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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Maryland
Nick Cross
DB • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Bowie, MD, USA
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Nick Cross shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Nick Cross built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive back from Bowie, MD wearing No. 3, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Nick Cross' career was his defensive production: 134...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 32
- Overall
- No. 96
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Nick Cross, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Maryland. Nick Cross shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DB
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Maryland
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · DeMatha Catholic · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 32 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · DB 58th (top 7%) · Big Ten 37th (top 6%) · National 325th (top 6%)
Nick Cross played DB for Maryland. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nick Cross recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Maryland.
Recognition
Honors
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20202020 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20202020 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20192019 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
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