He played college football at Florida State, and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft.

He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at St. Edmund Hall,[1] Oxford University for the 2009–10 academic year in order to earn an MSc in Medical Anthropology.

ESPN's recruiting services ranked Rolle as the number one high school prospect in the country.

Aspiring to both the National Football League and medical school, Rolle played as a safety at FSU, completed all necessary pre-medical requirements, and earned his bachelor's degree in Exercise Science in just 2.5 years with a 3.75 grade point average.

[citation needed] Rolle was named a finalist for one of the 32 Rhodes Scholarships awarded to Americans each year.

The NCAA decided to allow Rolle to take a chartered plane from his interview in Birmingham, Alabama to College Park.

He became the fourth Florida State student and second school athlete to receive the honor, as well as the only FSU football player to do so.

[14][15] Rolle announced on January 12, 2009, that he would first study at Oxford University for the 2009–10 academic year in order to earn an M.Sc.

[22][23] Rolle matched to a neurosurgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.