Cam Ross
PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (UCONN & JAMES MADISON)
2024 (James Madison): Third Team All-Sun Belt as a return specialist … 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 … 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 season opener at Charlotte (Aug. 31) … 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 in win over North Carolina (10 rush, 107 receive, 32 return) … made three or more catches in six games and had a 30+ yard kickoff return in five games. 2019-23 (UConn): Played in 28 career games over four seasons for the Huskies … tallied 114 receptions for 1,356 receiving yards and six touchdowns … 2019 Pro Football Focus Honorable Mention Freshman All-American … played 12 games in 2023, making 44 catches for 552 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for nine yards … also averaged 16.3 yards per kick return and 6.2 per punt return in 2023 … had two catches for 21 yards while an injury limited him to three games in 2022 … recorded eight catches for 60 yards and averaged 11.0 yards per punt return, as a season-ending injury held him to just two games in 2021 … made 60 receptions for 723 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 27 more in 2019 … two career 100-yard games at UConn … two career catches over 50 yards at UConn, including career-long 94-yarder vs. ECU (2019) … career-high nine receptions vs. Houston (2019) and at UMass (2019) … Career-high 169 receiving yards vs. ECU (2019) … career-high two receiving touchdowns vs. ECU (2019) … UConn career-long 27-yard kickoff return at JMU (2023) … Career-long 19-yard punt return at Fresno State (2021)
HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
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 … 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 the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in finance in December 2022