Josh Ross: LB · Michigan · #12.
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Josh Ross
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Five seasons in the Michigan linebacker corps to date. First career honor, 2021: All-Big Ten. On tape: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Penn State, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
95 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-14vs Western Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-10vs Washington | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-13vs Rutgers | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17@ Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-29@ Nebraska | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-7vs Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 33-37@ No. 8 Michigan State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-7vs Indiana | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ No. 23 Penn State | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 59-18@ Maryland | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-27vs No. 2 Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3vs No. 15 Iowa | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 50 | 8.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
Week 11 · 2021
W 21-17
at Penn State
2 tackles for loss · 11 tackles · 6 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
106tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%9 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups106 tackles · 9 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 41-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 7.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
41.1%
394 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
73.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #253 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Michigan, 235 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
