Usage / Role
58%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Nebraska
Imani Cross
RB • 6'1" • Gainesville, GA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Imani Cross leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Imani Cross built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Gainesville, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Imani Cross' career was his backfield work: 1,606...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Imani Cross, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Nebraska. Imani Cross leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,629
- Rushing yards
- 1,606
- Receiving yards
- 23
- Touchdowns
- 28
Quick Answers
Imani Cross quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,629
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · North Hall · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- North Hall · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 461 scrimmage yards · RB 200th (top 36%) · Big Ten 54th (top 21%) · National 530th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Nebraska | 9 | 324 | 324 | 0 | 7 | 48.8 |
| 2013 Postseason | Nebraska | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Nebraska | 13 | 458 | 445 | 13 | 10 | 54.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Nebraska | 11 | 384 | 384 | 0 | 5 | 53.5 |
| 2015 Postseason | Nebraska | 12 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 59.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 399 | 389 | 10 | 5 | 59.4 |
Related Context
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Imani Cross played RB for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Imani Cross recorded 1,606 rushing yards, 23 receiving yards, and 28 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Nebraska paired 461 primary output with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Nebraska
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
38.4
Efficiency
43.4
Usage
16.5
Consistency
47.2
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 62. BYU: 34. South Alabama: 9. Miami: 11. Southern Miss: 9. Wisconsin: 21. Minnesota: 9. Northwestern: 16. Purdue: 47. Michigan State: 98. Rutgers: 90. Iowa: 55
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 16 by 40.4. BYU: 7 by 50.6. South Alabama: 1 by 87.5. Miami: 4 by 28.6. Southern Miss: 4 by 23.4. Wisconsin: 6 by 36.5. Minnesota: 2 by 46.9. Northwestern: 8 by 20.8. Purdue: 9 by 52.2. Michigan State: 18 by 56.7. Rutgers: 20 by 46.9. Iowa: 19 by 30.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins46.2 · Games = 6 · +15.5 vs Losses
Losses30.7 · Games = 6 · -15.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs South Alabama
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/27 | vs UCLA | W 37-29 | 16 | 62 | 3.90 | 1 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Iowa2+ TD | L 20-28 | 19 | 55 | 2.90 | 2 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Rutgers | W 31-14 | 20 | 90 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Michigan State | W 39-38 | 18 | 98 | 5.40 | 1 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Purdue | L 45-55 | 8 | 39 | 4.90 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Northwestern | L 28-30 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Minnesota | W 48-25 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Wisconsin | L 21-23 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Southern Miss | W 36-28 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Miami | L 33-36 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sun 9/13 | vs South Alabama | W 48-9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs BYU | L 28-33 | 7 | 34 | 4.90 | 0 | — | — | 4.9 |
Player Story
Imani Cross story
Imani Cross built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Gainesville, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Imani Cross' career was his backfield work: 1,606 rushing yards, 327 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 23 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 23 receiving yards and 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.
The arc is straightforward: Imani Cross moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Nebraska | 324 | 59.1 | 9.1 | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Nebraska | 460 | 47.7 | 10.5 | 136 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Nebraska | 460 | 47.7 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Nebraska | 384 | 50.5 | 11.2 | -76 |
| 2015 Postseason | Nebraska | 461 | 43.4 | 16.5 | 77 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 461 | 43.4 | 16.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 10 · W 39-38 · Conference game
Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
83.9 takeover
98 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 11 · W 31-14 · Conference game
90
Scrimmage Yards
79.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
90 scrimmage yards and 40.8 usage.
#3
vs Idaho State
Week 4 · W 73-7
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Scrimmage Yards
79.5 takeover
Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100 scrimmage yards and 18.8 usage.
#4
vs Wyoming
Week 1 · W 37-34
104
Scrimmage Yards
77 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.
#5
vs Illinois
Week 5 · W 45-14 · Conference game
109
Scrimmage Yards
76.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
109 scrimmage yards and 27.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Nebraska
461 primary output · 43.4 efficiency · 16.5 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Nebraska
59.4
461 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 16.5 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Nebraska
54.4
460 primary · 47.7 efficiency · 10.5 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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