Running back, Maryland, 2011–⁠15

Brandon Ross

Number
No. 45
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Newark, DE

Brandon Ross played running back at Maryland (2011–⁠15).

At a glance

Best season
958
Rushing yards, 2015 (Maryland, 3–⁠9)
Best game
245 yards
Vs. Indiana, week 12, 2015: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

245rushing yards, career highvs. Indiana, 20153rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Rutgers, 201597receiving yards, career highat Syracuse, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Maryland853904.6171
2013Maryland1667764.7436
2014Maryland864174.8444
2015Maryland1509586.41080
Career4872,5415.21980

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Maryland3−1−0.305
2013Maryland181739.6077
2014Maryland1421215.1290
2015Maryland5173.4011
Career4040110.0290

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Maryland45RB
2012Maryland45RB
2013Maryland45RB
2014Maryland45RB
2015Maryland45RB5′10″

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
2013Maryland1800.0132nd (n=226)0.072.522%-0.01
2014Maryland103-0.0312th (n=253)0.12-2.613%0.17
2015Maryland1630.0939th (n=268)0.1214.819%0.16

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

2015 Maryland 12 games, 958 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.RichmondW 50–⁠2118150121––
Sep 12vs.Bowling GreenL 27–⁠4881007––
Sep 19vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠17186811311
Sep 26atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠4515130055––
Oct 3vs.MichiganL 0–⁠2814440181−1
Oct 10atOhio StateL 28–⁠4972909––
Oct 24vs.Penn StateL 30–⁠3110581161−3
Oct 31atIowaL 15–⁠31531023111
Nov 7vs.WisconsinL 24–⁠312405––
Nov 14atMichigan StateL 7–⁠2461618––
Nov 21vs.IndianaL 28–⁠471924537919
Nov 28atRutgersW 46–⁠4128173380––
2014 Maryland 13 games, 417 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.James MadisonW 52–⁠71686112115
Sep 6atSouth FloridaW 24–⁠176250818
Sep 13vs.West VirginiaL 37–⁠404006550
Sep 20atSyracuseW 34–⁠203604297
Sep 27atIndianaW 37–⁠15661022136
Oct 4vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠52838123––
Oct 18vs.IowaW 38–⁠31935016––
Oct 25atWisconsinL 7–⁠5276081−4
Nov 1atPenn StateW 20–⁠195−108310
Nov 15vs.Michigan StateL 15–⁠371505––
Nov 22atMichiganW 23–⁠16316010––
Nov 29vs.RutgersL 38–⁠4110108244––
Dec 30 ✦vs.StanfordL 21–⁠4583209––
2013 Maryland 12 games, 776 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Florida InternationalW 43–⁠101021010215
Sep 7vs.Old DominionW 47–⁠101814912316
Sep 14atUConnW 32–⁠211895025213
Sep 21vs.West VirginiaW 37–⁠02067115224
Oct 5atFlorida StateL 0–⁠633−102317
Oct 12vs.VirginiaW 27–⁠261488236381
Oct 19atWake ForestL 10–⁠3483901516
Nov 9vs.SyracuseL 3–⁠20155401512
Nov 16atVirginia TechW 27–⁠2411730301−1
Nov 23vs.Boston CollegeL 26–⁠29114401912
Nov 30atNC StateW 41–⁠21183107––
Dec 27 ✦vs.MarshallL 20–⁠312011602018
2012 Maryland 6 games, 390 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 22atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠3120520910
Oct 6vs.Wake ForestW 19–⁠145107––
Nov 3vs.Georgia TechL 13–⁠331266015––
Nov 10atClemsonL 10–⁠4516100044––
Nov 17vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠41113001115
Nov 24atNorth CarolinaL 38–⁠45211411711−6

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 9–⁠29).

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