Miami Football redshirt freshman defensive end Greg Rousseau was a dominant force on the Hurricanes frontline playing defensive tackle and end in 2019. Rousseau tied for second in the nation and led the ACC with 14 sacks. The 6’6 Rousseau had 3.5 more sacks than anyone else in the conference.
Rousseau assimilated quickly on the defensive line for the Miami football team. He not only led the ACC in sacks, but he was also the only Freshman to finish in the top 25 in the ACC in Sacks. Rousseau won the award as the ACC Rookie Defensive Player of the Year decisively finishing with 51 votes.