Player Dossier

2019-2023

App State

Nick Ross

S • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Kennesaw, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nick Ross shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

67

Solid production for a safety

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Reliability

75

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

70

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · App State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
App State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Player Story

Nick Ross built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Kennesaw, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Nick Ross' career was his defensive production: 252 tackles,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8148

Kell · Marietta, GA

Committed To
App State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Nick Ross, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · App State. Nick Ross shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
252
TFL
5.5
Sacks
1.5
QB hurries
3
Passes defended
13
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Nick Ross quick answers

Latest team and position
App State · S
Career Tackles
252
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 57 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · App State
Top game
UL Monroe
Recruit profile
3-star · Kell · App State
High school pipeline
Kell · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
101 tackles · S 6th (top 2%) · Sun Belt 8th (top 2%) · National 50th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 PostseasonApp State121-0--021.2
2019 Regular SeasonApp State1222-013221.2
2020 PostseasonApp State95-0--015
2020 Regular SeasonApp State928-0--015
2021 PostseasonApp State112-0-1017.2
2021 Regular SeasonApp State1119-0-3017.2
2022 Regular SeasonApp State117420-2036.8
2023 PostseasonApp State1410-0-1061.2
2023 Regular SeasonApp State14913.51.523061.2

Related Context

Nick Ross played S for App State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nick Ross recorded 252 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with App State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

App State paired 12 primary output with 38.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 32.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Regular Season · App State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

32.6

Usage

6.9

Consistency

15.2

Best Game by takeover score

Old Dominion

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 0. Texas A&M: 1. Troy: 1. The Citadel: 0. Texas State: 0. Georgia State: 0. Robert Morris: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. Marshall: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Georgia Southern: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 6 by 25. Texas A&M: 7 by 39.2. Troy: 12 by 60. The Citadel: 9 by 37.5. Texas State: 7 by 29.2. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. Robert Morris: 2 by 18.3. Coastal Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Marshall: 7 by 29.2. Old Dominion: 11 by 55.8. Georgia Southern: 5 by 30.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Old Dominion

Best efficiency game

60 vs Troy

Result
Sat 11/26@ Georgia SouthernL 48-5154001
Sat 11/19vs Old Dominion10+ tacklesW 27-14119100
Sat 11/12@ MarshallL 21-2873000
Thu 11/3@ Coastal CarolinaL 28-3553000
Sat 10/29vs Robert MorrisW 42-3210010
Wed 10/19vs Georgia StateW 42-1732000
Sat 10/8@ Texas StateL 24-3674000
Sat 10/1vs The CitadelW 49-095000
Sat 9/17vs Troy10+ tacklesW 32-28125001
Sat 9/10@ Texas A&MW 17-1475100
Sat 9/3vs North CarolinaL 61-6363000

Player Story

Nick Ross story

Nick Ross built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Kennesaw, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Nick Ross' career was his defensive production: 252 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 57 career games in the available record. That gives Nick Ross' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    App State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonApp State512.22.4
2019 Regular SeasonApp State512.22.40
2020 PostseasonApp State116.43.8-4
2020 Regular SeasonApp State116.43.80
2021 PostseasonApp State411.61.43
2021 Regular SeasonApp State411.61.40
2022 Regular SeasonApp State532.66.91
2023 PostseasonApp State1238.67.27
2023 Regular SeasonApp State1238.67.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UL Monroe

Week 5 · W 41-40 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

90.6 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Old Dominion

Week 12 · W 27-14 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

85.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Texas A&M

Week 2 · W 17-14

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Havoc Plays

79.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.

#4

vs Troy

Week 3 · W 32-28 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

#5

@ Georgia Southern

Week 15 · W 34-26 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

71.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · App State

12 primary output · 38.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage

61.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · App State

61.2

12 primary · 38.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · App State

36.8

5 primary · 32.6 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

4

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games