Kristopher Ross is a defensive lineman at Sacramento State who has not played in Sacramento State's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at Nevada.
Sacramento State lists 23 defensive linemen this season.
Sacramento State is 2-7.
Ross wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Oregon State — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-29vs SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-26@ Troy | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-16vs Eastern Washington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ San José State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-37vs Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-34@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ No. 12 Boise State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-22vs Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-38@ No. 21 UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksHurry rate
10%3 hurries29 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #144 at the position.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Steve Sarkisian, Jeff Choate and Alonzo Carter.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
