Jaguar Highlights: Selected to wear the number five this fall in honor of former USA running back Anthony Mostella ... Was limited in spring drills while still recovering from injury.
As A Junior (2011): Was not able to participate due to knee injury suffered midway through 2010 campaign.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2010): Played in each of the first five games — starting his final four appearances — before suffering season-ending injury against Missouri S&T ... Ranked second on the team with 274 yards on just 36 attempts, though he was the team’s leading rusher through five contests ... Averaged 7.6 yards per carry ... Ended up tied for fourth in scoring with 30 points as his five rushing touchdowns stood second on the squad ... Also ranked fifth in total offense and was sixth with 304 all-purpose yards — he caught a 30-yard pass in victory over Nicholls State ... Scored in all but one contest, finishing with two touchdowns in season-opening Pikeville (Ky.) win ... Recorded a season-high 115 yards and a score against NSU, his only 100-yard game of the year, to post 145 all-purpose yards, his highest total in 2010 ... Led the Jaguars with 78 yards on just three carries in victory over Kentucky Wesleyan, which included a career-long 62-yard run ... Paced USA in the MST contest with 53 yards and a score on six attempts despite leaving the contest in the second quarter.
As A Sophomore (2009): Started all but one contest while appearing in every game ... Led the team in rushing yards and touchdowns, all-purpose yards and scoring, and was second in total offense ... Carried 75 times for 594 yards and 13 scores, an average of 7.9 yards per attempt ... Also caught three passes ... His 78 points were 32 more than anyone else on the team scored ... Finished with 595 all-purpose yards, 101 more than the next closest person on the squad ... Had team-best nine gains of 20 yards or more ... Led the Jaguars in rushing on five occasions, and was the only player to post a 100-yard game on the ground (accomplishing the feat three times) ... Scored at least one touchdown in every contest, reaching the end zone on multiple occasions in five games ... Had 139 yards and two scores on a season-high 19 rushes in USA debut against Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy ... Posted 138 yards and a season-best three touchdowns on only 13 carries in victory over Louisburg (N.C.) J.C. ... Ended the year with an 18-carry, 144-yard performance — his highest rushing total of the campaign — while scoring twice in defeat of Huntingdon (Ala.) College ... Recorded 79 yards and two touchdowns on 15 attempts in win over Georgia Military J.C. ... Also scored twice in Milford (N.Y.) Academy victory, gaining 82 yards on just six carries ... Scored on first-quarter runs in victories over Army Prep and Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy.
Memphis Highlights (2008): Was originally expected to sit out as a redshirt, but after injuries to several running backs appeared in each of the Tigers’ final eight contests ... Ended the campaign second on the squad in rushing with 296 yards on 58 carries — an average of 5.1 yards per attempt — while adding four receptions for another 55 yards ... Scored a pair of touchdowns on the ground ... Was fourth on the team in total offense and ended up with 351 all-purpose yards ... Collected 46 yards on six rushes in his collegiate debut, a 33-30 victory at UAB ... Best performance of the season came four games later when he ran for a career-best 111 yards and a score in a 31-26 win at Southern Methodist ... Gained 57 yards on 10 attempts in the regular-season finale as Memphis defeated Tulane 45-6 to earn a bid to the St. Petersburg Bowl.
High School Highlights: Gained 1,275 yards and scored 10 touchdowns in his final season at Auburn High ... Helped the Tigers finish 8-4 overall while advancing to the second round of the 6A state playoffs ... Played two years at AHS after transferring from Booker T. Washington High ... Also participated in basketball, baseball and track in high school.
Personal: Full name is Brandon Lamont Ross ... Born March 21, 1989, in Tuskegee, Ala. ... Son of Syderia Ross ... Would like to teach physical education at the middle or high school level ... Majoring in communication.
