▁a ▁ 2 1 - 1 9 ▁loss ▁to ▁L SU , ▁ 1 1 ▁reception s ▁against ▁Texas ▁A & M , ▁and ▁a ▁two - touch down ▁game ▁( one ▁receiving , ▁one ▁on ▁a ▁punt ▁return ) ▁against ▁T roy . ▁Ross ▁had ▁ 1 0 ▁reception s ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 1 - 5 0 ▁thr iller ▁over ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁reception s ▁in ▁an ▁E gg ▁Bowl ▁loss ▁to ▁Ole ▁Miss . ▁Ross ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁r ushing ▁touch down ▁and ▁a ▁receiving ▁touch down ▁in ▁the ▁Bel k ▁Bowl ▁against ▁NC ▁State . ▁ ▁Ross ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁school - record ▁ 8 8 ▁reception s ▁( which ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁highest ▁total ▁in ▁the ▁SE C ), ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁receiver ▁in ▁MS U ▁history ▁to ▁post ▁a ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 - yard ▁season . ▁ ▁Senior ▁season ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁Ross ▁missed ▁Spring ▁practice ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁gro in ▁injury . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 2 ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁Kentucky , ▁Ross ▁became ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ' ▁career ▁leader ▁in ▁reception s . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Carolina ▁Pan thers ▁ ▁Ross ▁was ▁not ▁draft ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁but ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Pan thers ▁following ▁the ▁draft . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he