A. J. Rose
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-14) October 14, 1997 (age 26)
Cleveland, Ohio
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
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Asim Rose Jr. (born October 14, 1997) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Kentucky.

Early life and high school

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

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

Minnesota Vikings

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

On June 15, 2022, Rose signed with the Los Angeles Rams.[14] He was waived on August 20.[15]

Montreal Alouettes

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

  1. ^ Rowland, Justin (February 7, 2017). "With redshirt year behind him, A.J. Rose could be ready to shine". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Noga, Joe (February 23, 2015). "Garfield Heights running back A.J. Rose verbally commits to Kentucky". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wasn't easy but AJ Rose helped by redshirting". Lexington Herald-Leader. February 10, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "'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.
  5. ^ "Running back A.J. Rose returning to Kentucky football for 2020 season". The Courier-Journal. January 9, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "AJ Rose was rare bright spot for Vikings on Saturday". St. Paul Pioneer Press. August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Zarrella, Tony (May 4, 2021). "Former Garfield Heights star signs with the Vikings". Cleveland19.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "NFL Roster Cuts: Minnesota Vikings waive A.J. Rose Jr". 31 August 2021.
  10. ^ "A.J. Rose: Reinstated and cut by Vikings".
  11. ^ "A.J. Rose: Rejoins Vikings' practice squad".
  12. ^ "Vikings Sign 8 Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Vikings.com. January 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "Vikings Sign Receiver Albert Wilson". vikings.com. June 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "Rams sign TE Jared Pinkney and RB A.J. Rose". USAToday.com. June 15, 2022.
  15. ^ Jackson, Stu (August 20, 2022). "Rams waive five players ahead of Aug. 23 roster reduction deadline". TheRams.com.
  16. ^ "Valentine's Rose: Montreal Alouettes sign RB A.J. Rose". 3DownNation.com. February 13, 2023.
  17. ^ "Alouettes release 15 on cutdown day, including QB Mike Glass III". 3DownNation. Retrieved June 3, 2023.

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