Taylor Rooks is a famous and smart American sports journalist who is a broadcaster that has always worked on herself to be better.
She is one lady that feels accomplished in her profession as a sportscaster and she is also recognized for her work globally.
She is an elegant young lady who would not settle for just anything but for the best. She has put in every of her effort and time to see that become reality.
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Taylor Rooks Biography
She was born May 22, 1992, in Missouri, United States. She is from a family of athletes who have made history for themselves.
She is born as Thomas Rooks daughter. Thomas was the leader for the Illinois Fighting Illini, the grandniece of St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famers Lou Brock.
She is related to NFL player Marv Woodson who currently plays with the New Orleans Saints.
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Taylor Rooks has so many important people she is related to, and she also happens to be the sister of Ryan Rooks.
Her sister is a graduate of the University of Georgia. She is also a former swimmer and a cheerleader.
Rooks will be 33 years old on May 22, 2025, and she will certainly love to celebrate with her family and friends.
She attended Peachtree Ridge High School located in Georgia and she graduated in 2010. She later decided to follow in her parent’s footsteps by attending the same university they attended.
She attended the University of Illinois where she majored in broadcast journalism. She was able to practicalize her profession while she was still at the University.
She covered national football/basketball recruiting stories while working with scout.com. She was excelling academically, and she received lots of scholarships while she was at Champaign.
She used the opportunity to expand women’s interest in broadcasting while in school.
She has some interesting attributes that made her stand out in her career. Her black hair colour, beautiful brown eyes, and contagious smile are some of the physical features that make her so special.
She is loved and cherished by many. She has been to people she comes in contact with and her family has been her top priority.
She has about 856k followers on her Instagram, she stands about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 59kg in weight.
Rooks Career
She had done a lot of jobs while growing up. She did a lot while figuring things out which also included modeled for a short while.
Her broadcasting career started while she was still at the University of Illinois when she covered for broke national football/basketball recruiting stories with scout.com.
She appeared on CBS Sports Network broadcasting on the WBB Pre-NIT championship while she was 19 years old.
All through her university days, she worked as an intern with the PGA Tour alongside Comcast SportsNet Chicago, and Fox Sports/Scout.com.
She had her job with Scout.com from August 2012 to May 2014. She covered Illinois football and basketball.
She also made national news with most of her stories and perspectives on the game. Two months later after she left college, she became an on-air host.
Taylor Rooks was also hosting a prominent sports Television event in which one of her roles was to interact with fans on trends.
Rooks also handled the women’s Sports report, covering all the Big Ten. Two years later, she became a host and anchor for SportsNet New York.
She was a sideline reporter for CBS Sports Network for the 2016 -2017 college football season.
She was hired by Amazon Prime Video for her contribution to their pregame show for Thursday Night Football before the 2022 season.
In 2023, she also added to her portfolio by becoming a sideline reporter for TNT Sports. She reported for college basketball games at first and later added NBA games.
She also serves as a broadcaster for the Puppy Bowl and currently working inside the NBA current season.
Who Is Taylor Rooks Dating?
She has never been married, although there are lots of dating and marriage controversies around her.
Rumors have it that she dated Jesse Williams in 2018, who was an actor in Grey’s Anatomy. The rumors came after they were spotted taking photographs together while out for dinner.
Also, Jesse and Aryn Drake-Lee were already in the middle of being divorced when he got entangled with Rooks.
Since Jesse and his wife were still legally married, hence, Jesse and Rooks tried to keep their relationship secret and away from the public.
However, their relationship did not last for long, Jesse left Rooks for an actress who was also named Taylour.
In 2019, Rooks steered up another romantic sensation with the NFL player Odell Beckham Jr, although their relationship was kept on a low, and nobody knows the nature of the relationship.
There was also speculation that she was involved with the Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey after her separation from Beckham.
She and Jack were spotted together as they were leaving the Drake concert in West Hollywood that took place on February 12.
There were mixed reactions from fans, and some also expressed their feelings toward their relationship as the rumors escalated.
However, none of them has made any revelation concerning their mode of relationship and it might also be that she is currently in an active relationship.
Taylor Rooks Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 million through her exceptional career as a broadcaster and journalist as of 2025.
She has done too well for herself at such a young age. She has achieved so much success which is exactly what she has always imagined for herself.
The 33-year-old earns about $44,062 per year and $3,671 per month as a sportscaster of Thursday Night Football.
Taylor Rooks started her success journey at the age of 19, and now her consistency has gradually paid off.
