Fred Ross

body control and length allow him to be consistent finishing throws away from his frame. works back to the ball well and understands how to manipulate space in his routes to turn catches downfield and weave through the defense. runs with balance to breeze through arm tackles and generate yac production.

WEAKNESSES

strengths

Ross lined up mostly in the slot in 2015, his first as a full-time starter. He is a good-sized athlete with a natural ability to accelerate off the line and mix his gears to create after the catch.

will lose focus at times and rely on his body to finish grabs. won't consistently shake square tackle attempts.

While sophomores Calvin Ridley and Christian Kirk are the SEC's most notable wideouts, Ross is arguably the conference's top draft-eligible receiver and a player who enters the season as a top-three senior pass-catcher for NFL scouts.

2016: Sat out spring practice due to a groin injury, which required surgery in March.

Named First-Team Parade All-American after a standout career at John Tyler

Finished his senior campaign for the Lions with 86 catches for 1,594 yards and 21 touchdowns

Helped head coach Ricklan Holmes and the Lions advance to the Texas 4A state semifinals

Caught 10 passes for 132 yards and a score in the 57-53 loss to Guyer as Tyler finished with a 13-2 record

As a junior, hauled in 99 passes for 1,335 yards and 15 touchdowns

Caught 23 passes for 313 yards and five scores as a sophomore

Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN

Named to the ESPN 300 and rated the No. 22 prospect in the talent-rich Texas prep ranks.

Born Frederick Darrell Ross Jr. on May 19, 1995

Nickname is “Junebug” or “The Boss”

Son of Fred Ross Sr. and Kay McCalister

Cousin is Aqua Franklin, former WNBA player, MSU women’s basketball assistant and current Kansas Associate Head Coach

Wears the No. 8 because he wore that since he was a freshman in high school

Received his undergraduate degree in human sciences in Dec. 2016

Twitter handle is @The_boss8.

2016

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
2.0	13.0	1.0	26.0	0.0	1.0	2.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
19.5	0.0	39.0	2.0	46.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
72.0	12.7	12.0	60.0	917.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	0.0	3.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

puntReturns
AVG	NO	TD	LONG	YDS
5.7	15.0	0.0	16.0	85.0

2015

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
1.0	34.0	1.0	34.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
21.0	1.0	42.0	2.0	33.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
88.0	11.4	5.0	59.0	1007.0

puntReturns
AVG	NO	TD	LONG	YDS
9.1	17.0	1.0	77.0	155.0