West Virginia University Athletics

2016 (r-Jr.)

• Played in 13 games and started one
• Added depth at spur safety and was used on special teams
• Saw action on 407 plays, including 228 on special teams
• Had 24 tackles, including 13 solo stops, two sacks, three tackles for loss, an interception, two forced fumbles and one pass breakup
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week: Baylor
• WVU Defensive Champion: Baylor
• WVU Special Teams Champion: Kansas
• Led WVU in special teams tackles (10)
• Tied his career-high with six tackles against Baylor; also had a forced fumble, two sacks, an interception and a pass breakup
• Finished with a career-high six tackles at Iowa State, including two solo stops
• Registered three tackles, including two solo stops and a forced fumble against TCU

2015 (r-So.)

• Played in 13 games
• Added depth at spur safety and was used on special teams
• Finished with 15 tackles, including 10 unassisted tackles
• Saw action on 148 plays, including 124 on special teams
• Used on a season-high 28 snaps at Kansas
• Played 10-plus snaps against Arizona State, Kansas, TCU, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Maryland
• Recorded a season-best three unassisted stops at Georgia Southern
• Tallied a season-best three tackles against Georgia Southern and at Kansas

2014 (r-Fr.)

• Redshirted

2013 (Fr.)

• Played in 11 games, adding depth at buck linebacker
• Finished with 14 tackles, including nine solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss
• Had a season-high two tackles five times
• Had a tackle for loss at Kansas

High School

• Played for coach Lawrence Smith at Dunbar High
• First-team consensus all-state and small school all-state in Maryland
• Two-year sack total of 52
• Three-time Baltimore Sun All-Met First Team
• Collected 21 sacks, 75 total tackles, 42 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles as a senior
• Invited to play in the 2013 Max Emfinger All-American Bowl Game Classic
• Played in the Chesapeake Bowl, featuring senior standouts from the Mid-Atlantic area

Personal

• Birthday is March 19
• Son of Marvin and Sydney Gross
• One of three children
• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies