As a freshman at Clemson in 2018, Ross had 46 receptions for 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns.[6] In the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama he had six receptions for 153 yards and a touchdown.[7][8] As a sophomore in 2019, Ross finished with 865 receiving yards on 66 receptions with eight touchdowns.[9] Ross missed the entire 2020 season due to a congenital fusion condition of his neck and spine that required surgery. He was granted a medical redshirt after his surgery.[10] As a redshirt junior in 2021, Ross finished with a team high of 524 receiving yards on 47 receptions and three touchdowns in ten games.[11] Ross finished his career at Clemson ranking 5th all-time in career receiving touchdowns with 20. On January 6, 2022, Ross announced that he would forgo his senior year, and enter the NFL Draft.[12]
Ross was not selected during the 2022 NFL Draft.[15] He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2022.[16] On July 25, 2022, Ross was placed on injured reserve due to an offseason foot surgery that caused him to miss the entire season.[17] Ross earned his first Super Bowl championship when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.[18] Ross was placed in the Commissioner's Exempt List on October 27, 2023, due to his arrest earlier in the week.[19] Ross was later suspended from Week 8 until Week 14.[20] Ross won a second Super Bowl title when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.[21]
Legal trouble
On October 23, 2023, Ross was arrested in Shawnee, Kansas for domestic battery and criminal property damage of less than $1,000.[22] He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was released on a $2,500 bond the next day.[22]