Rocco De La Rosa

Position:
Running Back
Height:
6-1
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Philomath, Ore.
High School:
Philomath

PHILOMATH HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year starter and letterwinner for head coach Alex Firth
• League Player of the Year as a senior
• First-team all-state at wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner
• First-team all-league at wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner
• Totaled 21 touchdowns as a senior — 12 receiving on 41 catches for 638 yards, five rushing on 42 carries for 424 yards, one on a pick-six and two on returns — along with six interceptions
• Recorded 15 touchdowns as a junior with 12 receiving scores (41 catches, 853 yards), two rushing (23 carries, 111 yards), one return score and four interceptions; Philomath advanced to the state quarterfinals
• Scored eight touchdowns as a sophomore
• Honor roll
• Also lettered four years in baseball, earning first-team all-league honors as a junior, and lettered in basketball

PERSONAL
• Born in Silverton, Ore.
• Son of Jamie Beddingfield and Jose De La Rosa
• Grandfather, Ben Beddingfield, is an Oregon State graduate
• Father Jose played collegiate soccer in Puerto Rico
• Owns two Dobermans, Dayna and Jewels — they’re sisters
• Majoring in environmental engineering