 2.5 TFLs for a loss of 14 yards, including one sack for a loss of 12 yards … Booked 13 tackles, nine solo, in 2022 … Tallied at least one stop in seven of 10 contests, multiple four times … Appeared in 12 games at linebacker and special teams in 2021 … Finished the 2021 season with six tackles and one TFL.
High School: An early enrollee who was a four-star prospect listed as the nation’s 99th-best player, the No. 6 outside linebacker and the No. 6 player in the state in the 247Sports Composite … Ranked as the nation’s 99th-best player, the No. 7 outside linebacker and the No. 6 player in the state according to Rivals … Tabbed as the nation’s 84th-best player, the No. 9 outside linebacker and the No. 5 player in the state by ESPN … A member of the ESPN 300 … An Under Armour All-America Game selection … Named to the Butkus Award watch list prior to his senior season … An SI All-America candidate prior to his senior season … Led Glenn to a 9-5 record and the third round of the playoffs as a junior … Named Conference Defensive Player of the Year … Earned All-Northwest honors … Recorded 198 tackles, five sacks, 22.5 TFL, an INT, three fumble recoveries and three blocked punts … Posted at least 20 tackles in five games … Added and INT return and two fumble returns for TDs … Originally, played running back but switched to linebacker for his sophomore season … Also competed in track and field … Coached by Antwon Stevenson.
