Games Played/Started: (2006 4/0); (2007, 6/0) Total 10/0
Playoffs: (2006, 1/0) Total 1/0
Speedy and aggressive back who is a fearless runner with tremendous open-field moves
Played in 6 games, seeing his 1st-career action from scrimmage (season finale vs. Pit.) in 2007 and finished with career highs with 12 rushes for 72 yards (6.0 avg.) and 1 TD
Cory Ross re-signed (exclusive rights free agent) with the Ravens on 3/18/08
Signed to Baltimore’s active roster on 10/23/07
Waived by the Ravens on 10/20/07
Re-signed by the Ravens on 10/16/07
Waived by Baltimore on 10/13/07
Signed to Baltimore’s active roster from their practice squad on 9/12/07
Originally signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/12/06
2007: Played in 6 games, seeing his 1st-career action from scrimmage (season finale vs. Pit.) and finished with 12 rushes for 72 yards (6.0 avg.) and a TD
Also returned 9 KOs for 148 yards and had 5 PRs for 36 yards on the season
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Subbed and took advantage of his 1st-career action from scrimmage, setting career highs with 12 carries for 72 yards (6.0 avg.) with a career-long 32-yard TD scamper and converting 3 rushes for 1st downs in the 27-21 win in the season finale vs. Pit. (12/30)
Saw action on special teams in game 11 at SD (11/25)
Returned 1 KO for 18 yards and had 2 PRs for 6 yards in game 10 vs. Cle. (11/18)
Averaged 16.0 yards on 7 KORs and 13.5 yards on 2 PRs in game 9 vs. Cin. (11/11)
Was a game-day inactive in game 8 at Pit. (11/5)
Re-signed by the Ravens on 10/23/07
Waived by Baltimore on 10/20/07
Re-signed by the Ravens on 10/16/07
Waived by Baltimore on 10/13/07
Returned 1 KO for 18 yards and had 1 punt return for 3 yards in the win in game 5 at SF (10/7)
Was a game-day inactive in games 2-4
Signed to the active roster from the Ravens’ practice squad on 9/12
Was on the Ravens’ practice squad for game 1 at Cin. (9/10)
2006: Saw action in 4 games, taking over return duties for an injured B.J. Sams (ankle) after making the team as a rookie free agent
Averaged 21.6 yards per KOR (9 for 194 yards) and 2.8 yards per PR (13 for 37 yards) on the year
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action in his 1st-career postseason game returning 6 KOs for 124 yards (20.7 avg.) and averaging 15.0 yards per punt return (2 for 30 yards) in the Divisional Playoff game vs. Ind. (1/13/07)
Returned 2 KOs for 39 yards (19.5 avg.) and 3 punts for 13 yards in the 19-7 win in the season finale vs. Buf. (12/31)
Returned 1 KO for 24 yards and 3 punts for 6 yards in the 31-7 win in game 15 at Pit. (12/24)
Returned 4 kicks for 80 yards (20.0 avg.) and had 5 punt returns for 20 yards in the 27-17 win in game 14 vs. Cle. (12/17)
Saw action in his 1st NFL game and returned 2 KOs for 51 yards (25.5 avg.) in the 20-10 victory in game 13 at KC (12/10)
Was a game-day inactive in the 1st 12 games of the season
Named Nebraska’s Offensive MVP after both his junior and senior seasons and finished his career as one of the most versatile RBs in Husker history
Ranked 9th on Nebraska’s all-time rushing list with 2,743 yards
In addition, Ross finished his career with 71 receptions to rank 6th on the Huskers’ career charts
He is the only player in Nebraska school history to rank in the top 10 in both rushing yards and receptions
Was a co-captain in his final season and earned 2nd-team All-Big 12 honors as a senior
Ross also earned Nebraska’s prestigious Tom Novak Award for outstanding leadership and character in 2005
As a senior, Ross led Nebraska with 882 rushing yards, including a season-high 161 yards in his Husker finale against Michigan in the Alamo Bowl
He also hauled in a Nebraska RBs record 43 receptions in 2005 and grabbed 3 TD receptions
Ross also set Nebraska RB records for receiving yards in a game (131 vs. Iowa State) and receptions in a game (9 at Colorado)
He became the 1st Husker I-back to top 1,000 yards since 2001, en route to 2nd-team All-Big 12 honors, as well as team Offensive MVP honors
His 1,102-yard season was the 27th 1,000-yard effort in school history and the 18th-most productive single-season rushing total in Nebraska history
Ross averaged 100.2 rushing yards per game, a total that ranked 5th in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally
His 262 yards receiving were the most by a back since 1969
Ross scored his 1st-career TD reception against Kansas and had a 74-yard TD reception against Baylor, the longest reception by a Nebraska back since 1978
Rushed for 184 yards and 2 TDs as a redshirt freshman in 2002
He redshirted in his 1st season in the Nebraska program in 2001
Majored in sociology
Was an All-American CB and started at RB at Thomas Jefferson (Denver, CO) HS
He rushed for 1,543 yards and 23 TDs as a senior
Led the state in total offense with 3,700 yards and had 12 return TDs (6 on KOs and 6 on PRs)
Also had 5 INTs, returning 2 for TDs as a senior, and was 3rd on the squad with 84 tackles
Bagged groceries in Sep. 2006 at a Giant grocery store, with donations benefiting the Carroll County Youth Service Bureau
Participated in teammate Chris McAlister’s annual foundation golf tournament in May 2007
Cory attended the Abilities Network Fundraiser in Nov. 2007; The Abilities Network raises money and awareness for children with neurological disease
Ross participated in the Ravens annual Spring Football Festival in April 2008, where he signed autographs and spoke at fan forums
