Teldrick Ross: CB · Middle Tennessee · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Teldrick Ross
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Arrived as a two-star recruit; six seasons of production at Middle Tennessee since. Named All-Conference USA two seasons running, most recently in 2023. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | Middle Tennessee | 48 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 73 | 51 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 48 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 196 | 150 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 37 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-56@ No. 4 Alabama | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-23@ Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Murray State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 23-31vs Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-31@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-23vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-42@ Liberty | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-13@ New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-30vs UTEP | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-23@ Sam Houston | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this season48 tackles · 5 pass breakups.
6 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 34-39 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
53.6%
438 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
68.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
471 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #294 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Middle Tennessee, 196 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rick Stockstill.
