Running back, Missouri (from Oklahoma), 2012–⁠16

Alex Ross

Lettered 2016 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Jenks, OK

Alex Ross played running back at Oklahoma (2012–⁠15) and Missouri (2016).

Career highs

144rushing yards, career highat Iowa State, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2014

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2012 and 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Oklahoma3196.308
2014Oklahoma885956.8482
2015Oklahoma321725.4154
2016Missouri24713.0010
Career1478575.8582

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Oklahoma237182
2015Oklahoma306450
2016Missouri245090
Career771,8722

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Oklahoma10656.5016
2015Oklahoma111.001
2016Missouri133.003
Career12695.8016

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Oklahoma5RB
2013Oklahoma5RB
2014Oklahoma5RB
2015Oklahoma5RB
2016Missouri5RB6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Oklahoma30.54––1.6––
2014Oklahoma1000.2276th (n=253)0.1221.911%0.30
2015Oklahoma33-0.17––-5.67%-0.02
2016Missouri26-0.02––-0.68%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Missouri 11 games, 71 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3atWest VirginiaL 11–⁠2618670123
Sep 10vs.Eastern MichiganW 61–⁠21250––
Sep 24vs.Delaware StateW 79–⁠0–––––
Oct 1atLSUL 7–⁠42–––122
Oct 15atFloridaL 14–⁠402−30246
Oct 22vs.Middle TennesseeL 45–⁠51–––6131
Oct 29vs.KentuckyL 21–⁠35220121
Nov 5atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠31–––361
Nov 12vs.VanderbiltW 26–⁠17–––227
Nov 19atTennesseeL 37–⁠63–––368
Nov 25vs.ArkansasW 28–⁠24–––5110
2015 Oklahoma 13 games, 172 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.AkronW 41–⁠3320014
Sep 12atTennesseeW 31–⁠24–––115
Sep 19vs.TulsaW 52–⁠38–––691
Oct 3vs.West VirginiaW 44–⁠24–––110
Oct 10vs.TexasL 17–⁠24–––381
Oct 17atKansas StateW 55–⁠04100––
Oct 24vs.Texas TechW 63–⁠276231122
Oct 31atKansasW 62–⁠7141030127
Nov 7vs.Iowa StateW 52–⁠163170465
Nov 14atBaylorW 44–⁠34–––244
Nov 21vs.TCUW 30–⁠29–––119
Nov 28atOklahoma StateW 58–⁠23–––5170
Dec 31 ✦vs.ClemsonL 17–⁠372−10497
2014 Oklahoma 13 games, 595 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.Louisiana TechW 48–⁠1611362180
Sep 6atTulsaW 52–⁠75901119
Sep 13vs.TennesseeW 34–⁠10560240
Sep 20atWest VirginiaW 45–⁠3385602131
Oct 4atTCUL 33–⁠37440120
Oct 11vs.TexasW 31–⁠264902121
Oct 18vs.Kansas StateL 30–⁠318750345
Nov 1atIowa StateW 59–⁠14131440230
Nov 8vs.BaylorL 14–⁠486710135
Nov 15atTexas TechW 42–⁠304270237
Nov 22vs.KansasW 44–⁠7540136
Dec 6vs.Oklahoma StateL 35–⁠38134204110
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 6–⁠402311114
2013 Oklahoma 2 games, 19 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.UL MonroeW 34–⁠0180––
Nov 16vs.Iowa StateW 48–⁠102110––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′0⅝″
Weight205 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size8⅞″
40-yard dash4.62 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill7.12 s
20-yard shuttle4.48 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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