Walter Rouse

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Walter Rouse
No. 78 – Minnesota Vikings
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (2001-03-09) March 9, 2001 (age 23)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Sidwell Friends School
College: Stanford (2019–2022)
Oklahoma (2023)
NFL draft: 2024  / round: 6 / pick: 177
Career history
Roster status:Active
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Walter Rouse (born March 9, 2001) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and the Oklahoma Sooners.

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Early life and high school

Rouse attended high school at Sidwell Friends School. [1] 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. [2] [3]

College career

Stanford

During Rouse's freshman season in 2019, he played in 12 games while making 11 starts. [4] During the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Rouse would start all six games for the Cardinal. [5] In 2021, Rouse would play in and start all 12 games for Stanford. [6] During the 2022 season, Rouse played in and started ten games for the Cardinal. [7] For his performance on the 2022 season, Rouse earned honorable mention all Pac-12 honors. [8]

During Rouse's career at Stanford, he played in 40 games while making 39 starts. [9] [10]

Oklahoma

Rouse initially decided to transfer to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. [11] [12] However, Rouse decided to flip his commitment to play for the Oklahoma Sooners. [13] [14] 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. [15] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Rouse declared for the 2024 NFL draft. [16]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
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)		5.23 s1.84 s2.94 s4.83 s7.89 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [17] [18] [19]

Personal life

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. [20] [21] He is also the grandson of C. Payne Lucas, who founded Africare, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for people in Africa.

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