A. J. Rose
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 14, 1997 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Garfield Heights (Garfield Heights, Ohio) |
| College: | Kentucky |
| Position: | Running back |
| Undrafted: | 2021 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Asim Rose Jr. (born October 14, 1997) is an American professional football running back. He played college football at Kentucky.
Early life
[edit]Rose grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and attended Garfield Heights High School in Garfield Heights, Ohio.[1] As a senior, he became Garfield Heights' starting quarterback after an injury to the starter and passed for 616 yards and 10 touchdowns while rushing 94 times for 770 yards and 12 touchdowns.[2]
College career
[edit]Rose was a member of the Kentucky Wildcats for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman year.[3] Rose began to see significant playing time as a redshirt sophomore as the backup to Benny Snell and finished the season with 479 rushing yards with five touchdowns on 86 carries.[4] He rushed 149 times for 826 yards and six touchdowns during his junior season.[5] As a senior, Rose rushed for 666 yards and two touchdowns on 106 carries.[6] Rose finished his collegiate career with 1,971 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns with 30 receptions for 233 yards and one touchdown.[7]
Professional career
[edit]Minnesota Vikings
[edit]Rose signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2021.[8] He was waived as part of final roster cuts on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] Rose was cut by the Vikings on December 21 after being activated from the COVID-19 injured list,[10] but re-signed with the team on December 23.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 10, 2022.[12] He was waived on June 1, 2022.[13]
Los Angeles Rams
[edit]On June 15, 2022, Rose signed with the Los Angeles Rams.[14] He was waived on August 20.[15]
Montreal Alouettes
[edit]Rose signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on February 13, 2023.[16] On June 3, 2023, Rose was released by the Alouettes.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Rowland, Justin (February 7, 2017). "With redshirt year behind him, A.J. Rose could be ready to shine". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Noga, Joe (February 23, 2015). "Garfield Heights running back A.J. Rose verbally commits to Kentucky". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Wasn't easy but AJ Rose helped by redshirting". Lexington Herald-Leader. February 10, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "'The best man's gonna play.' With Benny Snell in the NFL, who leads UK on the ground?". Lexington Herald Leader. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Running back A.J. Rose returning to Kentucky football for 2020 season". The Courier-Journal. January 9, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "AJ Rose was rare bright spot for Vikings on Saturday". St. Paul Pioneer Press. August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Justice, Camryn (April 29, 2021). "Garfield Heights native AJ Rose ready to hear his name called at NFL Draft in Cleveland". News5Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Zarrella, Tony (May 4, 2021). "Former Garfield Heights star signs with the Vikings". Cleveland19.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "NFL Roster Cuts: Minnesota Vikings waive A.J. Rose Jr". August 31, 2021.
- ^ "A.J. Rose: Reinstated and cut by Vikings".
- ^ "A.J. Rose: Rejoins Vikings' practice squad".
- ^ "Vikings Sign 8 Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Vikings.com. January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Vikings Sign Receiver Albert Wilson". vikings.com. June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Rams sign TE Jared Pinkney and RB A.J. Rose". USAToday.com. June 15, 2022.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (August 20, 2022). "Rams waive five players ahead of Aug. 23 roster reduction deadline". TheRams.com.
- ^ "Valentine's Rose: Montreal Alouettes sign RB A.J. Rose". 3DownNation.com. February 13, 2023.
- ^ "Alouettes release 15 on cutdown day, including QB Mike Glass III". 3DownNation. Retrieved June 3, 2023.