Alex Ross (born September 25, 1992) is a former American professional gridiron football

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

. He previously played for the

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first seas ...

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fie ...

, and

San Diego Fleet The San Diego Fleet was a professional American football franchise based in San Diego, California, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). The league began play in February 2019, with the team playing its home game ...

. He played college football at

Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ...

College career

Ross played college football for the

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (, ) are the athletic teams that represent Coastal Carolina University. They participate in Division I of the NCAA as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in most sports, having joined that conference as a full ...

from 2011 to 2015.

Professional career

In April 2016, Ross agreed to attend the training camp of the Atlanta Falcons. He signed with the

in January 2017. In April 2018, Ross was released by the Lions and then signed by the

. He was let go in September. In October 2018, Ross signed with the

Memphis Express The Memphis Express was a professional American football franchise based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was a member of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) during its single season in 2019. They played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stad ...

. However, he was selected by the

with the last pick of the 2019 AAF QB Draft. 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 Marcus Baugh (born December 9, 1994) is an American football tight end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Oakland Raiders ...

) and an interception, and lost two fumbles in the 26–23 loss. The league ceased operations in April 2019.

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Coastal Carolina bio
1992 births Living people Players of Canadian football from Georgia (U.S. state) American football quarterbacks BC Lions players Canadian football quarterbacks Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football players Sportspeople from Alpharetta, Georgia Players of American football from Fulton County, Georgia San Diego Fleet players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players {{Quarterback-1990s-stub