Gregory Rousseau

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Gregory Rousseau (born April 5, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami. As a redshirt freshman there in 2019, he recorded 15.5 sacks and won all-conference honors and was named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. Rousseau was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Early life and college

Rousseau attended Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Florida. He played defensive end, safety and wide receiver in high school.[1] He committed to the University of Miami to play college football.[2][3]

Rousseau played in the first two games of his true freshman year in 2018 before suffering a season-ending ankle injury and redshirted.[4] He entered his redshirt freshman year in 2019 as a backup but eventually took over as starter later in the season.[5][6] He was named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year after recording 15.5 sacks that season, second in the nation behind only Chase Young's 16.5.[7][8] He opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 6 5/8 in 266 lb 34 3/8 in 11 1/8 in 4.67 s 1.57 s 2.71 s 4.53 s 7.50 s 30.0 in 9 ft 7 in 21 reps
All values from Pro Day[10][11][12]

Rousseau was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round (30th overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft.[13] He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $11.37 million, on June 4, 2021.[14]

During Week 2 of the 2021 season, Rousseau was nominated for NFL Rookie of the Week honors with five tackles, two sacks, and two tackles made behind the line of scrimmage.[15] Rousseau recorded his first career interception on October 10, 2021, in a 38-20 Week 5 Sunday night win against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[16][17] In his rookie season, Rousseau finished with four sacks, 50 total tackles, one interception, four passes defended, and one forced fumble.[18] In the 2022 season, he finished with eight sacks, 37 total tackles, four passes defended, and forced fumble in 13 games.[19]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast TFL QBH Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Y/I Lng TD FF FR Yds Y/R TD
2021 BUF 17 17 50 42 8 8 10 4.0 0 4 1 3 3.0 3 0 1 0 0 — 0
2022 BUF 13 13 37 27 10 10 14 8.0 0 4 0 0 — 0 0 1 0 0 — 0
Career 30 30 87 69 18 18 24 12.0 0 8 1 3 3.0 3 0 2 0 0 — 0

Postseason

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast TFL QBH Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Y/I Lng TD FF FR Yds Y/R TD
2021 BUF 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
2022 BUF 2 2 4 3 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Career 4 4 7 5 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — 0

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