Player Career

Ezekiel Rose Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ezekiel Rose story

Ezekiel Rose built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Clarksdale, MS wearing No. 5, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Ezekiel Rose's career was his defensive production: 43 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ezekiel Rose's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 23 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Ezekiel Rose moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia00
2017 PostseasonWest Virginia1421.86.114
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1421.86.10
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia7.518.25.8-6.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Iowa State

Week 10 · W 20-16 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Oklahoma State

Week 12 · L 41-45 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Kansas State

Week 11 · W 28-23 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

72.5 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Baylor

Week 9 · W 58-14 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Texas Tech

Week 7 · W 46-35 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

60.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · West Virginia

14 primary output · 21.8 efficiency · 6.1 usage

52.7

#2

2017 Regular Season · West Virginia

52.7

14 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · West Virginia

43.8

7.5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 5.8 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games