Cincinnati · L 31-35
No catches.
UConn · W 24-21
No catches.
Bowling Green · L 20-24
No catches.
Massachusetts · W 20-19
No catches.
Buffalo · L 31-34
1 catch, 10 yards
The other 4 games average 21 yards. This one was 11 below.
Ross has catches in 5 of Miami (OH)’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Christian Ross
Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Ryan Silverfield and Chuck Martin. A game that shows it: 51 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Holy Cross — Week 2, 2026.
94 receiving yards · 10 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Buffalo on Nov. 3: 1 catch for 10 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 10 catches for 94 yards. Miami (OH) has thrown to him 13 times in 124 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 1 | 34 |
| 2025 | Memphis | 18 | 174 | 9.7 | 1 | 37 |
| Career | 28 | 268 | 9.6 | 2 | 37 |
Last game (Wk 10): 10 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14vs Akron | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Central Michigan | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-34vs Buffalo | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 1 | 34 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-7
vs Holy Cross
3 rec · 51 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 9 points · 24 long · 100 percent on field goals
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
157% of team targetsCatch rate
67%10 of 15 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
67% catch rate on 15 targets · 7% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 24.0 | 10.8 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 21.0 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.0%
229 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
279 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
The No. 1,343 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Mid-American as a redshirt junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Silverfield and Chuck Martin.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
