Player Dossier

2009-2013

Rice

Charles Ross

RB • 6'1" • Schertz, TX, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Charles Ross leans workhorse runner traits and 60.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

61%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

70

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

56

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Rice

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Rice
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Player Story

Charles Ross built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Schertz, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Charles Ross' career was his backfield work: 2,689 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8289

Samuel Clemens · Schertz, TX

Committed To
Rice
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Charles Ross, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Rice. Charles Ross leans workhorse runner traits and 60.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,003
Rushing yards
2,689
Receiving yards
314
Touchdowns
36

Quick Answers

Charles Ross quick answers

Latest team and position
Rice · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,003
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 51 games
Best season
2013 Postseason · Rice
Top game
Louisiana Tech
Recruit profile
3-star · Samuel Clemens · Rice
High school pipeline
Samuel Clemens · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 12 · Class 2013
2013 Scrimmage yards rank
1,317 scrimmage yards · RB 28th (top 6%) · Conference USA 3rd (top 2%) · National 47th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonRice126214911301153
2010 Regular SeasonRice106869-1320.4
2011 Regular SeasonRice4994950037.4
2012 PostseasonRice1361574156
2012 Regular SeasonRice1383774394556
2013 PostseasonRice1228280178.1
2013 Regular SeasonRice121,2891,252371578.1

Related Context

Charles Ross played RB for Rice. Across 5 tracked seasons, Charles Ross recorded 2,689 rushing yards, 314 receiving yards, and 36 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Rice.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

Rice paired 1,317 primary output with 60.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 48.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Postseason · Rice

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

69.1

Efficiency

48.2

Usage

18.1

Consistency

55.7

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Air Force: 61. UCLA: 2. Kansas: 93. Louisiana Tech: 134. Marshall: 40. Houston: 71. Memphis: 39. UTSA: 117. Tulsa: 35. Southern Miss: 9. Tulane: 141. SMU: 2. UTEP: 154

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Air Force: 17 by 37.2. UCLA: 2 by 10.4. Kansas: 16 by 66.2. Louisiana Tech: 15 by 87.2. Marshall: 8 by 49.4. Houston: 15 by 44.7. Memphis: 7 by 58. UTSA: 16 by 76.2. Tulsa: 11 by 33.1. Southern Miss: 3 by 28.1. Tulane: 22 by 56.4. SMU: 2 by 10.4. UTEP: 23 by 69.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins82.4 · Games = 7 · +28.9 vs Losses
Losses53.5 · Games = 6 · -28.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UTEP

Best efficiency game

87.2 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Sat 12/29@ Air ForceW 33-1416573.601143.6
Sun 11/25@ UTEP100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 33-24231546.7026.7
Sat 11/17vs SMUW 36-1422101
Sat 11/3@ TulaneW 49-4720954.8012466.4
Sat 10/27vs Southern MissW 44-17252.500143
Sat 10/20@ TulsaL 24-2811353.2003.2
Sat 10/13vs UTSA100 rush yardsW 34-14161177.3007.3
Sat 10/6@ MemphisL 10-147395.6005.6
Sat 9/29vs HoustonL 14-351352402194.7
Sat 9/22vs MarshallL 51-547324.600185
Sat 9/15@ Louisiana Tech100 rush yardsL 37-56141168.3001188.9
Sat 9/8@ KansasW 25-2414946.7012-15.8
Thu 8/30vs UCLAL 24-4922101

Player Story

Charles Ross story

Charles Ross built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Schertz, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Charles Ross' career was his backfield work: 2,689 rushing yards, 487 carries, 34 rushing touchdowns, and 314 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Rice. 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 314 receiving yards and 915 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rice.

The arc is straightforward: Charles 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

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    Rice

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonRice62151.517.9
2010 Regular SeasonRice6830.33.8-553
2011 Regular SeasonRice9952.7731
2012 PostseasonRice89848.218.1799
2012 Regular SeasonRice89848.218.10
2013 PostseasonRice1,31760.529.1419
2013 Regular SeasonRice1,31760.529.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 12 · W 52-14 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

215

Scrimmage Yards

92.7 takeover

215 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#2

@ UTEP

Week 13 · W 33-24 · Conference game

154

Scrimmage Yards

85.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

154 scrimmage yards and 30.3 usage.

#3

@ Houston

Week 13 · L 14-73 · Conference game

135

Scrimmage Yards

84.9 takeover

Loss with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

135 scrimmage yards and 22.6 usage.

#4

vs UTEP

Week 9 · W 45-7 · Conference game

152

Scrimmage Yards

82 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

152 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#5

@ New Mexico State

Week 8 · W 45-19

167

Scrimmage Yards

81.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

167 scrimmage yards and 35.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Rice

1,317 primary output · 60.5 efficiency · 29.1 usage

78.1

#2

2013 Regular Season · Rice

78.1

1,317 primary · 60.5 efficiency · 29.1 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · Rice

56

898 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 18.1 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games