Ursinus College

5Y SENIOR (2023): All-Centennial First Team...Started all 11 games at linebacker...Tied for Centennial Conference lead with 84 tackles (42 solo) and ranked second with 7.6 tackles per game...Ranked third on the team with 8.0 TFL and tied for fourth on the team with 2.5 sacks...Tied for Centennial lead with three fumble recoveries, forced one fumble, and intercepted one pass...Made five tackles (two solo) versus Alvernia (9/1)...Tallied five tackles (two solo) and one sack versus Kean (9/9)...Matched career-high wuth 14 tackles (four solo), 1.0 TFL, and returned a fumble for a touchdown against Rowan (9/14)...Recorded 10 tackles (two solo) and 1.0 TFL versus Muhlenberg (9/29)...Registered six tackles (five solo). 1.0 TFL, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against Franklin & Marshall (10/7)...Recovered a fumble and added six tackles (three solo), 2.0 TFL, and 0.5 sack versus William Paterson (10/14)...Posted 10 stops (five solo) against Johns Hopkins (10/21)...Intercepted a pass and made nine stops (six solo) versus McDaniel (10/28)...Compiled eight tackles (seven solo), 2.0 TFL, and one sack versus Dickinson (11/11)...Totaled seven tackles (five solo) versus Stevenson (11/18).

SENIOR (2022): All-Centennial First Team...Centennial Conference defensive player of the week (9/25/22)...Started all 11 games at linebacker...Led team and ranked second in the Centennial Conference with career-high 94 tackles (30 solo)...Ranked third on the team with 5.5 TFL and tied for third with 2.0 sacks...Ranked second on the team with three forced fumbles and tied for second with two interceptions...Recovered two fumbles...Recorded at least five tackles in nine games, 11 in five games, and led the team in tackles in nine of the 11 games... Made five tackles (two solo) versus Alvernia (9/2)...Tallied nine stops (one solo) versus Muhlenberg (9/17)...Posted 13 tackles (seven solo), 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack and one interception against Franklin & Marshall (9/24)...Matched career-high 14 tackles (five solo) and 1.0 TFL against Susquehanna (10/1)...Recovered a fumble and made eight tackles (two solo) versus McDaniel (10/14)...Added 11 stops (three solo) and 2.0 TFL versus Moravian (10/22)...Forced and recovered a fumble while posting six tackles (four solo) and one sack against Gettysburg (10/29)...Intercepted a pass, forced a fumble, and made 11 tackles (one solo) versus Dickinson (11/12)...Named Centennial-MAC Bowl Series game MVP after tallying 14 tackles (three solo) and forced a fumble against King's (11/19).

JUNIOR (2021): All-Centennial Second Team...Started all 11 games at linebacker...Ranked seventh in the Centennial and led the team with 75 tackles (33 solo)...Posted 3.5 TFL and recorded two interceptions...Recorded at least five tackles in eight games and 10 in three games...Made six tackles (two solo) and one TFL along with one interception against Johns Hopkins (9/11)...Tallied eight tackles (five solo) against Muhlenberg (9/18)...Registered 11 tackles (five solo) versus Franklin & Marshall (9/25)...Intercepted a pass and posted 11 tackles (five solo) versus Susquehanna (10/2)...Made eight stops (six solo) and 0.5 TFL...Recorded five tackles (one solo) and 0.5 TFL...Posted six tackles (two solo) versus Juniata (11/6)...Registered career-high 14 tackles (three solo) and one TFL against Dickinson (11/13).

SOPHOMORE (2020): Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

FRESHMAN (2019): Stepped right into a key role in the linebacking group ... Named team's Outstanding Freshman Defensive Performer ... Finished with 23 total tackles, including two for loss ... Notched a sack, the first of his career, against No. 18 Johns Hopkins (10/5) ... Intercepted a pass in 48-10 rout of Gettysburg (9/14) ... Racked up career-high seven tackles versus No. 22 Susquehanna (10/26)

Before Ursinus:  Two-time All-Catholic League team honors (2017 & 2018) ... Led team to District 12 Championship (2016, 2017, 2018) ... Led team to Pennsylvania Class 5A State Championship (2017 & 2018) ... Second honors (academics). 

Personal: Born on March 24, 2000 ... Son of Elyse and Eliot Gross ... Has a sister, Katlin (21) ... Business Management major. 

Why Ursinus: It felt like home and it was the best fit for me.

HONORS

• All-Centennial First Team (2022, 2023)
• Centennial-MAC Bowl Series Game MVP (2022)
• Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/25/22, 9/17/23, 11/14/23)
• PhillySIDA Academic All-Area (2022, 2023)
• D3football.com Team of the Week (9/19/23, 11/14/23)
• All-Centennial Second Team (2021)
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
• Outstanding Freshman Defensive Performer (2019)