Sam Roush

● Thick frame with developed muscle mass in chest, core and lowers ● Accelerates cleanly off the line and into routes for quick windows ● Athleticism shows up on tape (and in combine testing numbers) ● Stanford spammed out route after out route with him (29.3 percent of his routes, second most in FBS) ● Large hands and flashes flexibility in his upper half to adjust ● Runs with toughness after the catch to find hidden yards ● Physical base blocker, with drive strength to move defensive linemen ● Strains in his blocking and plays with competitive edge ● Described as “down-to-earth, all-ball” player who willingly overachieves ● One of just six combine prospects (out of 319) who competed in every drill ● No stranger to special teams (529 career snaps)

● Has disproportionately short arms, which shows in his blocking and receiving ● Not a consistent hands catcher — had too many focus drops on his tape ● Questionable catch-point strength to command crowded windows ● Wasn’t much of a third-level threat ● Wish he had more red zone targets (just three of 49 catches in 2025 came in red zone) ● Needs to do a better job staying low into blocks ● Room to tighten blocking angles on screens and backside cut-offs

A three-year starter at Stanford, Roush worked primarily inline as an attached Y tight end in former head coach Frank Reich’s offense. After not playing football until high school, he made up for lost time and produced improved tape each season — as both a receiver and blocker — for the Cardinal. He doesn’t have much “wow” on that tape, but his combine performance opened some eyes. With his rugby background, Roush prides himself on trying to be the toughest and most physical player on the field. He works to center his blocks and strains to sustain, even moving defensive linemen against their will at times. As a pass catcher, his quickness at the snap helps him uncover in the short-to-intermediate parts of the field, although his catch-point consistency must improve (12.5 percent drop rate in 2025). Overall, Roush isn’t without his warts, but he offers a traditional Y tight end skill set — competitiveness to handle dirty work as a blocker and athleticism to be a functional underneath target. He has the makeup and toughness to quietly become an integral part of an NFL offense.