30 Ross Royal
Ross Royal
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Gibson City, Ill.
  • High School:
    Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
  • Position:
    DB
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    15.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    2
  • ffum
    -

Bio

FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in nine games in the secondary ... Finished the season with 22 tackles, one tackle for loss, two interceptions and three pass breakups ... Tallied his first collegiate tackle against Northwestern (Minn.) on Sept. 13 ... Logged a season-high eight total tackles and intercepted two passes against Minnesota-Morris on Sept. 27 ... Record a tackle for loss at Crown on Nov. 8.

GIBSON CITY MELVIN-SIBLEY HIGH SCHOOL: All-Conference first team defensive back and All-Conference second team quarterback as a senior ... Pantagraph All-Area honorable mention on both offense and defense ... News Gazette All-Area second team defense ... Voted team MVP, defensive back of the year, and honorable mention Fall Player of the Year. Also honorable mention basketball player in the Heart of Illinois Conference ... Member of Honor Roll all four years ... Mathematics Student of the Year during sophomore year.

PERSONAL: The son of Ty and Kara Royal, Ross was born in Urbana, Ill. ... Has one brother, Drake (19) ... Majoring in business administration.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 10 8
Assists 5 5
Tackles 15.0 13.0
Tackles per game 1.5 1.4
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 2 1
Returned for touchdown 1 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - 0
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 1 - - - - 0
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 1 - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 Knox W, 32-21 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 47 1 - - -
Sep 12 at Martin Luther W, 55-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 19 St. Scholastica L, 21-14 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at MacMurray L, 13-10 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 3 Greenville L, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Westminster (Mo.) L, 26-18 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 35-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Crown (Minn.) W, 29-26 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 31 at Minn.-Morris W, 10-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 12 0 - - -
Nov 7 at Northwestern (Minn.) L, 31-20 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 39 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2014-15 8 - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 39 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2014-15 8 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2014-15 8 - - - - 0 .0
2015-16 10 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 10 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 39 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2015-16 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - - - 1 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2014-15 8 14 8 22.0 2.8 - - 1.0 3 - - - 2 0 3 -
2015-16 10 10 5 15.0 1.5 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 59 3 -
2016-17 10 20 10 30.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 20 8 -
2017-18 11 19 13 32.0 2.9 - - 2.5 5 1 1 0 - - 4 -
Total 39 63 36 99.0 2.5 - - 3.5 8 1 1 0 5 79 18 -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 1.2 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 1.2 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 6 1.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 10 5 15.0 1.5 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 59 3 -
Conference 9 8 5 13.0 1.4 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 12 3 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 6 2 8.0 1.6 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 47 1 -
Away 5 4 3 7.0 1.4 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 12 2 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 3 3 6.0 1.2 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 59 2 -
Losses 5 7 2 9.0 1.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Month September 4 5 0 5.0 1.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 47 2 -
October 5 2 3 5.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 12 1 -
November 1 3 2 5.0 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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