Walter Rouse

Walter Rouse attended Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. and was rated a 4-star recruit by Rivals. He had a decorated high school career and was named the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year as well as a two-time all-league first-time offensive tackle. He committed to Stanford during his senior season after having several division one offers. As a freshman, Rouse started 11 out of 12 games and was named second team freshman All-American by The Athletic. He was only the second Stanford Cardinals true freshman to start at left tackle since 2000. In the Covid-19 shortened season, he started all 6 games for Stanford at left tackle and was named an All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention by the league’s coaches. He started all 12 games at left tackle in 2021 and in 733 snaps, he gave up just 3 sacks on 460 pass-blocking plays. Last season, he started 10 games at left tackle, missing two due to injury. According to PFF, he played 650 snaps and was only flagged for one penalty. After the season, Rouse announced he was entering the transfer portal and elected to play for the Oklahoma Sooners. This season, Rouse started all 12 games at let tackle for Oklahoma and earned an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.