 Ross at Clemson | |||||||
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| Born: | December 15, 1999 Phenix City, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
| High school: | Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | ||||||
| College: | Clemson (2018–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022: undrafted | ||||||
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Justyn Ross (born December 15, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
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]
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]
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
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| 2018 | Clemson | 46 | 1,000 | 21.7 | 9 |
| 2019 | Clemson | 66 | 865 | 13.1 | 8 |
| 2020 | Clemson | Did not play | |||
| 2021 | Clemson | 47 | 524 | 11.1 | 3 |
| Career | 159 | 2,389 | 15.0 | 20 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 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 s | 1.76 s | 2.72 s | 31.5 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] He signed a reserve/future contract on February 11, 2025. [24]
On July 16, 2025, Ross was waived by the Chiefs. [25]
On October 23, 2023, Ross was arrested in Shawnee, Kansas for domestic battery and criminal property damage of less than $1,000. [26] He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was released on a $2,500 bond the next day. [26]
