A first-round pick of the Bengals in 2017, Ross has struggled with injuries throughout his career, but when healthy he's shown big-play ability and a nose for the end zone ... Ranked third in the NFL in receiving yards through first three weeks of 2019, before a sternoclavicular injury landed him on Reserve/Injured for eight weeks ... Returned for the final four contests, and finished with 28 catches on the season for 506 yards and three TDs in eight total games (all starts) ... In 2018, he tied for team lead in receiving TDs (seven), despite battling a groin injury for much of the season ... Rookie season in 2017 was derailed by shoulder and knee injuries, as he saw only 17 offensive snaps all season ... Ran a 4.22-second 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine, considered to be a combine record.
Career transactions: Selected by Cincinnati in first round of 2017 NFL Draft (ninth overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-7-17.
2019 highlights: Played and started eight games (Games 1-4 and 13-16) ... Totaled 28 catches for 506 yards, and scored three TDs ... Spent Games 5-12 on Reserve/Injured, due to sternoclavicular injury suffered in Game 4 at Pittsburgh ... Logged career-highs in catches (seven), receiving yards (158) and receiving TDs (two) in breakout performance in Game 1 at Seattle; performance was highlighted by TD catches of 33 and 55 yards in the first half ... Caught four passes for 112 yards in Game 2 vs. San Francisco, including career-long 66-yard TD catch-and-run in the fourth quarter ... Through first three weeks of NFL season, he ranked third league wide in receiving yards (292) and tied for second in catches of at least 20 yards (six) ... Suffered sternoclavicular injury the next game (Week 4 at Pittsburgh) and spent the next eight weeks on Reserve/Injured ... Returned to practice on designation (while still on R/I) on Nov. 13, then returned to active roster on Dec. 3, prior to Game 13 ... Returned to action in Game 13 at Cleveland, playing 49 percent of offensive snaps and catching two passes for 28 yards ... Caught six passes for 84 yards in Game 15 at Miami, helping Bengals overcome 23-point fourth-quarter deficit to force OT.
Previous seasons: 2017—Played in three games with one start, and saw action on only 17 offensive snaps as rookie season was derailed by injuries ... Missed offseason program while recovering from shoulder surgery, then suffered knee injury in preseason finale and was inactive for Game 1 ... Made NFL debut in Game 2 vs. Houston and had one rush for 12 yards, but he fumbled on the play (Texans recovered) ... Re-aggravated knee injury in practice the following week and was inactive for Games 3-6 ... Returned to action in Games 7 and 9, but saw only limited offensive action as coaches eased him into offense (no statistics) ... Inactive for Games 8 and 10-12 (coaches' decisions) ... Placed on Reserve/Injured list on Dec. 6 with a shoulder injury. 2018—Played in 13 games with 11 starts at WR ... Groin injury rendered him inactive for Games 5-6 and 8, and limited him much of the rest of the season ... Caught 21 passes for 210 yards and seven TDs (tied for team lead) ... Caught TDs on 33.3 percent of his receptions, the highest percentage in the NFL in 2018 and tied with TE Bob Trumpy in 1976 (seven TDs, 21 catches) and WR Isaac Curtis in 1974 (10 TDs, 30 receptions) for highest TD percentage for a season in Bengals history ... Five of his seven TDs in 2018 came from the 10-yard line or closer ... Scored TD on his first career NFL catch — a three-yarder — on Sept. 9 at Indianapolis ... Caught a season long 39-yard TD on Sept. 30 at Atlanta and finished the game with two catches for 52 yards ... On Nov. 11 vs. New Orleans, caught two passes for 39 yards and a TD ... On Nov. 18 at Baltimore, caught two passes for 27 yards and a TD — a 22-yarder in the third quarter.
College: Spent four seasons (2013-16) at Washington, with a redshirt year in '15 due to a knee injury ... Saw time on offense (WR), defense (CB) and special teams (KOR, PR) during his career, before playing primarily WR and KOR in 2016 ... Considered one of college football's most explosive players, with five career scoring plays of 90 yards or longer ... Totaled 114 receptions, 1729 receiving yards and 22 receiving TDs over three seasons of action ... Set school record with four career kickoff returns for TDs ... As a third-year junior in 2016, recorded 17 receiving TDs, good for third in FBS, and the second-highest single-season total in both Washington and Pac 12 history ... Caught third-most passes (81) in a season in UW history, and had fourth-most receiving yards (1150) ... As a sophomore in 2014, saw extensive time on offense, defense and special teams, with three starts at WR and four at CB.
Personal: Hometown is Long Beach, Calif. ... Attended Jordan High School in Long Beach, where he played WR, CB, PR and KOR ... Named the Moore League Offensive Player of the Year as a HS senior in 2012, and was Co-Player of the Year as a junior ... Also ran track in HS ... Played under coach Snoop Dogg, a famous rapper in the music industry, in the Snoop Youth Football League; has maintained a relationship with the star over the years ... American ethnic studies major at Washington.
