Larry Rose III

Larry Rose III (born September 9, 1995) is a professional gridiron football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at New Mexico State. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Larry Rose III
Rose at the 2017 Sun Belt Media Day
Free agent
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-09) September 9, 1995
Fairfield, Texas
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Fairfield (TX)
College:New Mexico State
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-Sun Belt (2015)
  • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year (2015)
  • Third Team AP All-American (2015)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

A native of Fairfield, Texas,[1] Rose attended Fairfield High School. Played running back and defensive back. Named the Associated Press Sports Editors Class 3A Offensive Player of the year and was a First Team All-State selection as a senior. Rushed for 2,924 yards on 237 carries and had 49 touchdowns as a senior. Also caught nine passes for 114 yards and three scores as a senior. Helped guide team to the state championship game, a 15–1 record and a No. 19 team ranking in Texas. Tallied 3,152 all-purpose yards on the season. Defensively, racked up seven tackles, six pass break-ups and an interception. Amassed 11 games with three or more touchdowns, including one game with six touchdowns. As a junior, ran for 857 yards and nine touchdowns and collected 954 all-purpose yards. Tallied 18 tackles, a tackle for loss, six pass break-ups, an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked field goal.

College career

2014 season

Rose III became the starting running back for the Aggies as a true freshman. He Played in 10 games and had eight starts. Rushed for 1,102 yards on 186 attempts and scored nine rushing touchdowns. Collected 1,274 all-purpose yards for an average of 127.4 to rank fourth in the Sun Belt. Ranked seventh in the league in scoring with an average of 6.0 points per game. Averaged 5.9 yards per carry and 110.2 yards per game, which ranked third in the Sun Belt. Was the first NM State player to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark since 2011 and was the first freshman to accomplish this feat since 1995. Had a career-high 229 rushing yards on 35 carries against Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 22). One of just six players in the conference to rush for more than 200 yards. Career-long run of 80 yards came at Arkansas State (Nov. 29). Added 172 yards on 23 receptions with one touchdown. He was named an honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference.[2]

2015 season

Played in 12 games and started each. Selected to the Associated Press All-America Third Team. Led conference with 1,651 rushing yards and had 14 touchdowns on 240 attempts. Was first back-to-back 1,000-yard rusher for NM State since Denvis Manns (1995–98). Named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year, first time for an Aggie since Manns was named Big West Offensive Most-Valuable Player in 1998. Broke all-time single season rushing record for NM State during week 10. Finished season ranked No. 6 all-time single season rushing records for Sun Belt Conference. Garnered an average of 6.9 yards per carry. Earned back-to-back Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week Awards (11/2, 11/9). Racked up three 200-yard rushing games and seven 100-yard rushing games. Amassed 1,934 all-purpose yards to lead SBC. Had a career-high four touchdowns against Idaho (10/31) with two in final 3:56 of game and one in overtime. Ran for a career-high 260 yards against New Mexico (Oct. 3), the most rushing yards by a conference player in the season. Had 212 rushing yards against Idaho and 207 rushing yards at Texas State (11/7); Only conference player to have more than one 200-yard rushing performances. Amassed a conference-high 292 all-purpose yards against Texas State. Garnered 1,115 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 178 carries in conference play. Had five 100-yard rushing games during league play. Racked up 228 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 24 receptions in conference games. Had 1,343 all-purpose yards in league games.

2016 season

Missed the first three games of the season due to injury before starting the final nine games. Led the team with 865 rushing yards for an average of 5.4 per carry. Tied for the team lead with four touchdowns on the ground. Averaged 96 yards rushing per game. Four 100-yard rushing games, including a season-high 170 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the season finale at South Alabama (12/3). 25 receptions for 180 yards. Season-high five catches at No. 9 Texas A&M (10/29).[3] Rose cemented his place in Aggie history by helping the team end its 57-year bowl drought in 2017. He caught a team-high six passes for 48 yards and ran for 142 yards and a touchdown, leading NM State to a 26-20 win against Utah State in the 2017 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl.

Statistics

Source:[4]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
New Mexico State Aggies
Season Rushing Receiving
AttYardsAvgYds/GTDRecYardsTD
2014 1861,1025.9100.29231721
2015 2391,6576.9138.114302692
2016 1598655.496.14251800
2017 1869345.077.810555222
College Totals 7704,5585.999.1371331,1575

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Rose III signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018.[5] On May 14, 2018, Rose was waived by the Titans.[6]

Los Angeles Rams

On May 15, 2018, Rose was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams.[7] He was waived on June 18, 2018.[8] He was re-signed on August 28, 2018,[9] only to be waived four days later on September 1.[10]

Arizona Hotshots

Rose signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF in 2018.[11] He was waived on February 21, 2019, after playing in one game.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Rose 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

Rose was drafted in the 5th round of the 2020 XFL Draft to the Los Angeles Wildcats.[12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[13]

References
  1. "Fairfield ex Larry Rose impressive in college football debut". www.wacotrib.com. Waco Tribune-Herald. September 1, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. "Larry Rose III – 2015". Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  4. "Larry Rose III". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  5. "Titans' Larry Rose III: Inks deal with Titans". www.cbssports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  6. "Larry Rose III: Let go by Titans". www.cbssports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  7. "Rams' Larry Rose III: Finds employment with Rams". www.cbssports.com. CBS INTERACTIVE. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  8. Williams, Charean (June 18, 2018). "Rams waive Larry Rose, Chucky Williams". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  9. Simmons, Myles (August 28, 2018). "Rams Sign RB Larry Rose". TheRams.com.
  10. DaSilva, Cameron (September 1, 2018). "Rams announce final round of cuts to trim roster to 53 players". theramswire.usatoday.com.
  11. "Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff". azcentral. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  12. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  13. 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.
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