Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Howard Cross III has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Notre Dame. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Navy — Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Notre Dame, 12 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 27 | 13 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 65 | 27 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 34 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 22 | 13 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 148 | 66 | 19.0 | 11.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jared Dawson’s 2022 season.
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