Ross Pryor

33 Ross Pryor
Ross Pryor
  • Birth Date:
    11/22/1995
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    240
  • Hometown:
    Kingwood, Texas
  • Position:
    DE
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Kingwood
  • Previous College:
    Southern Nazarane
  • Major:
    Business
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    49.0
  • sac
    2.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    2
Bio

2017: Appeared and started in all 11 games for the Eagles on the defensive line. Pryor was Carson-Newman's third leading tackler for 2017 with 49 stops.  He finished the year third on the team in tackles for loss and had 2.5 sacks.  He also recovered one fumble and forced two others.  He made a season-high nine tackles against Newberry.  He finished the year with sacks against both UNCP and Lenoir-Rhyne.  He had multiple stops behind the line of scrimmage against both Wingate and Tusculum.  He recovered his line fumble on the year against the Bulldogs. 

2016: Appeared in all 11 games with 10 starts on the defensive line for the Eagles. Pryor made 41 tackles, including 3.5 behind the line of scrimmage with a half sack.  He also registered two quarterback hurries.  Pryor was especially effective against Wingate (10/22) when he produced a career high 12 tackles.  He also notched eight tackles against Lenoir-Rhyne (10/1). He also had mutliple tackles for loss against the Bears.  

2015: Pryor made seven appearances with seven tackles in an injury-shortened freshman season.  The defensive end made five solo stops in the first four weeks of the season.  He had multiple stops against the University of the Cumberlands (9/3) and Mars Hill (9/26), before going down with an injury. 

Southern Nazarane: Started for the Crimson Storm.

High School: Team MVP... Team Captain... First-team All-District, First-team All-Area... Recorded 88 tackles along with 19 tackles for loss and six sacks for the Mustangs... Coached by Barry Campbell.

Personal: Son of Valerie and Dennis Pryor... Grand grandfather played QB at Carson-Newman... Cousin plays basketball at Northwestern... Studies Busiess.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 20 16
Assists 29 16
Tackles 49.0 32.0
Tackles per game 4.5 4.6
Sacks 2.5 1.0
Sack yards 11 5
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 8.0 6.0
Tackle for loss yards 23 17
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Pikeville W, 48-7 0 3 3.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 St. Augustine's W, 41-14 2 3 5.0 1.0 4 1.0 4 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate L, 31-27 3 3 6.0 - - 2.5 6 - 1 - - - - 1 - -
Sep 23 Newberry L, 25-21 1 8 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Catawba W, 31-18 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Limestone W, 31-20 2 2 4.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Mars Hill W, 30-21 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 North Greenville L, 31-21 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Tusculum W, 27-7 3 1 4.0 - - 2.0 5 1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 42-28 3 1 4.0 1.0 5 1.0 5 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 UNC Pembroke W, 45-10 1 6 7.0 0.5 2 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 40 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 7 - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 40 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 7 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 2 16 8.0 0 10 - - - - -
Total 2 16 8.0 0 10 - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 7 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 11 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 11 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 11 - - - 16 16 1.5
Total 40 - - - 16 16 .4
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 7 5 2 7.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - -
2016-17 11 15 26 41.0 3.7 0.5 4 3.5 20 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 20 29 49.0 4.5 2.5 11 8.0 23 2 1 0 - - 1 -
2018-19 11 16 20 36.0 3.3 - - 2.0 3 - - - - - - -
Total 40 56 77 133.0 3.3 3.0 15 13.5 46 3 1 0 - - 1 -
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 7 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 8 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 20 29 49.0 4.5 2.5 11 8.0 23 2 1 0 - - 1 -
Conference 7 16 16 32.0 4.6 1.0 5 6.0 17 1 1 0 - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 10 22 32.0 4.6 1.5 6 4.0 11 2 - - - - - -
Away 4 10 7 17.0 4.3 1.0 5 4.0 12 - 1 0 - - 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 15 17 32.0 4.0 2.5 11 5.5 17 2 - - - - - -
Losses 3 5 12 17.0 5.7 - - 2.5 6 - 1 0 - - 1 -
Month
August 1 0 3 3.0 3.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - -
September 4 8 14 22.0 5.5 1.0 4 3.5 10 1 1 0 - - 1 -
October 4 8 5 13.0 3.3 - - 2.5 6 1 - - - - - -
November 2 4 7 11.0 5.5 1.5 7 1.5 7 - - - - - - -
News mentions
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