Jordan Ross

CAREER HONORS 2024 Freshman All-SEC Team 2024-25 SEC First-Year Honor Roll CAREER Highly touted, lengthy defensive end with elite closing speed and explosive athleticism off the edge ... Earned Freshman All-SEC honors in 2024 and is expected to take on a larger role in UT’s LEO rotation in 2025 ... Has 20 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, a blocked punt and a touchdown in his career ... Played in 21 career games. 2025 – SOPHOMORE Played in his 20th game as a Vol, recording one tackle against No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1) ... Tied his career-high with three tackles against No. 6 Alabama (10/18) ... Was disruptive vs. Arkansas (10/11), posting two tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the Vols’ 34-31 win ... Posted two tackles in the Vols’ overtime road win at Mississippi State (9/27) ... Made a career-best four tackles with a TFL and half a sack in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) ... Tied his career-high with two tackles and added a QB hurry in home opener vs. ETSU (9/6) ... Played 29 defensive snaps with a TFL and a pass breakup in season-opening win vs. Syracuse (8/30). 2024 – FRESHMAN Flashed his athleticism in his debut season and made a major impact on special teams … Earned Freshman All-SEC honors as an edge rusher and appeared in 11 games … Registered three total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one blocked punt and a touchdown as a rookie … Totaled two tackles with a half tackle for loss in Tennessee’s win over No. 24 NC State (9/7) … In his collegiate debut, blocked a punt and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown against Chattanooga (8/31) … Also recorded one TFL in the win over UTC on eight snaps. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL Highly touted, lengthy defensive end with elite closing speed and explosive athleticism off the edge … A five-star prospect and the No. 1 edge rusher in the country according to On3 and 247Sports … Enrolled at Tennessee in June 2024 … Considered the No. 7 overall prospect in the nation and No. 2 in the state of Alabama by On3 ... Rated the No. 9 overall prospect and No. 3 player from Alabama by 247 … The No. 24 overall prospect and No. 5 edge rusher in the country according to ESPN ... Considered the No. 4 edge rusher in the country and No. 5 player from Alabama by Rivals … Selected to the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game … Helped lead Vestavia Hills High School to a 9-3 record his senior season, racking up 72 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks … Tabbed the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year by Over the Mountain Journal, a suburban Birmingham-based news publication … Recognized by Around The State Sports as the 2023 AHSA 7A Defensive Player of the Year … Tabbed the 2023 High School Lineman of the Year by the Birmingham Quarterback Club … Posted 49 tackles and 16 TFLs during his junior campaign … Earned ASWA Second Team All-State after his junior season … Tabbed to the AL.com Birmingham All-Region First Team in 2022 … Selected to the Alabama 7A Coaches’ All-Region 3 First Team … Also played basketball for Vestavia Hills where he nearly averaged a double-double (9.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg) as a junior and helped the Rebels reach the 2023 Class 7A Northwest Regional Final … Chose Tennessee over 20 other Division I offers, including 10 from SEC programs … Committed to the Vols in August 2023 … Coached by Robert Evans … Full name is Jordan Destin Ross … Parents are Jannie Ross and Andre Woody … Majoring in communication studies … Favorite movie is Batman … Twitter handle is @Childsplay_205 … Instagram handle is @jrr0ss.5