Davion Ross

Former defensive back at Memphis. 2024: 3 interceptions, 11 pass breakups, 51 tackles.

DB · Memphis · Sr. · #1

5′10″ · 175 lb · Warner Robins, GA

CFB Index 85 · #23 of 327 cornersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamMemphis 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former defensive back at Memphis. 2024: 3 interceptions, 11 pass breakups, 51 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Eastern Kentucky in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ATH recruit

No. 3984 nationally · Signed with Eastern Kentucky

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Memphis, 93 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2019

Signed with Eastern Kentucky2-star out of Perry

202211 games

All-AAChonorable_mention

202413 games

All-AACfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3984 national

CFB

College

Memphis

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

1 coach

2022–2024

Ryan Silverfield

Memphis

Played his entire career under Ryan Silverfield.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Ryan Silverfield, all balanced offenses — 28-11 over that span.

2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

2024Memphis11-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

85All-Conference level #23 of 327?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (100th percentile). Strength: interceptions (89th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#11 / 2892 · 100th pct

Interceptions#52 / 862 · 89th pct

Solo tackles#316 / 2892 · 89th pct

Tackles#583 / 2892 · 79th pct

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Tackles for loss#1412 / 2892 · 47th pct

2.0

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.9	0.1	0.0	1.3
Road6g	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.7	0.2	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	0.1	0.0	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

85 · #23 of 327 corners

Two-star recruit. Now #23 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Memphis	51	36	2.0	11	3	--
2023	Memphis	2	2	0.0	--	--	--
2022	Memphis	40	29	2.5	6	1	--
Career		93	67	4.5	17	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2024

W 34–24

at Tulane

5 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 INT

With S. Henigan — 218 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.2 · 10 rush yds (11 car) · M. Anderson — 177 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 40-0vs North Alabama	1	1	0.0	1	2
Wk 2	W 38-17vs Troy	5	4	0.5	—	1
Wk 3	W 20-12@ Florida State	3	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 44-56@ Navy	3	1	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 24-7vs Middle Tennessee	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 21-3@ South Florida	4	3	0.0	1	1
Wk 8	W 52-44vs North Texas	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 33-28vs Charlotte	5	2	0.5	—	0
Wk 10	L 36-44@ UTSA	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 27-20vs Rice	9	7	0.0	—	3	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 12	W 53-18vs UAB	2	2	0.0	—	2
Wk 14	W 34-24@ Tulane	5	5	0.0	1	0
Bowl	W 42-37@ West Virginia	6	4	0.0	—	0
Total		51	36	2.0	3	11

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology