Stanford transfer offensive tackle Walter Rouse to visit with Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Sooners have struck gold going out west in the offensive line transfer portal in recent years. Offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh helped bring Chris Murray from UCLA andMcKade Mettauer from Cal. In the 2022-2023 transfer portal, it appears that Bedenbaugh has his sights set on another Pac-12 offensive lineman, Stanford offensive tackle Walter Rouse.
According to Josh Edwards of CBS Sports and 247Sports, Rouse intends to visit with the Sooners, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. A former three-star offensive tackle in the 2019 class, Rouse was considered a top 500 player in the country and the No. 5 player in Washington D.C.
Rouse was Stanford’s sixth-highest-graded player on offense in 2022 and has played more than 2,500 snaps in his four-year collegiate career. Per Edwards’ report on Twitter, Rouse has started 39 games at left tackle.
Former #Stanford OT Walter Rouse (@wrouse19), a top prospect in the transfer portal, has visits lined up with Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska, in that order. #Kentucky is among the programs to have expressed interest.
He has started 39 games at left tackle. @247SportsPortal
— Josh Edwards (@EdwardsCBS) January 4, 2023
The Oklahoma Sooners are losing starting offensive tackles Anton Harrison and Wanya Morris to the NFL draft. Tyler Guyton, who started when Morris was out due to injury, looks to be in line for one of the tackle spots in 2023. Left tackle, however, is up for grabs.
Jacob Sexton had the first shot at it, but an injury suffered early in the Cheez-It Bowl loss forced him to miss most of the game. Aaryn Parks entered in relief and helped the Sooners have a nice day running the ball.
With the Sooners needing to replace three starters on the offensive line, finding someone with the experience of Walter Rouse could prove invaluable. Rouse’s four years of experience would aid an offensive line that will be young at right guard and one or both of the tackle spots.
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