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Howard Cross III

Defensive Tackle, Cincinnati Bengals · #95.

Player facts

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 95
Born: Jul 31, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Paramus, NJ, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 285 lbs
College: Notre Dame
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

About

Howard Edward Cross III (born July 31, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

From Wikipedia’s article on Howard Cross III, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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

College career

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

In week 2 of the 2022 season, Cross recorded 11 tackles with half a tackle being for a loss in a loss to Marshall. He finished the season with 33 tackles with 2.5 going for a loss, two sacks, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble. Cross earned the starting nose tackle spot ahead of the 2023 season. 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. Cross was named a midseason All-American, by ESPN after eight weeks of the 2023 season.