Draylen Ross

Position:
TE
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 292
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Fort Worth, TX
High School:
Diamond Hill-Jarvis HS

2009
Making the switch to the offensive side of the ball after playing on the defensive line ... Saw extensive time in the defensive line rotation ... Had a season-high three tackles twice ... Against Troy Ross had a half a sack ... Finished the season with 18 tackles ... Had one pass broken up against FAU ... Had two tackles against Alabama, MTSU, and FAU ... Had two tackles against Ohio

2008
Played in all 12 games for the Mean Green ... Made his first career start against FAU and started the last three games of the season ... Finished the season with 22 tackles ... Posted a season-best four tackles against Kansas State ... Had two tackles for losses and one sack.

2007
Redshirted.

2006
Played in all 12 games and earned his first career start at tight end versus Tulsa ... Had one catch for eight yards in his first game ever at North Texas against the defending national champion Texas Longhorns ... Helped block for Evan Robertson's 201 yard rushing performance against Florida Atlantic, the first 200-yard rusher for the Mean Green since 2004.

High School/Personal
A versatile two-way player for Diamond Hill-Jarvis, Ross was a first-team All-District 7-4A tight end as a senior and defensive end as a junior ... Caught ten passes for 117 yards and a touchdown ... Recorded 61 total tackles, six sacks and two forced fumbles ... Threw the discus for the Diamond Hill-Jarvis track team ... Brother, B.J., is a running back at the University of New Hampshire