Washington Commanders · SAF (DB) · 4 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Maryland (2022 Round 3, Pick 96)

Nick Cross

47.1

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #126 of 218 qualified DBs

Nick Cross among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 1.00 → Shrunk 46.85

54thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.24

10thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.09 → Shrunk 5.07

51thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.7%

9thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 6.4% → Shrunk 4.6%

85thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 9.4% → Shrunk 7.8%

80thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.117 → Shrunk +0.041

40thpercentile

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Nick Cross. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ PHI	L 22-24	8	5	2	54
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ DAL	L 20-37	3	3	1	55
Week 6	Oct 19, 2026	@ SF	L 17-23	2	2	0	55
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs PHI	W 27-10	9	5	1	69

Verified identity bridge linking Nick Cross's college regular-season tackles at Maryland to official NFL game lines.

Maryland (College tackles)

452019

232020

632021

9696th pick
2022 Draft

WAS (NFL tackles)

162022

352023

1332024

1182025

222026 *

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 5 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2022	IND	16	16	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	122
2023	IND	17	35	20	15	0	1	0	2	1	0	292
2024	IND	17	133	74	59	1	6	1	5	3	1	1,155
2025	IND	17	118	70	48	2.5	5	6	5	1	1	1,111
2026 (so far)	WAS	4	22	15	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	233

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