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Walter Rouse
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Experience: R
Height: 6-6
Age: 23
Weight: 313 lbs
College: Oklahoma
Preseason
WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | G | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 08/24/2024 | @Eagles | W 26 - 3 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 08/17/2024 | @Browns | W 27 - 12 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 08/10/2024 | Raiders | W 24 - 23 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER NOTES
- Minnesota's 12th selection out of Oklahoma all-time and the first Sooner selected by the Vikings since LB Brian Asamoah II in the third round (66th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE - STANFORD/OKLAHOMA
- Started final 52 of his 53 career games all at left tackle, playing 2,552 snaps in four seasons.
- Started 39 of 40 games at Stanford before transferring to Oklahoma for the 2023 campaign, starting all 13 contests. All but one of his 3,410 career snaps were at left tackle.
- At Oklahoma in 2023, did not allow a sack on his 480 pass-blocking plays per Pro Football Focus.
- In 2022 at Stanford, started 10 of team's 12 games at left tackle and played 650 snaps per Pro Football Focus and was flagged for just one penalty.
- Started all 12 games at left tackle, playing 733 snaps and giving up just three sacks on 460 pass-blocking plays in 2021.
- Started all six of Stanford's games at left tackle, playing 438 snaps and allowing one sack on 259 pass-blocking plays.
- In 2019, became Stanford's second true freshman to start at left tackle since 2000.