New Hampshire · W 66-3 · FCS
No catches.
North Carolina · W 31-30
No catches.
SMU · W 30-27
No catches.
Ross-Simmons has catches in 5 of Syracuse’s 8 games: none against New Hampshire, North Carolina and SMU.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Justus Ross-Simmons
Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Jay Norvell and Fran Brown. A game that shows it: 82 receiving yards and 5 receptions against California — Week 2, 2026.
170 receiving yards · 12 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Syracuse | 12 | 170 | 14.2 | 0 | 25 |
| 2025 | Syracuse | 20 | 312 | 15.6 | 5 | 53 |
| 2024 | Syracuse | 9 | 202 | 22.4 | 2 | 55 |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 45 | 724 | 16.1 | 3 | 75 |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 26 | 424 | 16.3 | 3 | 76 |
| Career | 112 | 1,832 | 16.4 | 13 | 76 |
| Season | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Syracuse | -- |
| 2025 | Syracuse | -- |
| 2024 | Syracuse | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 23 |
| Career | 23 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 105 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 12 | 170 | 14.2 | 0 | 25 |
Week 2 · 2026
L 18-21
vs California
The plays that mattered most
510th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
197% of team targetsCatch rate
58%11 of 19 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
58% catch rate on 19 targets · 7% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 55.0 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 20.0 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 34.0 | 12.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Returning starter at receiver for a 3-9 Syracuse team that went -10 in the portal. The No. 1,502 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 36 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jay Norvell and Fran Brown.
