Anthony Rosales

Height:
6-null
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chino Hills, CA
High School:
Chino Hills HS (Mt. San Antonio College)

Expected to back up the Sam (inside) linebackers in final season at Cal Poly.

2018 -- Played in seven games as a backup inside linebacker ... recorded one assisted tackle in Northern Arizona game ... no tackles in 2019 Spring Game.

Mt. San Antonio College -- Rosales earned first-team All-America Community College honors as a sophomore at Mt. San Antonio College after notching 56 total tackles (33 solo), including 7.5 tackles for lost yardage and two sacks ... the team captain also broke up five passes, forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles ... Rosales helped the Mounties to an 8-3 record, a tie for first place in the National Division's Central League and a berth in the Western State Bowl ... was named Southern California Football Association National Division Central League Defensive Player of the Year and landed on the All-California Community College Region III first team ... as a freshman, Rosales made 28 tackles (12 solo), including two tackles for lost yardage, 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup ... transferred to Cal Poly in time for Spring Camp in April 2018.

High School -- A 2016 graduate of Chino Hills High School, where Rosales made 252 career tackles in three varsity seasons (35 games) ... his career numbers also include 29.5 tackles for lost yardage, 17 sacks and five quarterback hurries ... as a senior, Rosales made 90 tackles, 16 for lost yardage and 8.5 sacks, and caught seven passes for 118 yards and a touchdown en route to first-team All-Baseline League and All-CIF-Southern Section West Valley Division honors ... made 75 tackles and intercepted five passes as a junior and 87 tackles, seven of them sacks, as a sophomore ... Rosales' career high for tackles in a game is 16 against Great Oak as a sophomore ... also made 13 stops against Los Alamitos as a senior and produced four career double-digit tackle games ... Chino Hills was 10-3 during Rosales' senior season in 2015, winning the Baseline League title and reaching the semifinal round of the CIF-Southern Section West Valley Division playoffs ... also played baseball as a freshman and sophomore, hitting .344 during his sophomore season ... Rosales also was recruited by Texas A&M-Commerce, West Texas A&M and Midwestern State before choosing to become a Mustang. "The deciding factors for choosing Cal Poly are the top-notch education that is provided, the opportunity to play FCS football, the location of the school, the campus itself, and the bond between the players and coaches. All of the coaches are great people and I enjoyed hanging out with the team on my visit."

Personal -- Son of Ben and Yolanda Rosales ... one brother, Michael, and one sister, Arexa ... enjoys fishing and snowboarding ... born in Bellflower, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.