Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Penn State
Devonte Ross
WR • 5'10" • 170 lbs • Cartersville, GA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Devonte Ross reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kentucky • Troy • Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida A&M
Player Story
Devonte Ross built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Cartersville, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Kentucky, Penn State, and Troy. The clearest part of Devonte Ross' career was...
Read the storyDevonte Ross, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Troy. Devonte Ross reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,545
- Receptions
- 112
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Devonte Ross quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,545
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Troy
- Top game
- Florida A&M
- High school pipeline
- Belle Chasse · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 501 receiving yards · WR 223rd (top 21%) · Big Ten 34th (top 13%) · National 240th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Troy | 12 | 76 | 1,044 | 13 | 85.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 11 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 11 | 28 | 417 | 5 | 59.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Unlisted to Penn State | Unlisted to P4 | 79.8 | Dec 24, 2024 |
Devonte Ross played WR for Kentucky, Troy, and Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Devonte Ross recorded 46 rushing yards, 1,545 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Troy paired 1,044 primary output with 78.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 76.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kentucky, Troy, Penn State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Penn State
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
45.5
Efficiency
76.2
Usage
20.7
Consistency
45.1
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 84. Nevada: 4. Florida International: 61. Villanova: 12. Oregon: 48. Northwestern: 115. Iowa: 15. Ohio State: 26. Michigan State: 79. Nebraska: 28. Rutgers: 29
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 8 by 70. Nevada: 1 by 26.7. Florida International: 3 by 100. Villanova: 1 by 80. Oregon: 4 by 80. Northwestern: 7 by 100. Iowa: 2 by 50. Ohio State: 5 by 34.7. Michigan State: 2 by 100. Nebraska: 1 by 100. Rutgers: 2 by 96.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins42.4 · Games = 7 · -8.6 vs Losses
Losses51 · Games = 4 · +8.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ ClemsonHigh volume | W 22-10 | — | 8 | 84 | 9.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Rutgers | W 40-36 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 19 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 37-10 | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Michigan State2+ TD | W 28-10 | — | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 39.50 | 2 | 75 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Ohio State | L 14-38 | — | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Iowa | L 24-25 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Northwestern100 receiving yards | L 21-22 | — | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 0 | 67 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Oregon2+ TD | L 24-30 | — | 4 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 35 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Villanova | W 52-6 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Florida International | W 34-0 | — | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 1 | 42 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Nevada | W 46-11 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
Devonte Ross story
Devonte Ross built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Cartersville, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Kentucky, Penn State, and Troy. The clearest part of Devonte Ross' career was his receiving role: 112 catches, 1,545 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 46 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Troy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 46 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 422 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky, Penn State, and Troy.
The arc is straightforward: Devonte Ross moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kentucky
2021
Opening stop
- 2
Troy
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Penn State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Troy | 1,044 | 78.5 | 36.2 | 1,044 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 501 | 76.2 | 20.7 | -543 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 501 | 76.2 | 20.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida A&M
Week 4 · W 34-12
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
229
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
229 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs No. 51 Northwestern
Week 7 · L 21-22 · Conference game
115
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 3 · L 21-38
142
Receiving Yards
87.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
142 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ No. 82 Michigan State
Week 12 · W 28-10 · Conference game
79
Receiving Yards
84 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Nevada
Week 1 · L 26-28
103
Receiving Yards
81 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 98.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Troy
1,044 primary output · 78.5 efficiency · 36.2 usage
85.9
#2
2025 Postseason · Penn State
59.6
501 primary · 76.2 efficiency · 20.7 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Penn State
59.6
501 primary · 76.2 efficiency · 20.7 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
5
8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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