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Sam Roush Chicago Bears · #87

Tight End · 6' 5", 267 lbs · Nashville, TN · Age 23

Sam Roush is a Tight End for the Chicago Bears, drafted 69th overall, 2026.

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Chicago Bears · #87 · Tight End
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Career avg— · career line pending
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Scouting report

Sam Roush — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Sam Roush is a Tight End for the Chicago Bears, drafted 69th overall, 2026.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Sam Roush stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
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Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1895 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
0Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Sam Roush — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Sam Roush

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 23 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Sam Roush career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Closest comps
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Context

Are the Chicago Bears built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

27–55proj record
#11conf seed
-5.3net rtg
112.1off rtg
117.4def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Anthony Johnson Jr., Austin Booker.
How his role moves
Projected 27–55, 11th in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Sam Roush

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-09-06

The beginning

Sam Roush is a Tight End for the Chicago Bears.

Chicago Bears

Turning pro

Drafted 69th overall, 2026 as a Tight End.

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Sam Roush is a Chicago Bears tight end, drafted 69th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Roush goes from here.

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Roush's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
267 lbs
Draft
69th overall, 2026
Born
Nashville, TN
Age
23
Jersey
#87
Background

Sam Roush is from Nashville, TN and is 23 years old. He was drafted 69th overall, 2026 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 267 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Roush is currently on the Chicago Bears roster.

The person

Sam Roush is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career receptions for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Draft pedigree69th overall, 2026.
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FAQ

Sam Roush — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Sam Roush, answered.

What position does Sam Roush play?
Sam Roush is a Tight End for the Chicago Bears.
When was Sam Roush drafted?
Sam Roush was drafted 69th overall, 2026.
How many seasons has Sam Roush played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Sam Roush's career stats?
He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Sam Roush career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE3
behind the starter
Snap share
23%
of offensive snaps
Target share
4%
WOPR 0.07

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ CAR
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
49
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
62
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ CARW2 vs MINW3 vs PHIW4 vs NYJW5 @ GBW6 @ ATLW7 vs NEW8 @ SEAW9 vs TBW10 · BYEW11 vs NOW12 @ DETW13 vs JAXW14 @ MIAW15 @ BUFW16 vs GBW17 vs DETW18 @ MIN

Each week grades Sam Roush's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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