2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Ezekiel Rose
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 276
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clarksdale, Miss.
- High School:
- Clarksdale HS
- Prev School:
- East Mississippi CC
2018 (Sr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Played in 25 career games, including five starts
- Registered 19 tackles, including 12 unassisted tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss and one interception
- Finished with two total tackles vs. Oklahoma
- Notched a career-high five tackles against Oklahoma State
- Tallied two total tackles vs. Texas
- Recorded three solo stops, including his first sack of the season, against Baylor
- Finished with a career-high four tackles against Iowa State
- Reeled in the second interception of his career against Kansas
- Registered one assisted stop against Texas Tech
- Tallied two solo stops against Tennessee, including one tackle for loss
2017 (Jr.)
- Named WVU's Mr. Unselfish by the Mountaineer coaching staff
- Played in all 13 games, including three starts at defensive end
- Finished with 23 tackles, including 19 solo stops, a team-leading 4.5 sacks, two pass breakups, one interception and a forced fumble
- Defensive Champion: vs. Iowa State (as part of starting defensive line)
- Finished with a pair of tackles vs. Utah
- Recorded first career interception at Kansas State, as well as a sack and forced fumble
- Also tied a career-high three tackles against the Wildcats
- Matched career highs in tackles (3), sacks (1) and tackles for loss (1) vs. Iowa State; also earned his first career start against the Cyclones
- Tied a career-high three tackles vs. Oklahoma State also was credited with first career pass breakup
- Assisted on a sack with teammate Al-Rasheed Benton at Baylor
- Registered a then career-best two tackles vs. Texas Tech
- Also earned his second sack of the season vs. Texas Tech, which leads the team
- Logged two tackles vs. Delaware State, including first sack of his Mountaineer career
- Made first tackle of his WVU career vs. Virginia Tech
2016 (So.) - East Mississippi CC
- Played for coach Buddy Stephens at East Mississippi Community College
- Finished with 35 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in 10 games
2015 (Fr.) - East Mississippi CC
- Played in eight games, making nine tackles with two pass breakups
High School
- Played for coach Henry Johnson at Clarksdale High
- Made 51 tackles with 11 tackles for loss, five sacks and nine quarterback hurries as a senior
- Collected 17 tackles and one sack as a junior
Personal
- Son of Johnny and Valeria Rose
- One of eight children
- Graduated in December 2018 with his bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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