Gregory Rousseau
![]() Rousseau with the Bills in 2021 | |||||||||||||
No. 50 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S. | April 5, 2000||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 266 lb (121 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah, Florida) | ||||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) (2018–2020) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Gregory Rousseau (born April 5, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami. As a redshirt freshman there in 2019, he recorded 15.5 sacks and won all-conference honors and was named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. Rousseau was selected by the Bills in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early life and college
[edit]Born to Haitian parents from New York, Rousseau attended Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Florida. He played defensive end, safety and wide receiver in high school.[1] He committed to the University of Miami to play college football.[2][3]
Rousseau played in the first two games of his true freshman year in 2018 before suffering a season-ending ankle injury and redshirted.[4] He entered his redshirt freshman year in 2019 as a backup but eventually took over as starter later in the season.[5][6] He was named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year after recording 15.5 sacks that season, second in the nation behind only Chase Young's 16.5.[7][8] He opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 6+5⁄8 in (2.00 m) |
266 lb (121 kg) |
34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
11+1⁄8 in (0.28 m) |
4.67 s | 1.57 s | 2.71 s | 4.53 s | 7.50 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
21 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[10][11][12] |
Rousseau was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round (30th overall) in the 2021 NFL draft.[13] He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $11.37 million, on June 4, 2021.[14]
During Week 2 of the 2021 season, Rousseau was nominated for NFL Rookie of the Week honors with five tackles, two sacks, and two tackles made behind the line of scrimmage.[15] Rousseau recorded his first career interception on October 10, 2021, in a 38-20 Week 5 Sunday night win against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[16][17] In his rookie season, Rousseau finished with four sacks, 50 total tackles, one interception, four passes defended, and one forced fumble.[18] In the 2022 season, he finished with eight sacks, 37 total tackles, four passes defended, and forced fumble in 13 games.[19] His best performance of the year came in week 14 against the New York Jets, in which he recorded 2 sacks, including a forced fumble, and a pass defensed, contributing to a 20–12 Buffalo win one week after the team's leading pass rusher Von Miller suffered a season-ending knee injury against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.[20]
On April 29, 2024, the Bills picked up the fifth-year option on Rousseau's contract.
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Y/I | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Y/R | TD | ||
2021 | BUF | 17 | 17 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
2022 | BUF | 13 | 13 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
2023 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 46 | 46 | 129 | 99 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 17.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Y/I | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Y/R | TD | ||
2021 | BUF | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
2022 | BUF | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
2023 | BUF | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Career | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Chiang, Anthony (August 24, 2018). "Hurricanes freshman DE Gregory Rousseau is 'one of those freak of natures'". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Roche, Rousseau Ready to Wreak Havoc". University of Miami Athletics. July 31, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Degnan, Susan Miller (April 7, 2018). "This 6-6 Baby Cane did some big-kid damage at UM scrimmage while QBs, O-line struggled". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Chirinos, Christy Cabrera (September 10, 2018). "UM's Greg Rousseau to have surgery on fractured ankle; kickoff time vs. FIU set". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Navarro, Manny (October 31, 2019). "The reasons Gregory Rousseau's 'relentless nature' extends..." The Athletic. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Furones, David (October 30, 2019). "How Miami's Greg Rousseau has succeeded in his 'evolution of how to become a defensive end'". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Burke, Peter (December 4, 2019). "Gregory Rousseau named ACC defensive rookie of the year". WPLG. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Scott, Trey (April 29, 2021). "Miami insider on sackmaster Gregory Rousseau's rapid emergence". 247Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Hale, David (August 6, 2020). "Miami Hurricanes DE Gregory Rousseau, a top draft prospect, opts out of 2020 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Greg Rousseau Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Greg Rousseau, Miami (FL), DE, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Gregory Rousseau 2021 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Warren, Matt; Lavoie, Dan (April 29, 2021). "2021 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills take Miami pass rusher Greg Rousseau". Buffalo Rumblings. SB Nation. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "1st Round Pick Greg Rousseau Signs His Rookie Contract". BuffaloBills.com. June 3, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Neracker, Courtney (September 21, 2021). "Bills player Greg Rousseau nominated for rookie of the week". WHEC News10NBC. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Easterling, Luke (October 11, 2021). "WATCH: Bills rookie Greg Rousseau picks off Patrick Mahomes". The Draft Wire. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (October 13, 2021). "Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, Buccaneers QB Tom Brady lead Players of the Week". NFL.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Gregory Rousseau 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Gregory Rousseau 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ De Cristofaro, David (December 12, 2022). "Bills pass rushers feeling confident after sack attack vs. Jets". Bills Wire. Retrieved March 27, 2023.