Defensive line, Notre Dame, 2019–24
Howard Cross III
- Number
- No. 56
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 288 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Paramus, NJ
- Born
- Jul 31, 2001
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Howard Cross III played defensive line at Notre Dame (2019–24).
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Duke, 20232sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Stanford, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 22 | 13 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 34 | 13 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 65 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 27 | 13 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 167 | 76 | 19 | 11.5 | 3 | 16 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 56 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 56 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 56 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 56 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 56 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 56 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 288 |
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.
Game by game
2024 Notre Dame 11 games, 27 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Texas A&M | W 23–13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 14–16 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 28–3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Louisville | W 31–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Stanford | W 49–7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 31–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Navy | W 51–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Florida State | W 52–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 27–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. Penn State | W 27–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 23–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Notre Dame 12 games, 65 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs.Navy | W 42–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Tennessee State | W 56–3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at NC State | W 45–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Ohio State | L 14–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Duke | W 21–14 | 13 | 3 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atLouisville | L 20–33 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. USC | W 48–20 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 58–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Clemson | L 23–31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Wake Forest | W 45–7 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atStanford | W 56–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oregon State | W 40–8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Notre Dame 11 games, 34 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atOhio State | L 10–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Marshall | L 21–26 | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. California | W 24–17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at North Carolina | W 45–32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Stanford | L 14–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. UNLV | W 44–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Syracuse | W 41–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Clemson | W 35–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Navy | W 35–32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Boston College | W 44–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atUSC | L 27–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Notre Dame 10 games, 22 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atFlorida State | W 41–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Toledo | W 32–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Purdue | W 27–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Wisconsin | W 41–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Cincinnati | L 13–24 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.North Carolina | W 44–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Navy | W 34–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Virginia | W 28–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 55–0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | L 35–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Notre Dame 7 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. South Florida | W 52–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Louisville | W 12–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Clemson | W 47–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atNorth Carolina | W 31–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Syracuse | W 45–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Clemson | L 10–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 14–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Notre Dame 3 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. New Mexico | W 66–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Bowling Green | W 52–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Navy | W 52–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ | |
| Weight | 285 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10½″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅝″ | |
| Vertical jump | 29″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′8″ | |
| Bench press | 24 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.41 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.63 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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