Gregory Rousseau

Gregory Rousseau is an American football defensive end for the Miami Hurricanes. He recorded 15.5 sacks and won all-conference honors as a redshirt freshman in 2019, including ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Gregory Rousseau
Miami Hurricanes – No. 15
PositionDefensive end
Class
Redshirt
Sophomore
Career history
College
High schoolChampagnat Catholic (Hialeah, Florida)
Personal information
Born: (2000-04-05) April 5, 2000
Coconut Creek, Florida
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Rousseau attended Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Florida. He played defensive end, safety and wide receiver in high school.[3] He committed to the University of Miami to play college football.[4][5]

College career

Rosseau played in the first two games of his true freshman year in 2018 before suffering a season-ending ankle injury and redshirted.[6] He entered his redshirt freshman year in 2019 as a backup but eventually took over as starter later in the season.[7][8] He was named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year after recording 15.5 sacks that season, second in the nation behind only Ohio State's Chase Young who had 16.5.[9][10] He decided to opt out of the 2020 season due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

References
  1. "Gregory Rousseau – University of Miami Athletics". Miami Hurricanes.
  2. "Gregory Rousseau - University of Miami Athletics".
  3. Chiang, Anthony. "Hurricanes freshman DE Gregory Rousseau is 'one of those freak of natures'". The Palm Beach Post.
  4. David Wilson, Diehards. "Miami recruiting: Gregory Rousseau ready to get to work as an early enrollee following visit". ajc.
  5. David Wilson, Diehards. "Miami recruiting: DE commit Gregory Rousseau on track to enroll early". daytondailynews.
  6. Chirinos, Christy Cabrera. "UM's Greg Rousseau to have surgery on fractured ankle; kickoff time vs. FIU set". sun-sentinel.com.
  7. Navarro, Manny. "The reasons Gregory Rousseau's 'relentless nature' extends..." The Athletic.
  8. Furones, David. "How Miami's Greg Rousseau has succeeded in his 'evolution of how to become a defensive end'". sun-sentinel.com.
  9. Burke, Peter (December 4, 2019). "Gregory Rousseau named ACC defensive rookie of the year". WPLG.
  10. Scott, Trey. "Miami insider on sackmaster Gregory Rousseau's rapid emergence". 247Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  11. Hale, David. "Miami Hurricanes DE Gregory Rousseau, a top draft prospect, opts out of 2020 season". ESPN. Retrieved 4 September 2020.


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