Cam Ross

Cam Ross Pronunciation
AWARDS & HONORS
2025 – Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-ACC as a kick return specialist. 2024 (at JMU) – Third Team All-Sun Belt as a return specialist … SBC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 28). 2019 (at UConn) – Pro Football Focus Honorable Mention Freshman All-American.
PRIOR TO VIRGINIA
AT JAMES MADISON (2024)
2024 – Played in all 13 games, making nine starts at wide receiver and also served as team’s primary kick returner … Had 37 receptions for 443 receiving yards and three touchdowns … Added four carries for 56 rushing yards, including a 41-yard dash against Charlotte in the Dukes’ season opener at Charlotte (Aug. 31) … Named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 28) after a 94-yard kickoff return to go along with five catches for 39 yards and a touchdown … Averaged 28.2 yards per kickoff return on 13 attempts with one touchdown … Hauled in a season-high seven receptions for 107 receiving yards and a touchdown at North Carolina (Sept. 21) … Accumulated a season-high 149 all-purpose yards (10 rush, 107 receive, 32 return) in road win over the Tar Heels … Recorded at least three receptions in six games and had a 30+ yard kickoff returns in five games.
AT UCONN (2019-23)
Overview – Played in 28 career games and made 16 starts over four seasons for the Huskies … tallied 114 receptions for 1,356 receiving yards and six touchdowns. 2023 – Appeared in 12 games, including six starts at receiver, making 44 catches for 552 yards and two touchdowns … Averaged 16.3 yards per kick return and 6.2 per punt return. 2022 – Had two catches for 21 yards, but an injury limited him to three games. 2021 – Started in his only two appearances before an injury cut his season short … Had eight catches for 60 yards and averaged 11.0 yards per punt return. 2019 – Started in 10 of his 11 appearances … Tallied 60 receptions for 723 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 27 more … Nabbed two 100-yard games (169, vs. ECU; 120 vs. UMass) … Hauled in two receptions for over 50 yards, including a career-long 94-yard catch against ECU … Recorded a career-high nine receptions in back-to-back weeks (vs. Houston & UMass).
HIGH SCHOOL
2018 Washington Post Second Team All-Metro … 2018 USA Today All-USA DC Second Team … 2018 First Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and Honorable Mention in 2017 … Accumulated over 2,000 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns in career … Helped St. John’s College to WCAC championship in 2017 … Played 2015 and 2016 seasons at St. Elizabeth School in Wilmington, Del., earning 2016 First Team All-Delaware Catholic Conference honors both at wide receiver and return specialist.
PERSONAL
Son of Sheila Dean Ross and Gerald Ross III … Has two brothers, Brandon and Jarrett … Both of his brothers played football at Maryland, with Brandon playing 2011-15 and Jarrett 2013-16 … Graduated from UConn in December 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in finance.