Mike Rose, Iowa State Football News: Draft Scout Player News

11/24/20 - OLB Mike Rose, Sr/2022, Iowa State

Seven tackles. A sack. Three tackles for loss. A quarterback hurry, and oh by the way, his fourth interception during this wonderful season. It doesn't get much better than that. I've been bullish about Michael, really, from the TCU game on," coach Matt Campbell said Saturday night. "I just believe that Michael is one of the best defensive players that I've had the opportunity to coach. The consistency that he has played with - I don't know that there's someone that's playing as well as what he has consistently played for the entirety of the year. I'm obviously not sitting there watching everybody play college football, but I sure know what he's meant to this program and to this team. He's as special as I've ever been around, and maybe as special as I've seen."

Rose led a defense that pitched its first shutout since 45-0 against Kansas in 2017. He was all over the field with an A.J. Klein-like performance. He leads the Big 12 in interceptions. He's among the leaders in tackles, but there's more. He spoiled the Wildcats' first drive of the second half, with a speedy quarterback chase down on third down. Which play in particular caught Campbell's eye? All of them, but it goes beyond that. "That's what I love about Mike," Campbell said after the game. "You're going to go back and watch the tape, and I don't know there's a play that sticks out in a negative way. He had an interception. He makes plays on the jet sweep. "To me, it's the consistency that he's playing with. I don't know if there's anybody else that's played as consistently as he has from the start of the season to where he is right now. "That takes a really special human, and that takes a really special sacrifice. I don't know if anybody's worked harder. I don't know if anybody has reached his full potential more than what I've seen from Michael." - Des Moines Register

Sr/2022