Justyn Ross

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Justyn Ross
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Ross at Clemson
No. 82 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-12-15) December 15, 1999 (age 24)
Phenix City, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Central
(Phenix City, Alabama)
College: Clemson (2018–2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:53
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Justyn Ross (born December 15, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson.

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Early years

Ross attended Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama. [1] [2] As a senior, he had 37 receptions for 730 yards and 13 touchdowns. Ross was a four-star recruit ranked as the number 45 national recruit and the number 7 wide receiver in the nation receiving offers from several Division I colleges such as Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, and Duke. [3] He committed to Clemson University to play college football. [4] [5]

College career

As a freshman at Clemson in 2018, Ross had 46 receptions for 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns. [6] In the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama he had six receptions for 153 yards and a touchdown. [7] [8] As a sophomore in 2019, Ross finished with 865 receiving yards on 66 receptions with eight touchdowns. [9] Ross missed the entire 2020 season due to a congenital fusion condition of his neck and spine that required surgery. He was granted a medical redshirt after his surgery. [10] As a redshirt junior in 2021, Ross finished with a team high of 524 receiving yards on 47 receptions and three touchdowns in ten games. [11] Ross finished his career at Clemson ranking 5th all-time in career receiving touchdowns with 20. On January 6, 2022, Ross announced that he would forgo his senior year, and enter the NFL Draft. [12]

Statistics

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTD
2018 Clemson 461,00021.79
2019 Clemson 6686513.18
2020 Clemson Did not play
2021 Clemson 4752411.13
Career 1592,38915.020

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)		205 lb
(93 kg)		32+1⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.64 s1.76 s2.72 s31.5 in
(0.80 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		11 reps
Sources: [13] [14]

Ross was not selected during the 2022 NFL draft. [15] He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2022. [16] On July 25, 2022, Ross was placed on injured reserve due to an offseason foot surgery that caused him to miss the entire season. [17] Ross earned his first Super Bowl championship when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. [18] Ross was placed in the Commissioner's Exempt List on October 27, 2023, due to his arrest earlier in the week. [19] Ross was later suspended from Week 8 until Week 14. [20] Ross won a second Super Bowl title when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. [21]

Ross was waived by the Chiefs on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. [22] [23]

On October 23, 2023, Ross was arrested in Shawnee, Kansas for domestic battery and criminal property damage of less than $1,000. [24] He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was released on a $2,500 bond the next day. [24]

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References

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