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UVA Football Lands JMU Wide Receiver Transfer Cam Ross

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Virginia strikes again in the transfer portal. James Madison transfer wide receiver Cam Ross committed to the UVA football program on Monday afternoon (January 13), as first reported by Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports and 247Sports. Ross, who has amassed nearly 1,800 career receiving yards and almost 2,500 all-purpose yards over the course of his college career at UConn and JMU, comes to the Cavaliers with one year of eligibility remaining.

A 5'10", 181-pound receiver from Newark, Delaware, Ross began his career at UConn in 2019 and he was a Pro Football Focus Freshman All-American honorable mention that season as he caught 60 passes for 723 yards and four touchdowns as a true freshman. He did not play in the 2020 football season as UConn canceled its entire season due to COVID-19; coincidentally, the Huskies were scheduled to play at Virginia during that 2020 campaign. Ross then played in just five total games in 2021 and 2022 before having a solid 2023 season with the Huskies, posting 44 catches for 552 yards and a touchdown.

Ross then transferred to James Madison, where he played 13 games and made nine starts at wide receiver this past season. He recorded 37 receptions for 443 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed four times for 56 yards. Ross served as JMU's primary kick returner and returned 13 kickoffs for 366 yards and returned a kick 94 yards for a touchdown against Southern Miss. He was named a Third-Team All-Sun Belt selection as a return specialist in 2024.

For his career, Ross has 151 catches for 1,799 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, 1,891 yards from scrimmage, and 2,462 all-purpose yards. Ross is simply dynamic with the ball in his hands.

Virginia lost six wide receivers to the transfer portal this offseason, including the team's leading receiver Malachi Fields, who transferred to Notre Dame. The Cavaliers also lost JR Wilson and Jaden Gibson to the portal, while Chris Tyree, who served as the team's return specialist on both punts and kickoffs, has exhausted his eligibility.

UVA is expected to bring back Trell Harris, Suderian Harrison, Kameron Courtney, Andre Greene Jr., and Eli Wood in its receiver room. Virginia added one wide receiver transfer already this offseason in Purdue's Jahmal Edrine, but the Cavaliers were in the market for another pass-catcher and preferably one with the dynamic playmaking abilities to also contribute as a return specialist. Cam Ross checks all of those boxes for the Hoos.

Cam Ross is the second player from James Madison to transfer to Virginia this offseason, joining offensive lineman Tyshawn Wyatt. The Cavaliers have landed nine transfers on the offensive side of the ball this offseason, as Ross joins quarterbacks Chandler Morris (North Texas) and Daniel Kaelin (Nebraska), wide receiver Jahmal Edrine (Purdue), running back J'Mari Taylor (NC Central), and offensive linemen Brady Wilson (UAB), Tyshawn Wyatt (JMU), Kevin Wigenton II (Illinois), and Monroe Mills (Louisville).

Virginia has landed 17 transfer commitments from the portal this offseason:

Keep track of all of UVA's transfer portal activity, including outgoing and incoming transfers, here: Virginia Football Transfer Portal Tracker

Stay up to date on all of the transfers who have received offers from Virginia or who have scheduled visits to UVA here: Tracking UVA Football's Offers and Visits in the Transfer Portal

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Matt Newton
MATT NEWTON

Matt launched Virginia Cavaliers On SI in August of 2021 and has since served as the site's publisher and managing editor, covering all 23 NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. He is from Downingtown, Pennsylvania and graduated from UVA in May of 2021.