Fred Ross

Wide receiver for Mississippi State. 2016: 72 catches, 917 receiving yards, 12 TD.

WR · Mississippi State · #8

6′2″ · Tyler, TX

Mississippi State 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 196 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State

Statement game10 rec · 171 yds · 2 TDvs Arkansas (FBS) · L 42-58

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 wide receiver for Mississippi State. 2016: 72 catches, 917 receiving yards, 12 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Mississippi State, 2,413 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 171 yds vs Arkansas.Arkansas · L 42-582016

2013

Signed with Mississippi State4-star out of John Tyler

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#196 national

CFB

College

Mississippi State

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Dan Mullen

Mississippi State

Played his entire career under Dan Mullen.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dan Mullen — 25-14 over that span.

2014Mississippi State10-3HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2015Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Balanced

2016Mississippi State6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (97th percentile). Strength: receptions (93rd percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#16 / 524 · 97th pct

Receptions#36 / 524 · 93rd pct

Rec yards#53 / 524 · 90th pct

917

Fumbles lost#1 / 216 · 82nd pct

Rush yards#78 / 257 · 70th pct

Long catch#174 / 524 · 67th pct

Yards / catch#283 / 524 · 46th pct

12.7

Rush TDs#56 / 257 · 39th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	6.3	74.6	11.0	1.0
Road6g	4.7	65.8	16.7	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.4	61.4	10.9	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	5.7	81.2	16.8	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Lebby

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Mississippi State	72	917	12.7	12	--
2015	Mississippi State	88	1,007	11.4	5	--
2014	Mississippi State	30	489	16.3	5	--
Career		190	2,413	12.7	22	--

Season	Team
2016	Mississippi State	2	39	--	85	--
2015	Mississippi State	2	42	--	155	1
2014	Mississippi State	2	6	--	75	--
Career		6	87	--	315	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2016

W 56–41

vs Samford

9 rec · 107 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Samford at home in a shootout.

With N. Fitzgerald — 417 yds · 5 TD · 2 INT · QBR 87.1 · 119 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD · D. Gray — 4 rec · 207 yds · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 20-21vs South Alabama	6	34	5.7	0	12
Wk 2	W 27-14vs South Carolina	5	39	7.8	1	18
Wk 3	L 20-23@ LSU	6	89	14.8	1	27
Wk 4	W 47-35@ Massachusetts	8	126	15.8	2	46	2 TD catches
Wk 6	L 14-38vs Auburn	4	29	7.3	1	13
Wk 7	L 21-28@ BYU	5	69	13.8	0	21
Wk 8	L 38-40@ Kentucky	5	50	10.0	1	19
Wk 9	W 56-41vs Samford	9	107	11.9	1	17
Wk 10	W 35-28vs Texas A&M	6	98	16.3	2	60	2 TD catches
Wk 11	L 3-51@ Alabama	3	23	7.7	0	11
Wk 12	L 42-58vs Arkansas	10	171	17.1	2	40	Season-high 171 yds
Wk 13	W 55-20@ Ole Miss	1	38	38.0	1	38
Bowl	W 17-16vs Miami (OH)	4	44	11.0	0	19
Total		72	917	13.6	12	60

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