Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/26Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (3.8%).
Julian Ross
Julian Ross: RB · Ohio · #23.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Julian Ross
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Ohio: Frank Solich and Tim Albin. First career honor, 2020: MAC Special Teams Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 36 rushing yards against Buffalo — Week 10, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Ohio in the news
- Glenville playoff eligibility decision postponed
- Dante Moore out for season
Eleven Warriors Oct 27 - Norm Niedermeier, Hall of Fame coach, dies at 92
- Julian Sayin out indefinitely
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs Buffalo | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 37-21@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14vs Bowling Green | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | 28 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2022
W 45-24
vs Buffalo
36 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 21-point win at home against Buffalo.
With K. Rourke — 317 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.7 · 45 rush yds (6 car) · S. Wiglusz — 6 rec · 131 yds · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.57Julian Ross run for 28 yds to the Buff 44 Julian Ross fumbled, recovered by Buff Marcus Fuqua
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.97Julian Ross run for 10 yds to the Ohio 45 for a
- Week 10 · Buffalo · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA −0.69Julian Ross run for a loss of 3 yards to the Buff 5
- Week 13 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.48Julian Ross run for 7 yds to the Ohio 24
- Week 13 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +0.45Julian Ross run for 9 yds to the BwGrn 13 for a
- Week 10 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.45Julian Ross run for 8 yds to the Buff 2
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.43Julian Ross run for 3 yds to the Ohio 41
- Week 11 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA −0.34Julian Ross run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaOh 8
- Week 13 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.32Julian Ross run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 22
- Week 13 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.24Julian Ross run for 1 yd to the BwGrn 12
Teams and coaches
2017Ohio9-4HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy
2018Ohio9-4HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy
2019Ohio7-6HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy
2020Ohio2-1HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2021Ohio3-9HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 21.3 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 19.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
49.2%
464 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
67.4
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
492 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
11 carries in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons at Ohio
- 2022 Ohio AlbinYear 6 · 4 games
- 2021 Ohio AlbinYear 5 · 1 game
- 2020 Ohio SolichYear 4 · 1 game
- 2019 Ohio SolichYear 3 · 9 games
- 2018 Ohio SolichYear 2 · 3 games
- 2017 Ohio SolichYear 1 · 8 games
- High school StaleyKansas City, MO · Class of 2017Two-star, No. 3,925 in the 2017 class. Signed with Ohio.
How it ended
Six seasons at Ohio, 617 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
2017 8 games
- Signed with OhioTwo-star, out of Staley
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coaches2017–2020
Ohio
Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Solich → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.