Alex Ross (American football)

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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1992-09-25) September 25, 1992 (age 31)
Alpharetta, Georgia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Buford High School
College: Coastal Carolina
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career CFL statistics
Passing completions:5
Passing attempts:13
Passing yards:82
TDINT:0–2
Player stats at CFL.ca

Alex Ross (born September 25, 1992) is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback. He previously played for the BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and San Diego Fleet. He played college football at Coastal Carolina.

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College career

Ross played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from 2011 to 2015. [1]

Professional career

In April 2016, Ross agreed to attend the training camp of the Atlanta Falcons. [2] [3]

He signed with the BC Lions in January 2017. [3] In April 2018, Ross was released by the Lions and then signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [4] He was let go in September. [5]

In October 2018, Ross signed with the Memphis Express. [6] However, he was selected by the San Diego Fleet with the last pick of the 2019 AAF QB Draft. [7] During the fourth game of the 2019 AAF season against the Express, Ross replaced an injured Philip Nelson in the second quarter; he completed 8 of 18 passes for 80 yards, a touchdown (to Marcus Baugh) and an interception, and lost two fumbles in the 26–23 loss. [8] [9] [10] The league ceased operations in April 2019. [11]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesPassingRushingSackedFumbles
GPGSCompAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRateAttYdsAvgTDSckSckYFUMLost
2019 SD 1081844.4804.41153.06335.5041032
Career1081844.4804.41153.06335.5041032

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