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Sam Roush
Bears logoChicago Bears

Sam Roush

TEposition#87jersey23age6' 5"height267lbsRookieexperienceStanfordcollege
At a glance

Sam Roush is a tight end for the Chicago Bears (No. 87). In 5 games of the 2026 season: 5 catches on 7 targets for 56 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 3 tackles, 0 sacks. Snap share in Week 9: 52% of offensive snaps.

Is Sam Roush playing this week?

Sam Roush is not on the current injury report. The Chicago Bears play next at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sun, Nov 22, 1 PM ET (Week 11), on Fox.

What are Sam Roush's stats this season?

In 5 games of the 2026 season, Sam Roush has 5 catches on 7 targets for 56 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 3 tackles, 0 sacks.

What team does Sam Roush play for?

Sam Roush plays tight end for the Chicago Bears, wearing No. 87. Sam Roush is 23 years old, 6' 5", 267 lbs. College: Stanford. Rookie season.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Sam Roush 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/sam-roush (updated 2026-11-10).

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—ungradedTE
Sam RoushChicago Bears · #87
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · tight ends

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades tight ends with at least 18 targets this season. Roush has 7, 11 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g1.4 tgt/g
  • Yds/g11.2 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt8.0
  • Catch %71%
  • EPA/tgt+0.58
  • TD0 TD
Small sample · 7 of 18 targetsMethod5 games7 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 42 qualified · min. 18 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 11 min agoGlossary →

Roush is under the 18-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 42 qualified tight ends.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 7+0.579EPA / target · total +4.157%success3.1air yds/tgt11.0YAC21st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

-0.2Wk 2
+2.6Wk 3
+0.6Wk 4
+1.0Wk 9

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
16%12 snapsWk 1 · CAR
27%20 snapsWk 2 · MIN
22%16 snapsWk 3 · PHI
25%23 snapsWk 4 · NYJ
7%5 snapsWk 5 · GB
31%24 snapsWk 6 · ATL
20%14 snapsWk 7 · NE
53%37 snapsWk 8 · SEA
52%32 snapsWk 9 · TB

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Bears · signed 2026 · 4 years, through 2029$1.8M a year
Total
$7.3M
Guaranteed
$1.8M
Share of cap at signing
0.6%
24% of the value guaranteed
58th paid79th in EPApercentiles among 154 TEs under contract, 2026

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
2 Sep 20vs Vikings logoMINL 3-913909
3 Sep 28vs Eagles logoPHIW 27-71116016
4 Oct 4vs Jets logoNYJW 23-1211808
5 Oct 11@ Packers logoGBL 7-31–––––
9 Nov 8vs Buccaneers logoTBW 27-242223018
Season5756018

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NFC NorthJosh OliverVikings logoMIN · TE46rec yds3rec—No gradeNFC NorthBen YurosekVikings logoMIN · TE34rec yds2rec—No gradeNFC NorthMark RedmanPackers logoGB · TE29rec yds2rec—No gradeNFCLuke Farrell49ers logoSF · TE33rec yds3rec—No gradeNFCColson YankoffCommanders logoWSH · TE22rec yds3rec—No gradeLeagueTanner HudsonBengals logoCIN · TE33rec yds7rec—No grade

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Colston LovelandTE · 363 rec yds · grade 46Cole KmetTE · 87 rec ydsHayden LargeTE · 0 rec ydsNikola KalinicTE · 0 rec ydsQadir IsmailTE · 0 rec ydsStephen CarlsonTE · 0 rec yds
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