Ross begins 4th year at Iowa as starting fullback

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Brady Ross enters his fourth year on the University of Iowa football team and first as the clear number one fullback on the Hawkeyes’ depth chart – but you wouldn’t know it by engaging him in conversation.
Ross recently entered fall camp number one on the depth chart, but in his mind he has to prove his worth each and every day.
“To me, you always have got to look at it like you are trying to earn your spot,” Ross said. “Guys that say, ‘well I’ve earned my spot and I have job security,’ usually what they are really saying is that ‘I don’t have to work any more.’ That’s not a very good way to go about things – in football or life.”
“I certainly don’t want to fall prey to a little personal prosperity that you see a lot of people fall into,” Ross said. “You have to fight like you are six points down or number two on the depth chart.”
That type of mindset is why Ross has succeeded at Iowa since he arrived in 2015 as an invited walk-on, earning a scholarship after his first season.
“I remember talking with Josey Jewell. He was my roommate for my freshman year of fall camp. We talked about how it seems the whole experience as a football player at Iowa goes by really, really fast, and really, really slow at the same time,” Ross said.
“It is certainly crazy to think about it being my fourth camp. Hopefully my second-to-last camp at Iowa, barring nothing catastrophic happens,” Ross said.

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