Jonathan Ross: DE · South Florida · #10.
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Jonathan Ross
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at South Florida: Jeff Scott and Alex Golesh. On tape: 7 tackles against Syracuse, Bowl, 2023.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Florida | 47 | 29 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | South Florida | 9 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| Career | 56 | 36 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-24vs Florida A&M | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | L 3-17vs No. 10 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-29vs Rice | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-30@ Navy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 35-56@ UAB | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-56vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 50-59@ Memphis | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-23vs Temple | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-49@ UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14vs Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-0vs Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 29 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%2 sacksTFL rate
14%6 TFLHurry rate
4%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%2 of 4 pressures47 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
43.8%
447 pass / 573 run
Plays / game
78.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
47 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at South Florida, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Scott, Daniel Da Prato, and Alex Golesh. Multi-era developmental context.
