Brandian Ross
 Ross with the Oakland Raiders in 2012 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 28, 1989 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Meadowbrook | ||||||||||||
| College: | Youngstown State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||||||
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Brandian Ross (born September 28, 1989) is a former American football safety and current scout for the Green Bay Packers. He was originally signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011, and by the Oakland Raiders in 2012.
College career
[edit]Ross played at the collegiate level at Youngstown State University.[1] He played safety his first three seasons before he switched to cornerback. Ross recorded in 45 games played (33 starts), had 223 total tackles (135 solos and 88 assists), had seven interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.
Professional career
[edit]Green Bay Packers
[edit]Ross signed with the Green Bay Packers in July 2011 as an undrafted rookie and spent that season on practice squad. Ross wound up again on Green Bay's practice squad in 2012 season after the Packers waived him at the end of training camp. When Reggie McKenzie offered him a spot on the Oakland Raiders 53-man roster on September 19, Ross didn't hesitate to sign.[2]
Oakland Raiders
[edit]On September 19, 2012, Ross was signed by the Oakland Raiders.[3]
Miami Dolphins
[edit]On August 31, 2014, Ross was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins. He was waived on September 23, 2014.
Oakland Raiders (second stint)
[edit]Ross was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders from the Miami Dolphins on September 24, 2014. On December 7 on the first play against the 49ers he intercepted Colin Kaepernick for his first interception of his career.
On September 5, 2015, the Raiders placed Ross on injured reserve.[4]
San Diego Chargers
[edit]Ross signed with the San Diego Chargers on December 30, 2015.[5]
Denver Broncos
[edit]On April 18, 2016, Ross signed a one-year contract with the Denver Broncos. He was released on August 29, 2016.[6]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2012 | OAK | 14 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | OAK | 16 | 13 | 75 | 56 | 19 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OAK | 13 | 10 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | SDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 24 | 150 | 113 | 37 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Scouting career
[edit]Ross became a scouting intern for Packers in 2017 and was promoted to a full-time position in 2018.[7][8]
Philanthropy
[edit]In 2013, Ross launched the clothing line Unity Over Self to help raise money for children with autism with Everette Taylor.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brandian Ross". Green Bay Packers. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ^ "Raiders DB Brandian Ross takes advantage of opportunities". cbssports.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Brandian Ross Biography". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Williamson, Bill (September 5, 2015). "Oakland Raiders cut 22 players, including Shelby Harris and Max Valles". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (December 30, 2015). "Bolts Sign Pair of Veteran Defensive Backs". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Mason, Andrew (August 29, 2017). "Broncos part ways with 11 as 75-man deadline nears". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Wood, Ryan (June 3, 2020). "Packers promote Demetri Goodson, Brandian Ross to new scouting roles". packersnews.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Michael (January 24, 2018). "Packers promote former safety Brandian Ross to scouting role". packersnews.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Failure Is An Option And Other Advice From Millennial Marketing Genius Everette Taylor". Forbes. September 13, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
External links
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- American football safeties
- Green Bay Packers players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia
- Youngstown State Penguins football players
- Green Bay Packers scouts
- San Diego Chargers players
- Denver Broncos players