2025 Defense Stats
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53
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0
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Cross spent the first two years of his career primarily on playing special teams, but the Colts sought to upgrade on the play of Rodney Thomas at free safety heading into 2024. Cross won that competition convincingly and played 100 percent of defensive snaps in all but one game (he played 99 percent of snaps in Week 2) and finished ninth in the league with 146 tackles. Cross will remain a key cog in the Colts' defense and should continue to rack up tackles, with the offseason addition of Cameron Bynum being particularly impactful. Bynum will play a traditional center-field role while allowing Cross to step inside the box to support the run defense -- his primary strength. In 2024, he ranked fourth in run stuffs among safeties (per PFF) with 26, and he should have the chance to maintain and potentially even build on that number in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year, $5.07 million contract with the Colts in May of 2022.
Picks off Herbert in Week 7 win
Cross logged six solo tackles and an interception during the Colts' 38-24 win over the Chargers on Sunday.
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Cross stopped a Chargers' red-zone possession in its tracks late in the second quarter after picking off a Justin Herbert pass intended for Quentin Johnston, and Daniel Jones capitalized on the turnover by leading the Colts' offense on a nine-play drive that resulted in a 36-yard field goal from Michael Badgley. It was Cross's first interception of the 2025 regular season and the fifth of his four-year NFL career. The 2022 third-rounder is up to 53 tackles (33 solo), including 1.5 sacks, and three pass defenses through the first seven games of the regular season.
Cross stopped a Chargers' red-zone possession in its tracks late in the second quarter after picking off a Justin Herbert pass intended for Quentin Johnston, and Daniel Jones capitalized on the turnover by leading the Colts' offense on a nine-play drive that resulted in a 36-yard field goal from Michael Badgley. It was Cross's first interception of the 2025 regular season and the fifth of his four-year NFL career. The 2022 third-rounder is up to 53 tackles (33 solo), including 1.5 sacks, and three pass defenses through the first seven games of the regular season.
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How do Nick Cross' measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
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6' 0"Weight
212 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.34 secVertical Jump
37.0 inBroad Jump
130 inHand Length
9.00 inArm Length
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Cross began his sophomore season playing mostly on special teams, but he increased his role on defense after Indianapolis' bye in Week 11. He then stepped into a starting role for the final three games of the season due to an injury to Julian Blackmon (shoulder). He ended up racking up 39 tackles (24 solo), two pass breakups and one interception in 17 games. He'll compete with Rodney Thomas and Daniel Scott for the starting free safety job alongside strong safety Julian Blackmon.
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Produces five stops in Week 6
Cross finished Sunday's 31-27 win over Arizona with five tackles (four solo).
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Seven stops in win
Cross recorded seven total tackles (three solo) and a pass defensed in Sunday's 40-6 win over the Raiders.
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Monster tackling effort Week 4
Cross logged 14 tackles (six solo), including 0.5 sacks, during the Colts' 27-20 loss to the Rams on Sunday.
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Collects seven tackles in win
Cross recorded seven tackles (five solo) during Sunday's 41-20 win at Tennessee.
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Six tackles and sack in opener
Cross had six total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, in Sunday's win over Miami.
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