Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse is an American football offensive tackle for the Oklahoma Sooners. He previously played for the Stanford Cardinal.
| Oklahoma Sooners – No. 75 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class | Fifth Year Senior |
| Major | Multidisciplinary Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 323 lb (147 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Sidwell Friends School |
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Early life and high school edit
Rouse attended high school at Sidwell Friends School. Coming out of high school, Rouse was rated as a three-star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Stanford Cardinal.[1][2]
College career edit
Stanford edit
During Rouse's freshman season in 2019, he played in 12 games while making 11 starts.[3] During the covid shortened 2020 season, Rouse would start all six games for the Cardinal.[4] In 2021, Rouse would play in and start all 12 games for Stanford.[5] During the 2022 season, Rouse played in and started ten games for the Cardinal.[6] For his performance on the 2022 season, Rouse earned honorable mention all Pac-12 honors.[7]
During Rouse's career at Stanford, he played in 40 games while making 39 starts.[8][9]
Oklahoma edit
Rouse initially decided to transfer to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[10][11] However, Rouse decided to flip his commitment to play for the Oklahoma Sooners.[12][13] During the 2023 season, Rouse played in and started all 12 games for the Sooners, where for his performance he was named Big-12 honorable mention.[14] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Rouse declared for the 2024 NFL draft.[15]
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | 35+1⁄8 in (0.89 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[16][17] | ||||||||||||
Personal life edit
Rouse is the grandson of former NBA player Vic Rouse, who is most famous for hitting the game-winning shot as time expired in the overtime period of the 1963 NCAA championship game.[18][19]
References edit
- ^ Blanchat, Jack (14 September 2018). "3-star OL Walter Rouse commits to Stanford". Rule of Tree. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Rayburn, Jacob (14 September 2018). "Stanford gets commitment from high upside OT Walter Rouse". Rivals.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Hanich, Michael (12 January 2023). "Walter Rouse, veteran Stanford OL transfer, announces B1G commitment". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Walter Rouse, Offensive Lineman". Sports Illustrated. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Hoover, John (7 April 2023). "Smart, Experienced and Big Only Begin to Describe Oklahoma OT Walter Rouse". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Hoover, John (14 January 2023). "Oklahoma Lands Commitment from Stanford Offensive Lineman". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Sipple, Steven (12 January 2023). "Three takes on Nebraska's addition of Walter Rouse from the transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Callahan, Sean (12 January 2023). "Nebraska picks up transfer portal commitment from Stanford offensive lineman Walter Rouse". On3.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Sjuts, Kevin (12 January 2023). "Stanford lineman Rouse commits to Huskers". KOLN. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Lederman, Eli (16 February 2023). "Sooners transfer OT Walter Rouse is at peace with his portal flip from Nebraska to OU". Tulsa World. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Bland, Evan (11 January 2023). "Stanford transfer Walter Rouse commits to Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Lederman, Eli (10 August 2023). "Transfer OT Walter Rouse, a key piece on the offensive line, off on the right foot at OU". Tulsa World. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Tineo, Andrew (14 January 2023). "Oklahoma adds key offensive lineman: Stanford transfer Walter Rouse". Dallas News. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Martinez, Justin. "Oklahoma football: Former Sooners invited to 2024 NFL Combine". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Schultz, Nick (2 January 2024). "Oklahoma OL Walter Rouse declares for 2024 NFL Draft". On3.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Walter Rouse Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Walter Rouse College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "OU football: Walter Rouse's push highlights OL play vs Cincinnati". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "OU football OL Walter Rouse's road to Sooners". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
External links edit
- Stanford Cardinal bio
- Oklahoma Sooners bio