Defensive Line

Howard Cross III

N_DANotre Dame

2024 · FBS · Independent · GR

Howard Cross III finished 2024 rated 1269 (6.2 / 10) as a college defensive line at Notre Dame, over 53 rated games 2019–2024.

2024 Notre Dame teammates

Riley LeonardQB · 1431 Xavier WattsS · 1386 Jeremiyah LoveRB · 1369 Jordan ClarkS · 1362 Jack KiserLB · 1346 Leonard MooreCB · 1340

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#3394Markevious Brown1269 #3395Salim Turner-Muhammad1269#3397Howard Cross III1269#3398Cam Smith1269

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Physical trend

6′ 1″ 288 lbs

Career statistics

Season	G	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACK	PD	FF
2019	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2020	6	11	6	0	0	0	0
2021	10	22	13	0	0	0	0
2022	11	34	14	0	0	0	0
2023	13	66	28	4	1	1	2
2024	11	27	13	4	4	1	0
Career	53	162	74	8	5	2	2

Defense production

Season	G	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACK	PD	FF
2019	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2020	6	11	6	0	0	0	0
2021	10	22	13	0	0	0	0
2022	11	34	14	0	0	0	0
2023	13	66	28	4	1	1	2
2024	11	27	13	4	4	1	0
Career	53	162	74	8	5	2	2

Defense production

Season	G	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACK	PD	FF
2019	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2020	6	11	6	0	0	0	0
2021	10	22	13	0	0	0	0
2022	11	34	14	0	0	0	0
2023	13	66	28	4	1	1	2
2024	11	27	13	4	4	1	0
Career	53	162	74	8	5	2	2

Game log

Date	Opponent	TOT	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Rating
2024 · Notre Dame
01/20	OHIOOhio St.	1	0	0	0	0	1269
01/09	PENNPenn State	3	0	0	0	0	1270
12/20	INDIndiana	1	0	0	0	1	1272
11/10	FSUFlorida St.	2	0	0	0	0	1277
10/26	NAVYNavy	4	0	0	0	0	1282
10/19	GATEGeorgia Tech	1	0	0	0	0	1283
10/12	STANStanford	4	2	2	0	0	1287
09/28	LOUILouisville	2	0	0	0	0	1279
09/21	MIA_Miami (OH)	4	1	1	0	0	1281
09/07	NIUNorthern Ill.	1	0	0	0	0	1277
08/31	TX_ATexas A&M	4	1	1	0	0	1279
2023 · Notre Dame
12/29	ORE_Oregon State	2	0	0	0	0	1268
11/26	STANStanford	1	0	0	0	0	1271
11/18	WAKEWake Forest	9	0	0	0	0	1277
11/04	CLEMClemson	7	0	0	0	0	1271
10/28	PITTPittsburgh	2	0	0	0	0	1267
10/14	USCSouthern California	3	0	0	0	1	1272
10/07	LOUILouisville	7	1	0	0	0	1269
09/30	DUKEDuke	13	3	1	0	0	1255
09/23	OHIOOhio St.	6	0	0	0	0	1235
09/16	C_MICentral Mich.	1	0	0	0	0	1230
09/09	NC_SNorth Carolina St.	5	0	0	0	0	1235
09/02	TENNTennessee St.	6	0	0	0	0	1235
08/26	NAVYNavy	4	0	0	0	0	1238
2022 · Notre Dame
11/26	USCSouthern California	2	0	0	0	0	1239
11/19	BCBoston College	2	0	0	0	0	1241
11/12	NAVYNavy	2	0	0	0	0	1246
11/05	CLEMClemson	1	0	0	0	0	1250
10/29	SYRSyracuse	1	0	0	0	0	1252
10/22	UNLVUNLV	2	0	0	0	0	1257
10/15	STANStanford	1	0	0	0	0	1262
09/24	UNCNorth Carolina	2	0	0	0	0	1267
09/17	CALCalifornia	7	0	0	0	0	1269
09/10	MARSMarshall	11	0	0	0	0	1268
09/03	OHIOOhio St.	3	0	0	0	0	1266
2021 · Notre Dame
01/01	OKLAOklahoma St.	2	0	0	0	0	1267
11/20	GATEGeorgia Tech	4	0	0	0	0	1269
11/13	UVAVirginia	2	0	0	0	0	1270
11/06	NAVYNavy	2	0	0	0	0	1274
10/30	UNCNorth Carolina	4	0	0	0	0	1278
10/02	CINCCincinnati	3	0	0	0	0	1280
09/25	WISCWisconsin	2	0	0	0	0	1283
09/18	PURDPurdue	1	0	0	0	0	1286
09/11	TOLEToledo	1	0	0	0	0	1291
09/05	FSUFlorida St.	1	0	0	0	0	1295
2020 · Notre Dame
01/01	ALAAlabama	2	0	0	0	0	1299
12/19	CLEMClemson	2	0	0	0	0	1300
12/05	SYRSyracuse	3	0	0	0	0	1302
11/07	CLEMClemson	1	0	0	0	0	1308
10/17	LOUILouisville	2	0	0	0	0	1310
09/19	USFSouth Fla.	1	0	0	0	0	1312
2019 · Notre Dame
10/05	BGSUBowling Green	1	0	0	0	0	1318
09/14	N_MENew Mexico	1	0	0	0	0	1326

NFL career

Season	Team	G	Tkl	TFL	Sack	INT	FF
2025	Bengals	2	4	0	0	0	0

NFL game log

Date	Opponent	Tkl	TFL	Sack	INT	FF	Rating
2025 · Bengals
09/21	Vikings	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1319
12/21	Dolphins	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1318

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