Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Toledo
Willie Ross Jr.
DT • 6'1" • 255 lbs • Ravenna, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Willie Ross Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Willie Ross Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Ravenna, OH wearing No. 95, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Willie Ross Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Willie Ross Jr., DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Toledo. Willie Ross Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 46
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Willie Ross Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · DT
- Career Tackles
- 46
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Toledo
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Ravenna · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Ravenna · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · DT 195th (top 83%) · Mid-American 380th (top 66%) · National 4,029th (top 68%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Toledo | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Toledo | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 28.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Toledo | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Toledo | 11 | 22 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Toledo | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
Related Context
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Willie Ross Jr. played DT for Toledo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Willie Ross Jr. recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Toledo paired 9 primary output with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Toledo
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
6.3
Usage
0.9
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 0. BYU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Colorado State
Player Story
Willie Ross Jr. story
Willie Ross Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Ravenna, OH wearing No. 95, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Willie Ross Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Willie Ross Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Toledo
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Toledo | 5 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Toledo | 5 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Toledo | 9 | 17.3 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Toledo | 9 | 17.3 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | -9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Buffalo
Week 8 · L 17-31 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Bowling Green
Week 12 · W 66-37 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 8 · W 48-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 4 · W 63-44
1
Havoc Plays
27.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Fresno State
Week 5 · L 27-49
0.5
Havoc Plays
21.9 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 21.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Toledo
9 primary output · 17.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
45.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Toledo
45.3
9 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Toledo
37.9
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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