Dayvon Ross

Dayvon Ross (born March 17, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He is 6-1 weighing in at 235 lbs. He runs a 4.51 forty yard dash, 36.5” vertical, 9’ 7” broad, 13 reps bench. Born in Los Angeles, California, Ross started his football career at Manual Arts High School. After graduation, he played college football at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, his junior and senior year

Earlier Years

Born March 17, 1991 to Joann Easter and Jenerio Ross. Ross faced many rough paths growing up in South Los Angeles. Growing up in a tough neighborhood with nine other siblings, football was Dayvon escape from reality. While attending Manual Arts High School, in his senior year alone he received 935 Receiving Yards, 14.0 Average Receiving Yards, 67 Catches, 93.5 Receiving Yards Per Game, 7 Receiving TDs, and 8 Total TDs. After high school, Dayvon had his daughter Drew Bella Ross in 2010.

College Years

Dayvon Ross has experienced both sides of college. Originally a commitment of Rick Neuheisel's UCLA Bruins, Ross fell through the cracks, victimized by the NCAA system that favors the schools rather than the players. Ross doesn't blame the NCAA, though. Instead,he landed on his feet at Central State and looks at what's happened to him since high school as a learning experience that's made him a stronger person.As a transfer student Ross attended Central State University where he had 9 touchdowns, 64 receptions, 928 yard. He received the Unanimous All-American, Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-GLVC and Ohio Sports Net Offensive Player of the Year.

NFL

In 2014, Dayvon was signed to the practice squad with the Seattle Seahawks until his injury. In 2015, the Washington Redskins waived Ross and now waiting playing time.

References

Dayvon commenting UCLA http://www.scout.com/player/130172-dayvon-ross?year=2008&s=143 A couple of clips from college football http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1574859/dayvon-ross Dayvon Ross picture http://www.maraudersports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=853 Dayvon yahoo sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Dayvon-Ross-136674 Redskins https://disqus.com/home/channel/nfl/discussion/channel-nfl/breaking_news_redskins_has_signed_te_dayvon/ Seattle Seahawks http://ancientbotanicals.com/2014/10/ Article about Dayvon http://www.sportballa.com/2014/10/170420/dayvon-ross-could-be-what-seattle-seahawks-need-after-trading-percy-harvin News interview about Dayvon http://video.dailycaller.com/Local-Football-Player-Beats-the-Odds--25478998