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
Matt Rose
2024
Inside Linebacker
6-2 / 230 lbs
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2023
Inside Linebacker
6-2 / 223 lbs
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2022
Inside Linebacker
6-2 / 210 lbs