Tight end, Memphis, 2011–⁠15

Alan Cross

Number
No. 40
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Millington, TN

Alan Cross played tight end at Memphis (2011–⁠15).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Ole Miss, 20152receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Middle Tennessee, 2014

Team titles: American champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Memphis2330113.1538
2013Memphis1414710.5232
2014Memphis2837313.3450
2015Memphis252299.2338
Career901,05011.71450

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Memphis40TE
2012Memphis40TE
2013Memphis40TE
2014Memphis40TE
2015Memphis40TE6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Memphis110.47––5.2–
2014Memphis420.6367th (n=496)0.5226.64%
2015Memphis340.2110th (n=465)0.537.14%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Memphis 10 games, 25 catches, 229 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12atKansasW 55–⁠23239021–
Sep 19atBowling GreenW 44–⁠41325019–
Sep 24vs.CincinnatiW 53–⁠4621719–
Oct 2atSouth FloridaW 24–⁠172606–
Oct 17vs.Ole MissW 37–⁠24641113–
Oct 23atTulsaW 66–⁠4231207–
Oct 31vs.TulaneW 41–⁠13346019–
Nov 14atHoustonL 34–⁠35138138–
Nov 21atTempleL 12–⁠312505–
Dec 30 ✦vs.AuburnL 10–⁠311000−2
2014 Memphis 12 games, 28 catches, 373 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Austin PeayW 63–⁠0448131–
Sep 6atUCLAL 35–⁠42222018–
Sep 20vs.Middle TennesseeW 36–⁠17257250–
Oct 4atCincinnatiW 41–⁠14234020–
Oct 11vs.HoustonL 24–⁠28438020–
Oct 25atSMUW 48–⁠102280141
Oct 31vs.TulsaW 40–⁠20335018–
Nov 7atTempleW 16–⁠132403–
Nov 15atTulaneW 38–⁠7111011–
Nov 22vs.South FloridaW 31–⁠20221018–
Nov 29vs.UConnW 41–⁠101606–
Dec 22 ✦vs.BYUW 55–⁠48369147–
2013 Memphis 8 games, 14 catches, 147 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.DukeL 14–⁠281101–
Sep 14atMiddle TennesseeL 15–⁠172716–
Sep 21vs.Arkansas StateW 31–⁠7319112–
Oct 5vs.UCFL 17–⁠24126026–
Oct 30vs.CincinnatiL 21–⁠34331016–
Nov 9vs.UT MartinW 21–⁠6132032–
Nov 30vs.TempleL 21–⁠41125025–
Dec 7atUConnL 10–⁠452606–
2012 Memphis 11 games, 23 catches, 301 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.UT MartinL 17–⁠20136036–
Sep 8atArkansas StateL 28–⁠33331118–
Sep 15vs.Middle TennesseeL 30–⁠48220014–
Oct 6vs.RiceW 14–⁠10335121–
Oct 13atEast CarolinaL 7–⁠411303–
Oct 20vs.UCFL 17–⁠351−1000
Oct 27atSMUL 13–⁠44235024–
Nov 3atMarshallL 28–⁠3821108–
Nov 10vs.TulaneW 37–⁠23246027–
Nov 17atUABW 46–⁠9336125–
Nov 24vs.Southern MissW 42–⁠24349238–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height6′1″
Weight240 lb
40-yard dash4.84 s
10-yard split1.75 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′1″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.44 s
20-yard shuttle4.58 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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