A. J. Rose

Asim Rose Jr. is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kentucky.

A. J. Rose
No. 36 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Running back
Personal information
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Garfield Heights
(Garfield Heights, Ohio)
College:Kentucky
Undrafted:2021
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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

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]

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.
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