Larry Rose III (born September 9, 1995) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies, earning third-team All-American honors in 2015. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL draft.
 Rose at the 2017 Sun Belt Media Day | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | September 9, 1995 Fairfield, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Fairfield |
| College: | New Mexico State (2014–2017) |
| Position: | Running back |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Early years
editA native of Fairfield, Texas,[1] Rose attended Fairfield High School.
College career
editRose III became the starting running back for the Aggies as a true freshman. He was named an honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference.[2]
Source:[3]
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
| |||||||||
New Mexico State Aggies
| |||||||||
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | ||
| 2014 | 186 | 1,102 | 5.9 | 100.2 | 9 | 23 | 172 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 239 | 1,657 | 6.9 | 138.1 | 14 | 30 | 269 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 159 | 865 | 5.4 | 96.1 | 4 | 25 | 180 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 186 | 934 | 5.0 | 77.8 | 10 | 55 | 522 | 2 | |
| College Totals | 770 | 4,558 | 5.9 | 99.1 | 37 | 133 | 1,157 | 5 | |
Professional career
editTennessee Titans
editRose III signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018.[4] On May 14, 2018, Rose was waived by the Titans.[5]
Los Angeles Rams
editOn May 15, 2018, Rose was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams.[6] He was waived on June 18, 2018.[7] He was re-signed on August 28, 2018,[8] only to be waived four days later on September 1.[9]
Arizona Hotshots
editRose signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF in 2018.[10] He was waived on February 21, 2019, after playing in one game.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
editRose signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on February 25, 2019. He was released on April 24, but re-signed on April 29. He was released before the start of the regular season on June 9, but was re-signed on September 4. He was moved down to the practice roster on September 20, and was released on September 24.
Los Angeles Wildcats
editRose was drafted in the 5th round of the 2020 XFL Draft to the Los Angeles Wildcats.[11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]
New Orleans Breakers
editRose was selected in the 27th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League.[13] He was transferred to the team's practice squad before the start of the regular season on April 16,[14] and remained on the inactive roster on April 22.[15] He was transferred to the active roster on April 30.[16] The Breakers moved Rose back to the inactive roster on May 12.[17] On February 9, 2023, Rose was released by the Breakers.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Fairfield ex Larry Rose impressive in college football debut". www.wacotrib.com. Waco Tribune-Herald. September 1, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Larry Rose III". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Titans' Larry Rose III: Inks deal with Titans". www.cbssports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "Larry Rose III: Let go by Titans". www.cbssports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "Rams' Larry Rose III: Finds employment with Rams". www.cbssports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charean (June 18, 2018). "Rams waive Larry Rose, Chucky Williams". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (August 28, 2018). "Rams Sign RB Larry Rose". TheRams.com.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (September 1, 2018). "Rams announce final round of cuts to trim roster to 53 players". theramswire.usatoday.com.
- ^ "Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff". azcentral. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (February 23, 2022). "Our first RB off the board: Larry Rose III" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (April 16, 2022). "Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (April 22, 2022). "Players remaining on inactive roster" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (April 30, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (May 12, 2022). "Transferred to inactive roster" (Tweet). Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (February 9, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Twitter.