Devonte Ross (born September 9, 2002) is an American professional wide receiver. He played college football for the Troy Trojans and the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Early life Ross attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. He played wide receiver and cornerback in high school. As a senior, he was the Daily Tribune Player of the Year after recording 43 receptions for 876 yards and 10 touchdowns on offense and 26 tackles and one interception on defense. For his career he had 126 receptions for 2,532 yards and 29 touchdowns. Ross originally committed to play college football at the University of Kentucky before flipping his commitment to Troy University.
College career Ross played at Troy from 2022 to 2024.All-Sun Belt receiver Devonte Ross enters transfer portal In his first two years he combined for 53 receptions for 575 yards and three touchdowns. As a junior in 2024, he set the school record for receiving yards in a game with 229.Ross sets receiving record as Troy earns first win of 2024 He finished the season with 76 receptions for 1,043 yards and 11 touchdowns.Troy’s Devonte Ross named 1st-team All-Sun Belt at 2 positions, 2nd-team at anotherCan this Penn State football transfer solve a major problem in 2025? After the season, Ross entered the transfer portal and transferred to Penn State University.Former Troy receiver Devonte Ross headed to Big Ten schoolFormer Troy receiver Devonte Ross commits to Penn StatePenn State lands 1st-team all-conference wide receiver via transfer portal
Career statistics LegendBoldCareer high SeasonGPReceivingRushingRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD 2022 Troy131314711.30000.00 2023 Troy144042810.73122.00 2024 Troy12761,04313.7119353.90Career391291,61812.51410373.70
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2026 NFL draft, Ross signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 30, 2026 and re-signed to the practice squad, but released two days later.
References
External links Troy Trojans bio Penn State Nittany Lions bio