Class Junior Weight 207 lb (94 kg) Role American football player Positions Wide receiver | Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Name Fred Ross High school John Tyler High School | |
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College Mississippi State University (2013–present) Date of birth (1995-05-19) May 19, 1995 (age 20) | ||
Frederick Darrell Ross, Jr., (born May 19, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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High school career
Ross attended John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, where he caught over 200 passes and was named a First-Team Parade All-American.
Ross was rated as a four-star recruit by 247sports.com, ESPN, Rivals.com, and Scout.com. Ross received scholarship offers from Baylor,[Mississippi State] Memphis, Missouri, Texas Tech, Rice, and West Virginia, but committed to Oklahoma State on February 25, 2012.
A year later, Ross decided to instead sign with Mississippi State.
Freshman season (2013)
Ross played as a true freshman and made his debut in the first game of the 2013 season, catching a pass in a 21-3 loss to Oklahoma State in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff. Ross caught finished the season with nine catches for 115 yards.
Sophomore season (2014)
Ross played in every game for the Bulldogs in 2014. He caught his first two touchdowns in a 49-0 rout of Southern Miss. Ross came on strong in the second half of the season, with 24 catches for 382 yards over the last 7 games. This included a 107-yard performance against Arkansas and 102 yards in the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech. Ross also saw limited action at punt returner in 2014.
Junior season (2015)
Ross has had a breakout year in 2015, leading the team in receptions. Highlights include nine receptions in a 21-19 loss to LSU, 11 receptions against Texas A&M (the fifth-most in school history), and a two-touchdown game (one receiving, one on a punt return) against Troy. Through six games, Ross leads the SEC with 35 receptions.
Ross is currently on pace to break Mississippi State's single-season record of 74 receptions, set by David Smith in 1970. If his current 2015 pace extends through the end of the 2016 season, he would also break Smith's career record of 162 receptions and Chad Bumphis's career record of 2,270 receiving yards.