Kai Ross

Height:
6-2
Weight:
186
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Stanton, CA
High School:
Huntington Beach HS

High School -- Ross accounted for 3,100 totalyards as a senior under head coach Eric Lo at Huntington Beach HighSchool last fall ... completed 167 of 283 passes (59 percent) for2,291 yards and 31 touchdowns while also rushing for 810 yards on146 carries and nine more scores ... compiled five games of 200 ormore yards passing and seven games of 70 or more yards rushing ...on defense as a cornerback, made 67 tackles (48 solo), includingtwo for lost yardage, and also intercepted seven passes for 192yards and broke up 15 other passes ... led Oilers to 9-5 overallrecord and the CIF-Southern Section Southwest Division championshipwith a 42-28 win over Newport Harbor at Angels Stadium ...completed 10 of 12 passes for 219 yards and three touchdowns,rushed for 90 yards on 11 carries and returned two interceptionsfor touchdowns in title game ... named Sunset League offensive backof the year, Orange County offensive player of the year,CIF-Southern Section Southwest Division defensive player of theyear and MaxPreps All-State Division II defensive back ... a teamcaptain and earned his team’s most valuable player honor,both for the second straight year ... as a junior, passed for 1,420yards and 16 touchdowns and intercepted three passes and make 37tackles on defense, earning first-team All-Sunset League andAll-CIF-Southern Section Southwest Division honors ... had 11receptions, three for touchdowns, as a sophomore ... also playedbasketball at Huntington Beach ... also recruited by ColoradoState, San Diego State, Idaho and Montana, Ross chose Cal Polybecause it has “the most beautiful campus filled with thepeople I want to spend five years with winning footballgames.”

Personal -- Son of Vincent and Teri Ross ...one brother, Emmett ... wants to own a vineyard ... enjoys going tothe beach ... born May 5, 1996, in Newport Beach, Calif. ... majorsin agricultural business.