Justyn Ross

Justyn Ross (born December 15, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson.

Not to be confused with Justin Ross.

Justyn Ross
Ross at Clemson
Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-12-15) December 15, 1999
Phenix City, Alabama
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Central
(Phenix City, Alabama)
College:Clemson (2018–2021)
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Ross attended Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama. As a senior, he had 37 receptions for 730 yards and 13 touchdowns. Ross was a four-star recruit ranked as the number 45 national recruit and the number 7 wide receiver in the nation receiving offers from several Division I colleges such as Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, and Duke. He committed to Clemson University to play college football.[1][2]

College career

As a freshman at Clemson in 2018, Ross had 46 receptions for 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns. In the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama he had six receptions for 153 yards and a touchdown.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2019, Ross finished with 865 receiving yards on 66 receptions with 8 touchdowns. Ross missed the entire 2020 season due to a congenital fusion condition of his neck and spine that required surgery. He was granted a medical redshirt after his surgery. As a redshirt junior in 2021, Ross finished with a team high of 524 receiving yards on 47 receptions and 3 touchdowns in 10 games. Ross finished his career at Clemson ranking 5th all-time in career receiving touchdowns with 20. On January 6, 2022, Ross announced that he would forgo his senior year, and enter the NFL Draft.

Statistics
College football statistics[5]
Season Team Class Receiving
RecYdsAvgTD
2018ClemsonFR 46100021.79
2019ClemsonSO 6686513.18
2020ClemsonJR 0000
2021ClemsonJR 4752411.13
Career159238915.020

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)		 205 lb
(93 kg)		 32+1⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.64 s1.76 s2.72 s31.5 in
(0.80 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		11 reps
Source:[6][7]

Ross was not selected during the 2022 NFL Draft.[8] He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2022.[9] On July 25, 2022, Ross was placed on injured reserve.[10]

References
  1. Connolly, Matt (June 12, 2018). "He picked Clemson over Alabama. Then he had 'grown adults on Twitter cussing me out'". The State. McClatchy. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. Crepea, James (February 7, 2018). "State's top recruit Justyn Ross announces college decision". AL.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. Vaccaro, Mike (January 8, 2019). "Receiver that got away makes Alabama and Nick Saban pay". New York Post. News Corp. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. Hill, Jordan D. (January 7, 2019). "Central alum Justyn Ross shines in Clemson's title game victory". Opelika-Auburn News. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. "Justyn Ross". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Justyn Ross Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  7. "2022 Draft Scout Justyn Ross, Clemson NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  8. Smith, Michael David (May 1, 2022). "Former first-round prospect Justyn Ross goes undrafted, hopes for one chance". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  9. McMullen, Matt (May 7, 2022). "Here's a Look at the Chiefs' Undrafted Free Agent Class". Chiefs.com.
  10. @Chiefs (July 25, 2022). "We have signed T David Steinmetz & T Evin Ksiezarczyk. We have placed WR Justyn Ross on IR" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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