Dominique Ross: LB · North Carolina · #3.
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Dominique Ross
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The four seasons at North Carolina span two head coaches: Larry Fedora and Mack Brown. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Mercer — Week 13, 2019.
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
60 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 6 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.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | North Carolina | 60 | 38 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | North Carolina | 47 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 126 | 64 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 10 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-25vs Miami | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-24@ Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34vs App State | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-21vs No. 1 Clemson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-22@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 41-43@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-17vs Duke | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-38vs Virginia | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 27-34@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-7vs Mercer | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-10@ NC State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 55-13vs Temple | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 38 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%6 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
8%5 pass breakups60 tackles · 6 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mack Brown
Pass share
45.4%
430 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
72.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
472 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at North Carolina, 126 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Larry Fedora → Mack Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
