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2023: Saw action in all 12 games with three starts...finished season with 40 tackles (24 solo), 9.5 TFL, two sacks, and one PBU...posted five total tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, and one sack in the home opener vs FAMU (9/9)...led the team with a career-high six total tackles (four solo), and had 0.5 TFL at Memphis (11/4).  

2022: Saw action in 10 games…recorded nine tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, two sacks and a quarterback hurry… recorded a sack against Howard (9/10)…had two tackles at Temple (11/5) and a season-best three tackles vs. SMU (11/12)…posted a sack at Tulsa (11/18) and vs. UCF (11/26) to close out the year.

2021 (BOWIE STATE): Posted 125 tackles, 40.5 tackles for loss and 15 sacks on his career at Bowie State…earned AP NCAA Division II All-America honors…named the Ron Lenz National Defensive Player of the Year…Super Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year…CCA Defensive Player of the Year…BOXTOROW HBCU First Team All-American…D2CCA First Team All-American…Don Hansen Div. II First Team All-American…Div. II Top 100 First Team…Tap-In Sports NCAA Div. II First Team All-American…CCA First Team All-American…led HBCU power Bowie State in tackles in 2021 posting 81 stops, 29 tackles for loss and 10 sacks while forcing six fumbles and logging eight quarterback hurries… his 29 TFL and six forced fumbles led all NCAA Div. II…helped lead his team to the NCAA quarterfinals, making school history advancing to the NCAA Super Region 2 title game, and a third straight CIAA title… named the BOXTOROW National Player of the Week after recording eight tackles, 2.5 tackle for losses, 1.5 sacks and a key forced fumble in the Bulldogs 31-10 win over Lenoir-Rhyne during the NCAA Football Playoffs first round…made 10 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks as the No. 10 Bulldogs won their third consecutive CIAA championship, 17-7, over Fayetteville State…was named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week.

2020 (BOWIE STATE): Named to the CIAA All-Rookie Team (2019), CIAA Defensive Rookie of the Year (2019) and All-CIAA First Team after posting 45 tackles, 12.5 TFL and five sacks in his freshman season.

ST. CHARLES HS: All-Conference First Team…SMAC vs. P.G. All-Star Game participant (2018)…St. Charles High School Hammer Award…earned academic Honor Roll (2014-2018)…earned the Coaches Leadership Award…selected All-County First team (2018)..a SGA Member (2014-2018) and Thespian Award (2016) ...
 
PERSONAL: Born March 31, 2000…full name is Jonathan Anthony Ross ... nickname is “Snake” ... hobbies are singing in church choir, playing video games, watching movies, music and cooking ... the son of Michelle Ross-Britt and Les Britt…has two siblings: a sister, Brittnee, and brother, Josef ... earned high school Honor Roll recognition…career goal is to own a recreation center... persons he admires most are his mother, pastor (Willie Hunt) and mentors (Aaron Happer, Mike Hunt, Allen Hart and Greg Walker) ... best non-athletic talent is singing…plans to major in entrepreneurship.

Ross Game-By-Game
2023 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists) 
WKU (1-0-1); Florida A&M (5-3-2); Alabama (2-0-2); Rice (5-4-1); Navy (2-2-0); UAB (2-2-0); FAU (3-1-2); UCONN (2-1-1); Memphis 6-4-2); Temple (4-2-2); UTSA (3-2-1); Charlotte(5-3-2).