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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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 25, 1992 Alpharetta, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Buford High School | ||||||||
| College: | Coastal Carolina | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
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College career edit
Ross played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from 2011 to 2015.[1]
Professional career edit
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 edit
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacked | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Sck | SckY | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2019 | SD | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 80 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 53.0 | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 80 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 53.0 | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | |
References edit
- ^ "Alex Ross - Football". Coastal Carolina University Athletics.
- ^ "Coastal Carolina's Alex Ross Has Agreed with Atlanta Falcons". Coastal Carolina University Athletics.
- ^ a b "Lions bring in former Coastal Carolina quarterback Alex Ross - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
- ^ "Bombers sign recently-released Alex Ross". 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Bombers release QB Alex Ross". 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Memphis Express could see a shakeup at QB before the season even starts". The Commercial Appeal.
- ^ "Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken in AAF event". CBSSports.com.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (March 2, 2019). "Mike Singletary, Express notch first AAF victory". National Football League. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ Kercheval, Ben (March 2, 2019). "AAF Week 4 scores, highlights, updates: Express complete comeback, Apollos win in the snow". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ Togerson, Derek (March 2, 2019). "Fleet Sunk by Late Express Rally; Manziel Next?". KNSD. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Fleet Player Stats". aaf.com. Alliance of American Football. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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