Josh Ross
LB
#47
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 26
Weight: 229 lbs
College: Michigan
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
Signed to Seattle's PS on October 21, 2026.
TRANSACTIONS:
05/06/22: Signed by Baltimore as a UDFA
09/19/22: Placed on IR (foot)
02/13/23: Activated from reserve
08/29/23: Released by Baltimore
08/30/23: Signed to Baltimore's PS
08/27/24: Released by Baltimore
08/28/24: Signed to Baltimore's PS
09/05/24: Signed to active roster
10/22/24: Released by Baltimore
10/23/24: Claimed off waivers by Seattle
03/21/25: Re-signed by Seattle
08/26/25: Released by Seattle
12/10/25: Signed to Minnesota's PS
08/30/26: Released by Minnesota
10/21/26: Signed to Seattle's PS
NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Following his release after training camp in 2025, spent time on Minnesota's practice squad.
• Made Seattle debut on special teams vs. Buffalo (10/27/24).
• Appeared in 12 games from 2022-24, playing 243 snaps on special teams over that span. Ross played in all seven of the Ravens games before being waived on October 22, 2024, playing 67 percent of Baltimore's special teams snaps and recording five special teams tackles, which was tied for a team high.
COLLEGE: Over his five-year (2017-21) career at Michigan, played in 50 games with 24 starts at linebacker, collecting 242 tackles (113 solo), 15.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception and five passes defensed. Recorded double-digit tackles in seven career games, and was a two-time team captain for the Wolverines (2020-21). As a graduate student in 2021, earned third-team All-Big Ten honors after starting all 14 games and leading the team with a career-best 106 tackles, including nine tackles for loss and a half-sack. Won the Roger Zatkoff Award as Michigan's top linebacker. Shared the Robert P. Ufer Bequest with Brad Robbins, honoring the senior who best demonstrated the most enthusiasm and love for Michigan.
PERSONAL: Prepped at St. Mary's Prep (Detroit, Mich.) High, where he helped lead the team to three consecutive MHSAA D-III State Championships (2014-16). As a senior, recorded 136 tackles (78 solo), 19 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception. Earned 2016 MLive Detroit Defensive Player of the Year and 2016 MLive Detroit Defensive Dream Team honors in his senior year. As a junior in 2015, registered 173 tackles (110 solo), 22 tackles for loss, nine forced fumbles, 8.0 sacks and three interceptions. Was a two-time selection to The Detroit News All-State Dream Team (2015-16).