No. 20 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | Bowie, Maryland, U.S. | September 10, 2001||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||||||
College: | Maryland (2019–2021) | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 96 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Nicolas "Nick" Cross (born September 10, 2001) is an American football safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland.
Cross was born on September 10, 2001, the son of Michael and Anna Cross. His father, Michael, is from Jamaica and his mother is from Trinidad and Tobago. He attended the St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville, Maryland for his early education.
Cross attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. [1] He played in the 2019 Army All-American Bowl. Cross was rated as four star recruit. He originally committed to Florida State University to play college football but switched to the University of Maryland, College Park. Cross also ran track while at DeMatha Catholic. He competed in the 60M, 100M, 200M, 4x100M relay, and 4x200M relay. He holds a personal best of 6.68s in the 60M. [2] [3]
Cross played at Maryland from 2019 to 2021. [4] [5] During his career he started 21 of 29 games and recorded 134 tackles, six interceptions, three forced fumbles, and four sacks. After the 2021 season, he decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2022 NFL Draft. [6]
Maryland Terrapins | |||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | |||||||
Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | |||
2019 | Maryland | 11 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2020 | Maryland | 4 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | Maryland | 12 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 3.0 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 2 |
Career | 27 | 134 | 88 | 46 | 4.0 | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 10 |
Cross participated in the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine where he had the fastest 40 yard dash, among safeties, with a time of 4.34 seconds.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.34 s | 1.46 s | 2.51 s | 4.21 s | 6.85 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) | 21 reps | |
Sources: [7] [8] |
Cross was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round, 96th overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft. [9] Cross was used as a core special teams player. [10]
Cross entered the 2023 season as a backup safety, but earned playing time as the season progressed, and started the final two games. He finished the season with 39 tackles, two passes defensed, and one interception.
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