Receiver, Clemson, 2018–⁠21

Justyn Ross

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Phenix City, AL
Born
Dec 15, 1999

Justyn Ross played receiver at Clemson (2018–⁠21). He led the 2018 national champions in receiving.

Career highs

9catches, career highat South Carolina, 2019153receiving yards, career highvs. Alabama, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at NC State, 2021

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2018; ACC champions, 2018, 2019 and 2020

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Clemson461,00021.7974
2019Clemson6686513.1859
2021Clemson4651411.2336
Career1582,37915.12074

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Clemson8WRYr 1
2019Clemson8WRYr 2
2020Clemson8WRYr 3
2021Clemson8WRJr. (Yr 4)6′4″205

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Clemson651.0798th (n=497)0.5369.87%
2019Clemson1050.4127th (n=499)0.5442.710%
2021Clemson690.5430th (n=410)0.6737.010%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Clemson 10 games, 46 catches, 514 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠10426012
Sep 11vs.South Carolina StateW 49–⁠3352136
Sep 18vs.Georgia TechW 14–⁠8761016
Sep 25atNC StateL 21–⁠27877232
Oct 2vs.Boston CollegeW 19–⁠13115015
Oct 15atSyracuseW 17–⁠14551015
Oct 23atPittsburghL 17–⁠27559027
Oct 30vs.Florida StateW 30–⁠20575025
Nov 6atLouisvilleW 30–⁠24558027
Nov 13vs.UConnW 44–⁠7340025
2019 Clemson 14 games, 66 catches, 865 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Georgia TechW 52–⁠14313010
Sep 7vs.Texas A&MW 24–⁠10794130
Sep 14atSyracuseW 41–⁠6564048
Sep 28atNorth CarolinaW 21–⁠20347031
Oct 12vs.Florida StateW 45–⁠14561223
Oct 19atLouisvilleW 45–⁠10555125
Oct 26vs.Boston CollegeW 59–⁠7460024
Nov 2vs.WoffordW 59–⁠14450134
Nov 9atNC StateW 55–⁠10475133
Nov 16vs.Wake ForestW 52–⁠331808
Nov 30atSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠39111137
Dec 7vs.VirginiaW 62–⁠17394159
Dec 28 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 29–⁠23647016
Jan 13 ✦vs.LSUL 25–⁠42576035
2018 Clemson 14 games, 46 catches, 1,000 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.FurmanW 48–⁠7216115
Sep 15vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠73103157
Sep 22atGeorgia TechW 49–⁠21153153
Sep 29vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠23340016
Oct 6atWake ForestW 63–⁠3574155
Oct 20vs.NC StateW 41–⁠7575024
Oct 27atFlorida StateW 59–⁠10141041
Nov 3vs.LouisvilleW 77–⁠16274159
Nov 10atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠7319015
Nov 17vs.DukeW 35–⁠6476141
Nov 24vs.South CarolinaW 56–⁠35358026
Dec 1vs.PittsburghW 42–⁠10270038
Dec 29 ✦vs.Notre DameW 30–⁠36148252
Jan 7 ✦vs.AlabamaW 44–⁠166153174

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′3⅝″
Weight205 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan77⅞″W
40-yard dash4.64 sW
10-yard split1.76 sW
Vertical jump31½″W
Broad jump9′8″W
Bench press11 reps

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, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Kansas City Chiefs66530
2024Kansas City Chiefs1000
NFL career76530

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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