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Nick Cross Washington Commanders · #25

Safety · 6' 0", 212 lbs · Bowie, MD · Age 25

Nick Cross is a Safety for the Washington Commanders, drafted 96th overall, 2022. In 2026 he recorded 11 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 96th overall5-yr veteran
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Season avg11 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg333 tkl · 3.5 sacks · 5 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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0sacks
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Scouting report

Nick Cross — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Nick Cross is a Safety for the Washington Commanders, drafted 96th overall, 2022. In 2026 he recorded 11 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
B-
Run support
C-
Coverage
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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B+
Tackling
Excellent · defense
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C+
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Nick Cross stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #708 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
156Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Nick Cross — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
11 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Nick Cross

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
3
pd
1–5
1
int
0–2
71
tackles
17–125
1
ff
0–1
10
games
4–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 3 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+2.5 pd
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 2
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Nick Cross career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202216170000
202317392100
2024171465311
2025171205112.5
2026 in progress · 2 games2110000
Career6933312523.5
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
92off index
99def index
+57net
95%playoff odds
56roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 88, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Nick Cross

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-09-10

The beginning

Nick Cross is a Safety for the Washington Commanders, in his 5th NFL season.

Washington Commanders

Turning pro

Drafted 96th overall, 2022 as a Safety.

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Nick Cross is a Washington Commanders safety, drafted 96th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 333 tackles, 4 sacks and 5 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 11 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
212 lbs
Draft
96th overall, 2022
Born
Bowie, MD
Age
25
Jersey
#25
Background

Nick Cross is from Bowie, MD and is 25 years old. He was drafted 96th overall, 2022 and plays safety at 6' 0", 212 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 333 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 5 interceptions. Cross is currently on the Washington Commanders roster.

The person

Nick Cross is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 333 tackles with 5 interceptions and 12 passes defensed across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Coverage production5 career interceptions and 12 passes defensed.
Tackling333 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking2 forced fumbles and 3.5 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree96th overall, 2022.
Durability69 career games played.
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FAQ

Nick Cross — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nick Cross, answered.

What position does Nick Cross play?
Nick Cross is a Safety for the Washington Commanders.
When was Nick Cross drafted?
Nick Cross was drafted 96th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Nick Cross played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Nick Cross's career stats?
He has recorded 333 tackles, 4 sacks and 5 interceptions.
Nick Cross career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2025
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
0
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Illness (Out)2026 Wk3 · Illness (Out)2025 Wk9 · Shoulder

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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