Walter Rouse

Walter Rouse is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football for the Stanford [Cardinal football|Stanford Cardinal] and the Oklahoma Sooners.

Early life

Rouse attended high school at Sidwell Friends School. Coming out of high school, Rouse was rated as a three-star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Stanford Cardinal.

College career

Stanford

During Rouse's freshman season in 2019, he played in 12 games while making 11 starts. During the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Rouse would start all six games for the Cardinal. In 2021, Rouse would play in and start all 12 games for Stanford. During the 2022 season, Rouse played in and started ten games for the Cardinal. For his performance on the 2022 season, Rouse earned honorable mention all Pac-12 honors.
During Rouse's career at Stanford, he played in 40 games while making 39 starts.

Oklahoma

Rouse initially decided to transfer to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. However, Rouse decided to flip his commitment to play for the Oklahoma Sooners. During the 2023 season, Rouse played in and started all 12 games for the Sooners, where for his performance he was named Big-12 honorable mention. After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Rouse declared for the 2024 NFL draft.

Personal life

Rouse is the grandson of former NBA player Vic Rouse, who is most famous for hitting the game-winning shot as time expired in the overtime period of the 1963 NCAA championship game.