Linebacker, Michigan, 2017–21
Josh Ross
Lettered 2017–19 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Southfield, MI
- Born
- Oct 31, 1999
Josh Ross played linebacker at Michigan (2017–21).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Penn State, 2020Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan | 12 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Michigan | 12 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Michigan | 12 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Michigan | 12 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Michigan | 12 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 230 |
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.
Game by game
2021 Michigan 14 games, 106 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Western Michigan | W 47–14 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Washington | W 31–10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 63–10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Rutgers | W 20–13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Wisconsin | W 38–17 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Nebraska | W 32–29 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Northwestern | W 33–7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at Michigan State | L 33–37 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Indiana | W 29–7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Penn State | W 21–17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Maryland | W 59–18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Ohio State | W 42–27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Iowa | W 42–3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 11–34 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Michigan 6 games, 53 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at Minnesota | W 49–24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Michigan State | L 24–27 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atIndiana | L 21–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Wisconsin | L 11–49 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atRutgers | W 48–42 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Penn State | L 17–27 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Michigan 3 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 40–21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Army | W 24–21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atWisconsin | L 14–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Michigan 13 games, 54 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Notre Dame | L 17–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Western Michigan | W 49–3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. SMU | W 45–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Nebraska | W 56–10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atNorthwestern | W 20–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Maryland | W 42–21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Wisconsin | W 38–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atMichigan State | W 21–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Penn State | W 42–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atRutgers | W 42–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Indiana | W 31–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atOhio State | L 39–62 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 15–41 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Michigan 4 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Air Force | W 29–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Rutgers | W 35–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Minnesota | W 33–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | L 19–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ | |
| Weight | 227 lb | |
| Arm length | 30½″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.79 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′1″ | |
| Bench press | 17 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.65 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.60 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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