Not to be confused with Howard Cross.

Howard Edward Cross III (born July 31, 2001) is an American college football defensive tackle for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Early life

Cross was born in Paramus, New Jersey[citation needed] and attended Saint Joseph Regional High School, where he was a state-champion wrestler.[1] He committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.[2]

College career

As a freshman in 2019, Cross totaled seven tackles in four games.[3] In the shortened 2020 season, he recorded 13 tackles.[3] In week 12 of the 2021 season, Cross notched two sacks in a win over Georgia Tech.[4] He finished the season with 22 tackles with 4.5 being for a loss, and three sacks.[5]

In week 2 of the 2022 season, Cross recorded 11 tackles with half a tackle being for a loss in a loss to Marshall.[6] He finished the season with 33 tackles with 2.5 going for a loss, two sacks, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble.[7] Cross earned the starting nose tackle spot ahead of the 2023 season.[8] In week 5 of the 2023 season, he tallied 13 tackles with 3.5 going for a loss, a sack, and two forced fumbles in a win over Duke.[9] Cross was named a midseason All-American,[by whom?] after eight weeks of the 2023 season.[10]

Statistics

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Total Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yds TD FF FR TD
2019 Notre Dame 4 0 7 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Notre Dame 12 0 13 8 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Notre Dame 12 2 22 13 9 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Notre Dame 12 7 33 14 19 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2023 Notre Dame 13 13 66 28 38 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
2024 Notre Dame 13 13 28 14 14 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 66 35 169 80 89 11.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0

Personal life

Cross is the son of former New York Giants tight end Howard Cross.[11] He has a twin sister, Bella.[12]

References

  1. ^ Nevils, JC (October 13, 2023). "image caption Midseason Stock Report: Tyler Baron, Howard Cross III, and the Top Draft Risers of 2023". Mike Farrell Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Pope, LaMond (April 22, 2018). "Notre Dame adds 4-star defensive lineman Howard Cross III to 2019 class". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Howard Cross III College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Clark, Geoffrey (November 20, 2021). "Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech: Fourth-Quarter Analysis". Fighting Irish Wire. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Howard Cross III 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Burlage, Todd (September 10, 2022). "Game balls: Five players who starred for Notre Dame in the loss to Marshall". On3.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Howard Cross III 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Berardino, Mike. "'Fast-Hands Howard' Cross has been a hard-to-block revelation for Notre Dame football". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "Analysis: Ailing Howard Cross III lifts Notre Dame football past Duke". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  10. ^ Driskell, Bryan (October 17, 2023). "Audric Estime, Joe Alt and Howard Cross Earn Midseason All-American Honors". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  11. ^ Cooper, Darren. "Notre Dame-bound Howard Cross III, of St. Joseph, not held down by family name". North Jersey.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  12. ^ Stephenson, Creg (December 31, 2020). "Howard Cross: Alabama-Notre Dame will be 'pretty cool'". al.com.
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