Josh Ross (born October 31, 1999) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early life and high school

Ross grew up in

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and attended

St. Mary's Preparatory St. Mary's Preparatory is a co-educational, Catholic, college preparatory high school with a Polish-American heritage in the Detroit suburb of Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. Its mission and message is "1. God; 2. Family; 3. St. Mary's." Overvie ...

school. As a senior, he made 142 tackles with 20

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for loss, 12.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries. Ross was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play

at Michigan over offers from Ohio State, Michigan State and Notre Dame.

College career

Ross was a member of the

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for five seasons. He played in all 13 of Michigan's games, primarily on special teams, during his freshman season. As a sophomore, Ross again played in all of the team's games and was named honorable mention All-

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after finishing the season with 61 tackles and one sack. 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. 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. In his final season, Ross had 106 tackles with nine tackles for loss and was named third-team All-Big Ten.

Professional career

Ross signed with the

as an

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on May 7, 2022. He made the Ravens' initial 53-man roster out of training camp. He suffered a foot injury in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve on September 19, 2022. He was designated to return from injured reserve on December 20, 2022. On August 29, 2023, Ross was waived by the Ravens and re-signed to the practice squad.

References

External links

Michigan Wolverines bioBaltimore Ravens bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Josh 1999 births Living people American football linebackers Players of American football from Michigan Michigan Wolverines football players Baltimore Ravens players