{{short description|American football player (born 2003)}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography | name = Sam Roush | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | current_team = Chicago Bears | number = 87 | position = Tight end | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|9|6}} | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lbs = 267 | high_school = Lipscomb {{nowrap|(Nashville, Tennessee)}} | college = Stanford (2022–2025) | draftyear = 2026 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 69 | pastteams = * Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2026}}–present) | status = Unsigned draft pick | highlights = * Second-team All-ACC (2025) | statseason = | statweek = | statlabel1 = | statvalue1 = | statlabel2 = | statvalue2 = | statlabel3 = | statvalue3 = | pfr = RousSa00 }}
'''Sam Olsen Roush''' (born September 6, 2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Roush Tight End Stanford {{!}} NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report |url=https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Sam-Roush-TE-Stanford |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=www.nfldraftbuzz.com}}</ref> is an American professional football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Bears in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft.
==Early life== Roush was born on September 6, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref name="TheBeast">{{Cite web |last=Brugler |first=Dane |title=The Beast: 2026 NFL Draft Guide |website=The Athletic |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/the-beast-2026/ |date=April 8, 2026 |access-date=April 8, 2026|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Roush attended Valley Christian School in San Jose, California before transferring to Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sabedra |first=Darren |title=Prep sports on pause: Where things stand as crucial March 1 football date draws closer |website=Vallejo Times-Herald |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/02/15/prep-sports-on-pause-where-things-stand-as-crucial-march-1-football-date-draws-closer/ |date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Palmateer |first=Tyler |title=Productive offseason has four-star TE Sam Roush poised for Lipscomb Academy football debut |website=Main Street Nashville |url=https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetnashville/productive-offseason-has-four-star-te-sam-roush-poised-for-lipscomb-academy-football-debut-2/ |date=July 20, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref> He also played defense in high school and was the 2021 Tennessee Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Roush committed to Stanford to play college football.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kreager |first=Tom |title=Explaining why Stanford football commitment Sam Roush is No. 6 on Dandy Dozen |website=The Tennessean |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/07/27/stanford-football-commitment-sam-roush-no-6-dandy-dozen-tennessean/8010324002/ |date=July 27, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref>
==College career== Roush played at Stanford from 2022 to 2025. He became a starter during his sophomore year in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/stanford/football/stanford-cardinal-tight-end-sam-roush-becoming-involved-in-offense-01jb92m6t0gh|title=Stanford Cardinal tight end Sam Roush becoming involved in offense|date=October 28, 2024|website=Stanford Cardinal On SI}}</ref> For his career he had 119 receptions for 1,201 yards and four touchdowns.
===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Receiving |- ! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! TD |- ! 2022 !! Stanford | 12 || 2 || 34 || 17.0 || 0 |- ! 2023 !! Stanford | 12 || 28 || 288 || 10.3 || 0 |- ! 2024 !! Stanford | 12 || 40 || 334 || 8.4 || 2 |- ! 2025 !! Stanford | 12 || 49 || 545 || 11.1 || 2 |- ! align=center colspan="2" |Career || 48 || 119 || 1,201 || 10.1 || 4 |}
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 6 | weight = 267 | dash = 4.70 | ten split = 1.61 | twenty split = 2.72 | shuttle = 4.27 | cone drill = 7.02 | vertical = 38.5 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 6 | bench = 25 | arm span = 30 5/8 | hand span = 10 | wingspan ft = 6 | wingspan in = 4 3/8 | note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/sam-roush/3200524f-5555-0040-9f45-115396e964bb |title=Sam Roush Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 3, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1057169&DraftYear=2026 |title=Sam Roush College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 3, 2026}}</ref> }} Roush was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round, with the 69th overall pick, of the 2026 NFL Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bears select Stanford TE Sam Roush 69th overall |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/bears-select-stanford-te-sam-roush-69th-overall-2026-nfl-draft |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=ChicagoBears.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Personal life== His great-uncles Merlin Olsen, Orrin Olsen, and his maternal grandfather Phil Olsen all played in the NFL.<ref>{{cite web | last=Gutmann | first=Harold | title=Stanford Cardinal sophomore making his defense-minded family proud on offense | website=The Mercury News | date=2023-11-10 | url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/11/10/stanford-cardinal-sophomore-making-his-defense-minded-family-proud-on-offense/ | access-date=2026-04-28}}</ref> His paternal grandfather is John A. Roush, former president of Centre College.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Roush - Football 2025 - Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/football/roster/player/sam-roush |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=www.gostanford.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.chicagobears.com/team/players-roster/sam-roush/ Chicago Bears bio] *[https://gostanford.com/sports/football/roster/player/sam-roush Stanford Cardinal bio]
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