Ross Travis

BIOGRAPHY

Ross John Travis is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.

He played college basketball at Penn State and did not play college football. After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent.

Travis attended Chaska High School in Minnesota, where he averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks per game during his senior season. He was considered the top prospect of the 2011 recruiting class in the state of Minnesota and served as a team captain during his senior season.

Travis was rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals and was considered one of the top college prospects in Minnesota. As a freshman, he played all 32 games starting 16, he averaged 4.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in his first year. He won the team's Scrappiest Player Award which is voted by teammates and coaches. In his final three years at Penn State, Travis averaged 7.0, 8.3, and 5.5 points per game as a sophomore, junior and senior. He finished his career with the Nittany Lions as a four-year letterman and played a career total of 133 games and started 98. 

Having not played football since freshman year of high school eight years prior, Travis was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad as an undrafted free agent on September 7, 2015. On November 28, 2017, Travis was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts. In his Colts debut, Travis had two catches for 33 yards.

On December 28, 2019, Travis was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.