Nick Cross is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Cross in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cross's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Nick Cross
Top 37% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter
Height6'0"
Weight212 lb
BornSep 10, 2001
Age24
CollegeMarylandSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2022
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2022 | 20–21 | IND | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 122 | 10.9% | 215 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 97.9 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 21–22 | IND | 8 | — | 27 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 292 | 26.1% | 301 | 60.2% | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 29.6 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 22–23 | IND | 17 | — | 132 | 73 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,155 | 99.9% | 90 | 19.4% | 59 | 42 | 0.7 | 109.9 | 9.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 23–24 | IND | 17 | — | 118 | 70 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,111 | 95.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 74 | 49 | 0.7 | 99.0 | 9.3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 46 | — | 285 | 163 | 122 | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,680 | 58.8% | 615 | 32.7% | 145 | 98 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 29 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
42 career value over replacement — #2283 all-time of 4,649. 10.5/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #96 (Rd 3) · IND · 2022 · +18.7 vs expected KV-H
56actual
37.3 expected · Δ+18.7
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