Tight end, Stanford, 2022–⁠25

Sam Roush

Number
No. 86
Height
6′5″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Nashville, TN
Born
Sep 6, 2003, in Atlanta, Georgia

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Sam Roush played tight end at Stanford (2022–⁠25). The Chicago Bears took Roush in round 3, No. 69 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
545
Receiving yards, 2025 (Stanford, 4–⁠8)
Drafted
No. 69
Round 3, 2026 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last vs. Pittsburgh, 2025104receiving yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Stanford23417.0023
2023Stanford2828810.3031
2024Stanford403348.3228
2025Stanford4954511.1269
Career1191,20110.1469

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Stanford320000
2023Stanford320000
2025Stanford110000
Career750000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Stanford86TEFr.
2023Stanford86TESo.
2024Stanford86TEJr.
2025Stanford86TESr.6′5″260

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Stanford21.39––2.8–
2023Stanford310.6937th (n=681)0.8021.55%
2024Stanford420.6113th (n=581)0.9225.66%
2025Stanford780.2823rd (n=1040)0.4621.910%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Stanford 11 games, 49 catches, 545 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 23atHawai’iL 20–⁠233603–
Sep 6atBYUL 3–⁠271202–
Sep 13vs.Boston CollegeW 30–⁠20379169–
Sep 27vs.San José StateW 30–⁠29343121–
Oct 11atSMUL 10–⁠34889014–
Oct 18vs.Florida StateW 20–⁠13663016–
Oct 25atMiamiL 7–⁠4252307–
Nov 1vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠358104053–
Nov 8atNorth CarolinaL 15–⁠20649012–
Nov 22vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠10214011–
Nov 29vs.Notre DameL 20–⁠49473027–
2024 Stanford 11 games, 40 catches, 334 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.TCUL 27–⁠3421106–
Sep 7vs.Cal PolyW 41–⁠7328121–
Sep 20atSyracuseW 26–⁠24425019–
Oct 5vs.Virginia TechL 7–⁠31333017–
Oct 12atNotre DameL 7–⁠4921307–
Oct 19vs.SMUL 10–⁠40675025–
Oct 26vs.Wake ForestL 24–⁠27656116–
Nov 2atNC StateL 28–⁠591606–
Nov 16vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠35442028–
Nov 23atCaliforniaL 21–⁠2441606–
Nov 29atSan José StateL 31–⁠34529014–
2023 Stanford 9 games, 28 catches, 288 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 23vs.ArizonaL 20–⁠21326011–
Sep 30vs.OregonL 6–⁠421505–
Oct 13atColoradoW 46–⁠43115015–
Oct 21vs.UCLAL 7–⁠42438018–
Oct 28vs.WashingtonL 33–⁠42343020–
Nov 4atWashington StateW 10–⁠7761027–
Nov 11atOregon StateL 17–⁠62433017–
Nov 18vs.CaliforniaL 15–⁠27462031–
Nov 25vs.Notre DameL 23–⁠5615051
2022 Stanford 5 games, 2 catches, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.ColgateW 41–⁠10–––––
Oct 1atOregonL 27–⁠45111011–
Oct 15atNotre DameW 16–⁠14–––––
Oct 29atUCLAL 13–⁠38–––––
Nov 26vs.BYUL 26–⁠35123023–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–⁠9).

DrillCombine 2026
Height6′6″
Weight267 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size10″
Wingspan76⅜″
40-yard dash4.70 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press25 reps
3-cone drill7.08 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Chicago Bears43330

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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