Ahman Ross: LB · Florida Atlantic · #5.
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Ahman Ross
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Florida Atlantic. The first one came in 2020: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 INT against Charlotte — Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 30 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | 58 | 34 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 39 | 25 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 133 | 78 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-35@ No. 13 Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-6vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs Fordham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-31@ Air Force | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-21vs Florida International | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-31@ UAB | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-9@ Charlotte | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 28-25vs UTEP | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-28vs Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-30@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-52@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-27vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 8 · 2021
W 38-9
at Charlotte
1 interception · 7 tackles · 1 hurry
Dominant 29-point win on the road against Charlotte.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
7%2 pass breakups30 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
54.9%
383 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
58.1
12 games
Team sack rate
9.7%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #536 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 133 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Willie Taggart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
