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Josh Ross (born October 31, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously played for the Baltimore Ravens.
_(cropped).jpg) Ross with Michigan in 2021 | |||||
| No. 18 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | October 31, 1999 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | St. Mary's Preparatory (Orchard Lake Village, Michigan) | ||||
| College: | Michigan (2017–2021) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2024 | |||||
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Ross grew up in Southfield, Michigan and attended St. Mary's Preparatory school.[1] As a senior, he made 142 tackles with 20 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.[2] Ross was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Michigan over offers from Ohio State, Michigan State and Notre Dame.[3]
Ross was a member of the Michigan Wolverines for five seasons. He played in all 13 of Michigan's games, primarily on special teams, during his freshman season.[4] As a sophomore, Ross again played in all of the team's games and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference after finishing the season with 61 tackles and one sack.[5] He started the first three games of his junior season before suffering an ankle injury that caused him to miss the remainder of the regular season.[6] As a senior, Ross started all six of Michigan's games during the Big Ten's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and was again named honorable mention all-conference after making 53 tackles. Ross opted to return to Michigan for a fifth season as a graduate student.[7] In his final season, Ross had 106 tackles with nine tackles for loss and was named third-team All-Big Ten.[8]
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| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
227 lb (103 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.79 s | 1.59 s | 2.76 s | 4.60 s | 7.65 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 17 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens
Ross signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2022.[12] He made the Ravens' initial 53-man roster out of training camp.[13] He suffered a foot injury in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve on September 19, 2022.[14] He was designated to return from injured reserve on December 20, 2022.[15]
On August 29, 2023, Ross was waived by the Ravens and re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 29, 2024.[18]
Ross was waived on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.[19][20] He was promoted to the active roster on September 5.[21] He was waived on October 22.
Seattle Seahawks
Ross was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on October 23, 2024 [22]
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