
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- ST, DE
- Birthday
- 12/24/1987
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH
- High School
- Glenville
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 260
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2006, 2007, 2008
Major: African-American and African Studies (2008), Undeclared (2006-07)
Weight: 285 (2008), 260 (2006-07)
2008 Media Guide: Will work to gain increased playing time at one of the defensive end spots … gifted with great size, speed and strength … has unlimited potential to succeed.
2007: Hampered by left and right shoulder injuries throughout the season … starter in four games … sack in the victory over Kent State … second-year letterman.
2007 Media Guide: Collected 3.5 sacks and was a solid contributor as a true freshman in 2006 … gifted with great size, speed and strength.
2006: Saw action in eight regular-season games … totaled seven tackles, including 3.5 quarterback sacks for 23 yards … five of his seven stops were solo… contributed on special teams with the punt return unit.
2006 Media Guide: Ranked the No. 1 defensive end prospect in the nation coming out of high school … joins a slew of former Glenville standouts on the OSU roster, including potential defensive starters Jamario O’Neal at safety and Curtis Terry at linebacker.
High School: Totaled 77 tackles, including 45 solo stops, as a senior … collected 17 quarterback sacks and 13 tackles behind the line of scrimmage … deflected five passes and had two interceptions … forced three fumbles and recovered two … first-team All-Ohio pick and named the Cuyahoga County Defensive Player of the Year … selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and also chosen for the Ohio North-South game.
Personal: Son of Robert and Shirley Rose … favorite actor is Mekhi Phifer … favorite movie is Scarface … favorite NFL player is Vernon Gholston … favorite former Buckeye is Ted Ginn Jr.
Defense
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Ohio State | 7 | NA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 23 | 3.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | Ohio State | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | Ohio State | 13 | NA | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 20 | 1.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 31 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 5.5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |