Rose grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and attended Garfield Heights High School in Garfield Heights, Ohio.[1] As a senior, he became Garfield Heights' starting quarterback after an injury to the starter and passed for 616 yards and 10 touchdowns while rushing 94 times for 770 yards and 12 touchdowns.[2]
College career
Rose was a member of the Kentucky Wildcats for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman year.[3] Rose began to see significant playing time as a redshirt sophomore as the backup to Benny Snell and finished the season with 479 rushing yards with five touchdowns on 86 carries.[4] He rushed 149 times for 826 yards and six touchdowns during his junior season.[5] As a senior, Rose rushed for 666 yards and two touchdowns on 106 carries.[6] Rose finished his collegiate career with 1,971 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns with 30 receptions for 233 yards and one touchdown.[7]
Professional career
Minnesota Vikings
Rose signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2021.[8] He was waived as part of final roster cuts on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] Rose was cut by the Vikings on December 21 after being activated from the COVID-19 injured list,[10] but re-signed with the team on December 23.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 10, 2022.[12] He was waived on June 1, 2022.[13]
