# Sam Roush

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{{short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox gridiron football biography
| name         = Sam Roush
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| current_team = Chicago Bears
| number       = 87
| position     = [Tight end](/source/Tight_end)
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|2003|9|6}}
| birth_place  = [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia), U.S. 
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| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 6
| weight_lbs   = 267
| high_school  = [Lipscomb](/source/Lipscomb_Academy) {{nowrap|([Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee))}}
| college      = [Stanford](/source/Stanford_Cardinal_football) (2022–2025)
| draftyear    = 2026
| draftround   = 3
| draftpick    = 69
| pastteams    =
* [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) ({{NFL Year|2026}}–present)
| status       = Unsigned draft pick
| highlights   =
* Second-team All-[ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) ([2025](/source/2025_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_season))
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| pfr          = RousSa00
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'''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](/source/American_football) [tight end](/source/tight_end) for the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Stanford Cardinal](/source/Stanford_Cardinal_football) and was selected by the Bears in the third round of the [2026 NFL draft](/source/2026_NFL_draft).

==Early life==
Roush was born on September 6, 2003 in [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta).<ref name="TheBeast">{{Cite web |last=Brugler |first=Dane |title=The Beast: 2026 NFL Draft Guide |website=[The Athletic](/source/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](/source/Valley_Christian_Schools_(San_Jose%2C_California)) in [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California) before transferring to [Lipscomb Academy](/source/Lipscomb_Academy) in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_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](/source/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](/source/Stanford_Cardinal_football) 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](/source/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](/source/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Stanford](/source/2022_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team)
| 12 || 2 || 34 || 17.0 || 0
|-
! [2023](/source/2023_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Stanford](/source/2023_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team)
| 12 || 28 || 288 || 10.3 || 0
|-
! [2024](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Stanford](/source/2024_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team)
| 12 || 40 || 334 || 8.4 || 2
|-
! [2025](/source/2025_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Stanford](/source/2025_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team)
| 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](/source/NFL_Combine)/[Pro Day](/source/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](/source/Chicago_Bears) in the third round, with the 69th overall pick, of the [2026 NFL Draft](/source/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](/source/Merlin_Olsen), [Orrin Olsen](/source/Orrin_Olsen), and his maternal grandfather [Phil Olsen](/source/Phil_Olsen_(American_football)) 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](/source/John_A._Roush), former president of [Centre College](/source/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>

==References==
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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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Category:2003 births
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Players of American football from San Jose, California
Category:Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Stanford Cardinal football players
Category:Chicago Bears players

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