Matt Rose

Career Accolades All-ACC Second Team, Coaches (2025) All-ACC First Team, PFF (2025) Jack Huston Award (2025) Frek Rehm Award (2025) As a Redshirt Junior (2025) All-ACC Second Team, Coaches All-ACC First Team, PFF Jack Huston Award Frek Rehm Award Played all 12 games during his fourth season and made 11 starts at inside linebacker Led the team by a wide margin in tackles with 106, nearly double the next closest Cardinal (54) Added eight tackles-for-loss, three sacks, three passes broken up, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery Finished second in the ACC in total tackles, one of just two in the ACC with at least 100 tackles Ended the regular season ranking in the top 25 nationally in tackles Most tackles in a season by a Cardinal since Blake Martinez in 2015 Had four games with at least 10 tackles Began his season with a 13-tackle performance against Hawai'i, which was a career high at the time, and added a sack (Aug. 23) Recorded a sack, two tackles-for-loss, and a forced fumble at North Carolina (Nov. 8) Set a career high in tackles during the 128th Big Game with 14, and added a sack and fumble recovery Only player in the country to record a game with 14 tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery during the regular season First ACC player to do so since 2023 As a Junior (2024) Appeared in all 12 games at inside linebacker during his third season on The Farm Made his first collegiate start in Stanford's upset win over No. 22/19 Louisville (Nov. 16) Set career-highs across the board in tackles (32), solo tackles (17), and tackles-for-loss (3.5) Piled up four solo tackles and two tackles-for-loss at No. 17 Clemson (Sept. 28) Recorded a career-best six tackles on the road at NC State (Nov. 2) Defended a pass in the team's win against Cal Poly (Sept. 7) As a Sophomore (2023) Appeared in all 12 games, primarily at linebacker and on special teams Compiled 10 solo tackles, 15 total tackles, and a half-tackle for loss Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Hawai'i (Sept. 1) ... recorded the first two solo tackles of his career Had his best game of the season against UCLA (Oct. 21) ... racked up four total tackles and a half tackle for loss Recorded his lone quarterback hit in the team's win at Washington State (Nov. 4) As a Freshman (2022) Did not compete, retains ability to redshirt Prior to Stanford Ranked No. 26 in Ohio by ESPN, No. 28 by PrepStar, No. 45 by On3 and No. 51 247Sports At inside linebacker, ranked No. 27 by ESPN, and at linebacker ranked No. 99 by PrepStar, No. 116 by On3 and No. 160 by 247Sports Named first team All-Ohio Division 2 Named first team all-district as a senior Two-time first team all-conference As a junior all-district honorable mention All-conference honorable mention as a sophomore Academic All-Ohio Led his high school team to a pair of league titles as a sophomore and junior As a junior led his high school to the regional semifinals Made 218 total tackles, 29 TFLs, three interceptions and seven sacks in his career All-time leading solo tackler (134) in school history Second on the school record book in career TFLs Named all-district in basketball as a junior Lettered three years in both basketball and football Personal Son of Juli and Mike Rose Older brothers are Jack, Jay, Luke and Mike Grandfather Chuck Lima played for Notre Dame, graduating in 1958 Brother, Jack, played baseball at Dayton Brother, Jay, played football at Hillsdale College Brother, Mike, played football at Iowa State Enjoys pickup sports and video games Is friends with former Stanford head coach Dennis Green’s grandson, Trey Interested in majoring in economics or management science and engineering