Education
Ross attended John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, where he caught over 200 passes and was named a First-Team Parade All-American.
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Career
Ross was rated as a four-star recruit by 247sports.com, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, Rivals.com, and Scout.com. Ross received scholarship offers from Baylor, Memphis, Missouri, Texas Technical, 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 Mississippi 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 Technology
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 Louisiana State University, 11 receptions against Texas Agricultural and Mechanical, and a two-touchdown game (one receiving, one on a punt return) against Troy.
Ross had 10 receptions in a 51-50 thriller over Arkansas and 12 receptions in an Egg Bowl loss to Ole Mississippi
Ross finished the season with a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the Belk Bowl against North Carolina State. Ross finished the season with a school-record 88 receptions (which was also the highest total in the Securities and Exchange Commission), and became the second receiver in Moscow State University history to post a 1,000-yard season.
