Devonte Ross

Senior wide receiver for Penn State. 2025: 36 catches, 501 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · Penn State · Sr. · #5

5′10″ · 170 lb · Cartersville, GA

CFB Index 52 · #208 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Penn State for 2026

The numbers

501

receiving yards · 2025

36 catches · 5 TD · 13.9 per catch

Backed by 11 rec · 229 yds · 3 TD -- top 0.1% receiving yards game.

The play that turned itSwung Penn State from 28% to 63% to win.Penn State at Michigan State · 28-10

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Penn State. 2025: 36 catches, 501 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2021.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Catch rate: 90th percentile.

The full scouting read

Devonte Ross

WR · Penn State · Sr · #5

Moves the chains on third down. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Gerad Parker and Terry Smith. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 115 rec yds, 7 receptions against Northwestern — Week 7, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Troy4-8HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning

2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

52Rotational starter #208 of 485?

High confidenceFading13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (90th percentile). Strength: epa / target (90th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#79 / 798 · 90th pct

81.4%

EPA / target#81 / 798 · 90th pct

0.74

TD rate#178 / 798 · 78th pct

4.7%

Explosive rate#320 / 798 · 60th pct

11.6%

Yards / catch#422 / 798 · 47th pct

11.3

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct

Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct

Yards / catch#209 / 558 · 62nd pct

13.9

Rec yards#223 / 558 · 60th pct

501

Receptions#218 / 558 · 60th pct

Rush yards#151 / 287 · 47th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

83rd → 90th percentile

Explosive rate

66th → 60th percentile

Catch rate

91st → 90th percentile

TD rate

83rd → 78th percentile

Yards / catch

60th → 47th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

28%12 of his 43 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.8	44.7	15.5	0.5
Road5g	3.8	46.6	15.4	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	54.0	12.5	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	35.4	18.9	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #208 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #208 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #31 of 61 Big Ten WRs

How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Penn State	36	501	13.9	5	--
2024	Troy	76	1,044	13.7	11	--
Career		112	1,545	13.8	16	--

Season	Team
2025	Penn State	2	11	--	54	--
2024	Troy	9	35	214	154	1
Career		11	46	214	208	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 22–10

at Clemson

11 rush yds (2 car)

With E. Grunkemeyer — 260 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.4 · -11 rush yds (4 car) · G. Nwosu — 45 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.08Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short middle to #5 D.Ross caught at PSU31, for 75 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:30, 1ST DOWN #94 R.Barker kick attempt good (H: #14 R.Thompson, LS: #48 T.Duzansky)
Week 7 · Northwestern · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +4.52Drew Allar pass complete to Devonte Ross for 67 yds to the NU 19 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Clemson · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +3.78Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #5 D.Ross caught at CLE45, for 35 yards to the CLE27 (#23 A.Hampton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Devonte Ross 42 Yd pass from Drew Allar, Two Point Conversion Failed. Penalty PSU Holding. (Ryan Barker Kick)
Week 7 · Northwestern · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Drew Allar pass complete to Devonte Ross for 20 yds to the NU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Oregon · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Drew Allar pass complete to Devonte Ross for 35 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)
Week 5 · Oregon · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.94Drew Allar pass complete to Devonte Ross for 14 yds to the ORE 46 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Michigan State · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short middle to #5 D.Ross caught at MSU07, for 4 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:32 #94 R.Barker kick attempt good (H: #14 R.Thompson, LS: #48 T.Duzansky)
Week 2 · Florida International · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.28Drew Allar pass complete to Devonte Ross for 13 yds to the PSU 42 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Oregon · 1&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.20Drew Allar pass complete to Devonte Ross for 7 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 46-11vs Nevada	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 2	W 34-0vs Florida International	3	61	20.3	1	42
Wk 3	W 52-6vs Villanova	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 5	L 24-30vs Oregon	4	48	12.0	2	35	2 TD catches
Wk 7	L 21-22vs Northwestern	7	115	16.4	0	67	Season-high 115 yds
Wk 8	L 24-25@ Iowa	2	15	7.5	0	11
Wk 10	L 14-38@ Ohio State	5	26	5.2	0	9
Wk 12	W 28-10@ Michigan State	2	79	39.5	2	75	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 37-10vs Nebraska	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 14	W 40-36@ Rutgers	2	29	14.5	0	19
Bowl	W 22-10@ Clemson	8	84	10.5	0	35
Total		36	501	15.4	5	75

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Penn State

Preseason read · May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Penn State · editorial

Returning around him

8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
8 Penn State players drafted to NFL
Transfer portal: -10 net (38 in / 48 out)

2026 Award watch

Biletnikoff

Penn State · Last season: 7-6 (AP #7) · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #65

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Luke Floriea’s 2024 season.

Luke Floriea

88%match

Kent State · 2024

All-MAC

DT Sheffield

Rutgers · 2025

83%

Tahj Washington

Memphis · 2020

NFL Rd 7

83%

Taylor Morin

Wake Forest · 2021

80%

KeSean Carter

Houston · 2022

79%

Matches Luke on

Total EPA (college ability)

Yards / reception

TD rate

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyndon Fuselier’s path through Lamar.

Kyndon Fuselier

98%match

Lamar · 2025

Amari Rodgers

Clemson · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 22

96%

Jacob Harris

UCF · 2020

96%

Lujuan Winningham

Central Arkansas · 2021

95%

Marcus Fleming

Maryland · 2021

93%

Matches Kyndon on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kole Wilson's sophomore season at Texas State (2024).

Kole Wilson

80%match

Texas State · 2024

All-Sun Belt

Je'Quan Burton

Florida Atlantic · 2022

80%

Taylor Morin

Wake Forest · 2021

79%

Gary Bryant Jr.

USC · 2021

77%

Dom Henry

Florida Atlantic · 2025

75%

Matches Kole on

Yards / reception

Height

Reception volume

Differs from Kole on

TD rate (higher)

Player DNA

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DT Sheffield

Rutgers · 2025

83%

Trebor Pena

Syracuse · 2024

72%

Beau Sparks

Texas State · 2025

70%

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

2021

202412 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Possession Receiver

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