BIOGRAPHY
Ross Dwelley was born on January 26th, 1995, in Sonora, California. He is a tight end in the NFL.
Dwelley attended Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California, where he played baseball and football. Originally a quarterback during his first two seasons, Dwelley opted not to play football his junior year to focus on baseball but was convinced by Oak Ridge's football coach to return to the sport for his senior season. After moving to tight end, Dwelley made 43 catches for 568 receiving yards and five touchdowns and was named the team's offensive MVP.
After redshirting his freshman year at San Diego, Dwelley appeared in 47 games (44 starts) over the course of four seasons with the Toreros. Dwelley was named 2nd team All-Pioneer Football League during his sophomore and junior seasons and to the first team as a senior. During his senior season Dwelley led all Football Championship Subdivision tight ends with 10 touchdown receptions, despite missing two games due to injury.
Dwelley graduated from San Diego with a degree in industrial systems engineering. Dwelley says he has always been fascinated with space, and that graduating is one of his proudest accomplishments.
Dwelley signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018.
On March 29, 2022, Dwelley re-signed with the 49ers. During a Week 8 31-14 road victory over the Rams, he had a career-long 56-yard reception in the fourth quarter. Dwelley finished the season with three receptions for 105 yards and a touchdown in 12 games and no starts.
Dwelley re-signed with the 49ers on March 20, 2023.
