EMU: 2024: Joins the EMU football program as an incoming recruit... Considered a three-star transfer prospect by 247Sports and Rivals...
NC STATE: Graduated from NC State with a degree in Sport Management in December 2023… Played 49 games as a member of the Wolfpack, catching 79 passes for 891 yards and one touchdown in his four seasons... Scored his first career touchdown in a win over UConn, Sept. 24, 2022... Also tied a career-high with five receptions in the game against the Huskies... Notched a career-best 58 receiving yards against Mississippi State, Sept. 11, 2021, also hauling the longest reception of his career, a 37-yarder...
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Myers Park High School for his senior season after playing his sophomore and junior seasons at Providence Day School... Considered a four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN... All told in prep career, he pulled in 173 catches for 2,424 yards and 34 touchdowns... As a senior, helped MPHS to a 12-1 record and an appearance in the North Carolina 4AA quarterfinals... Finished the year with 54 grabs for 905 yards and 13 scores... Selected to play in the World Bowl in Mexico City later that year... As a junior at PDS, recorded 58 receptions for 728 yards and 11 touchdowns in 11 games, earning first-team all-state honors by
USA Today and was named to
The Charlotte Observer's All-Observer Team... Was a four-star recruit according to Rivals and 247Sports while earning status as an ESPN Top 300 player...
PERSONAL: Full Name: Daniel
Porter Rooks... Son of Steven and Vea Rooks... Has two brothers, Patrick and Parker... His mother competed in track & field at Appalachian State while his father, Steven, played basketball at Southern Wesleyan... His brother, Patrick, played basketball at Clemson... Working toward a graduate degree in Communication.
