Michael Rose: LB · Iowa State · #23.
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Michael Rose
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Iowa State. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Northern Iowa — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 12 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Iowa State | 73 | 36 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 96 | 54 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 77 | 39 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 75 | 41 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 321 | 170 | 41.0 | 9.5 | 8 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-10vs Northern Iowa | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-27vs No. 10 Iowa | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-3@ UNLV | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 29-31@ Baylor | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-7vs Kansas | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-20@ Kansas State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs No. 8 Oklahoma State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-7vs Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 38-41@ Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-28@ No. 12 Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14vs TCU | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 73 | 36 | 12.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%12 TFLSack rate
4%3 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups73 tackles · 12 for loss · 3 sacks.
4 seasons under Matt Campbell — 31-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
48.6%
444 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
76.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
459 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #76 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa State, 321 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Campbell.
