Teldrick Ross

Senior cornerback on Middle Tennessee's 2023 roster.

CB · Middle Tennessee · Sr. · #1

5′11″ · 194 lb · Macon, GA

CFB Index 22 · #294 of 339 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceMiddle Tennessee 2023 alumnus

The story

4 cornerback on Middle Tennessee's roster.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2018.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 2570 nationally · Signed with Middle Tennessee

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Six seasons at Middle Tennessee, 196 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with Middle Tennessee2-star out of Jones County

202213 games

The role got bigger.

All-Conference USAsecond

202311 games

All-Conference USAsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2570 national

CFB

College

Middle Tennessee

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM

All-Conference USA 2nd team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

1 coach

2018–2023

Rick Stockstill

Middle Tennessee

Played his entire career under Rick Stockstill.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

6 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 34-39 over that span.

2018Middle Tennessee8-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2019Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2020Middle Tennessee3-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2023Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

22Below cohort / limited sample #294 of 339?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (94th percentile). Strength: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#162 / 2842 · 94th pct

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Tackles#637 / 2842 · 77th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.8
Road6g	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Derek Mason

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

22 · #294 of 339 corners

Two-star recruit. Now #294 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Middle Tennessee	48	43	0.0	5	--	--
2022	Middle Tennessee	73	51	2.0	17	2	--
2021	Middle Tennessee	48	38	2.0	12	1	--
2020	Middle Tennessee	21	13	1.0	3	--	--
2019	Middle Tennessee	3	3	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Middle Tennessee	3	2	0.0	--	--	--
Career		196	150	5.0	37	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 35–14

vs Murray State

6 TOT · 5 SOLO

Dominant 21-point win at home against Murray State.

With N. Vattiato — 291 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.3 · 41 rush yds (8 car) · J. Credle — 132 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 7-56@ Alabama	5	5	—	0
Wk 2	L 19-23@ Missouri	3	3	—	0
Wk 3	W 35-14vs Murray State	6	5	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 4	L 23-31vs Colorado State	4	3	—	0
Wk 5	L 10-31@ Western Kentucky	5	4	—	0
Wk 7	W 31-23vs Louisiana Tech	6	5	—	2
Wk 8	L 35-42@ Liberty	5	4	—	0
Wk 10	L 7-13@ New Mexico State	4	4	—	0
Wk 11	W 40-6vs Florida International	3	3	—	0
Wk 12	W 34-30vs UTEP	3	3	—	2
Wk 13	L 20-23@ Sam Houston	4	4	—	1
Total		48	43	—	5

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