Cross appears to have have the lead in Indanapolis' free safety competition so far during OTAs, Kevin Bowen of 1075thefan.com reports. There is still a long way to go, to be sure, but Cross is getting more reps with the first team during OTAs. He is competing with Rodney Thomas and Daniel Scott (knee) for the opportunity to start alongside strong safety Julian Blackmon in the secondary. Cross started just two games in 2023, but he did suit up for 17 regular-season games. The 22-year-old finished the year with 39 tackles (24 solo).
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Defensive
Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACK | SACKYDS | INT | DEF |
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2023 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2023 Regular Season
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defensive
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Date
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Opp
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Result
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SOLO
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AST
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TOTAL
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SACK
|
SACKYDS
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INT
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DEF
|
TFL
|
1/6
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L
19-23
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2
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1
|
3
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0
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
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12/31
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W
23-20
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12/24
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L
10-29
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4
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2
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6
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0
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0
|
0
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0
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1
|
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12/16
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W
30-13
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0
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2
|
2
|
0
|
0
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1
|
1
|
0
|
|
12/10
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L
14-34
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2
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2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12/3
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W
33-28
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4
|
1
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5
|
0
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0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
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11/26
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W
27-20
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1
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0
|
1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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10/29
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L
27-38
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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10/22
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L
38-39
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
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10/15
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L
20-37
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
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10/8
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W
23-16
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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10/1
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L
23-29
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
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9/24
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W
22-19
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
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9/17
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W
31-20
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9/10
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L
21-31
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
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Regular Season Totals |
16
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14
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30
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0
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0
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1
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2
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1
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Early lead in safety competition
Cross appears to have have the lead in Indanapolis' free safety competition so far during OTAs, Kevin Bowen of 1075thefan.com reports. There is still a long way to go, to be sure, but Cross is getting more reps with the first team during OTAs. He is competing with Rodney Thomas and Daniel Scott (knee) for the opportunity to start alongside strong safety Julian Blackmon in the secondary. Cross started just two games in 2023, but he did suit up for 17 regular-season games. The 22-year-old finished the year with 39 tackles (24 solo).
Part of competition at safety
Cross will have an opportunity to earn the starting free safety job this season, according to defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, James Boyd of The Athletic reports. Cross will be competing with Rodney Thomas and Daniel Scott (knee) for who starts at safety next to Julian Blackmon this season. The Maryland product saw more opportunities during his second NFL campaign in 2023, which led to him totaling 39 combined tackles and an interception. However, to earn the role he'll have to unseat Thomas, who started all 15 games for the Colts last season.