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Jersey Number 67
Charles Cross
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Laurel HS
โข 2022 No. 9 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)ย
โข 2021 First Team All-American (ESPN, Sporting News)
โข 2021 Third Team All-American (PFF)ย
โข 2021 First Team All-SEC (Coaches, Associated Press, PFF)
โข 2021 Second Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)
โข 2021 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Kent Hull Trophy Winner
โข 2021 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (NC State, Vanderbilt)
โข 2020 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)
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2021 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Started 12 games at left tackle โฆ Earned the top PFF pass blocking grade in the SEC for the season (84.9) โฆ Finished second in the SEC in run blocking grade (87.2) and overall offense grade (86.7) per PFFโฆ Allowed just two sacks on 919 pass blocking snaps โฆ Did not allow a QB hit all season โฆ Blocked for Will Rogers to lead the SEC in passing yards per game (364.5) โฆ Protected Rogers as he threw for 4,739 passing yards, the third most in SEC single-season history โฆ Went seven straight games without allowing a sack โฆ Provided time for MSU to rack up 300 or more passing yards in 11 games, including six with 400-plus โฆ NC State (9/11): Did not allow a single pressure during the 24-10 win, a game in which MSU dropped back to pass 51 times โฆ Played 65 snaps in that contest and received a 73.6 overall grade from PFF to lead the Bulldogs' offensive line โฆ Also posted an 88.8 pass blocking grade, which ranked third in the SEC โฆ LSU (9/25): Allowed zero sacks and only two pressures on 71 pass blocking attempts โฆ Logged a solid 81.6 pass blocking grade โฆ at No. 15 Texas A&M (10/2): Followed up with a clean pass blocking sheet in the 26-22 win โฆ Collected an 81.0 PFF pass blocking grade โฆ No. 2 Alabama (10/16): Allowed zero pressures and finished with an impressive 84.9 pass blocking grade from PFF on 66 attempts โฆ at Vanderbilt (10/23): Led State with an 80.6 offensive grade per PFF, behind 83.2 run blocking and 78.1 pass blocking grades โฆ Was not penalized and did not allow a sack over 81 snaps, including 66 snaps in pass protection โฆ Earned his second SEC Offensive Lineman of the week honor of the year โฆ at No. 17 Auburn (11/13): Blocked 62 times and recorded an astounding 90.1 PFF grade โฆ Did not allow a single pressure โฆ Helped MSU score 40 straight points to erase a 25-point deficit and win 43-34.
ย
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Started 10 games ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 โฆ Sat No. 4 nationally in pass blocking snaps (528) per PFF ... MSU's top-graded offensive lineman on five occasions (Arkansas, Texas A&M, at Alabama, Auburn, vs. Tulsa) โฆ at No. 7 LSU (9/26):ย Made his first career start at left tackle, playing every offensive snap ... Helped protect K.J. Costello as he passed for an SEC and MSU record 623 yards and five touchdowns โฆ Arkansas (10/3):ย Played every offensive snap at left tackle ... Helped State record 400 yards of offense ... Graded as MSU's top offensive lineman (70.1) and pass blocker (80.6), according to PFF โฆ at Kentucky (10/10):ย Helped protect K.J. Costello and Will Rogers as the duo combined to attempt an SEC and MSU-record 70 passes ... Led the team in run blocking grade (74.1), according to PFF โฆ at No. 2 Alabama (10/31):ย Earned the highest offensive grade (71.8) on the team from PFF ... Graded as the No. 2 pass blocker (88.5), which tied for No. 7 in the FBS for the week โฆ at Ole Miss (11/28):ย Protected Will Rogers to the tune of 440 yards passing - an MSU freshman record - and a school-record 45 completions โฆย Missouri (12/19):ย Helped the rushing attack gain a season-best 151 yards ... Protected Will Rogers to the tune of 295 yards passing ... Offense piled up 446 yards of total offense โฆ vs. No. 22 Tulsa (12/31):ย Paved the way for 123 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground ... Also protected Will Rogers to the tune of 148 yards passing and one touchdown.
2019 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in three games โฆ Played snaps versusย Southern Miss (9/7),ย Kansas State (9/14)ย andย at Texas A&M (10/26)ย โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program.
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High School
Prepped at Laurel High School under head coach Todd Breland โฆ Five-star offensive tackle per Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Four-star recruit by ESPN โฆ Listed as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Mississippi by both 247Sportsย and Rivals โฆ Top-20 prospect nationally by 247Sports (No. 8) and Rivals (No. 17) โฆ Ranked No. 84 in the ESPN300 โฆ Standout performer in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl โฆ Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen selection as a senior โฆ Named first-team All-State by the Mississippi Association of Coaches first-team Class 5A All-Region 3 as a senior โฆ As a senior, anchored an offensive line that helped the offense eclipsed the 40-point mark six times โฆ Competed in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game as a senior โฆ Committed to MSU on December 9, 2018.
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Personal
Born Charles Ellis Cross on November 25, 2000 โฆ Son of Owedia and Mitchell Cross Sr. โฆ Has two older siblings โ Quenna Cooper and Mitchell Cross Jr. โฆ Majored in business administration โฆ Twitter handle is @CharlesC_67.
โข 2021 First Team All-American (ESPN, Sporting News)
โข 2021 Third Team All-American (PFF)ย
โข 2021 First Team All-SEC (Coaches, Associated Press, PFF)
โข 2021 Second Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)
โข 2021 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Kent Hull Trophy Winner
โข 2021 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (NC State, Vanderbilt)
โข 2020 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)
ย
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Started 12 games at left tackle โฆ Earned the top PFF pass blocking grade in the SEC for the season (84.9) โฆ Finished second in the SEC in run blocking grade (87.2) and overall offense grade (86.7) per PFFโฆ Allowed just two sacks on 919 pass blocking snaps โฆ Did not allow a QB hit all season โฆ Blocked for Will Rogers to lead the SEC in passing yards per game (364.5) โฆ Protected Rogers as he threw for 4,739 passing yards, the third most in SEC single-season history โฆ Went seven straight games without allowing a sack โฆ Provided time for MSU to rack up 300 or more passing yards in 11 games, including six with 400-plus โฆ NC State (9/11): Did not allow a single pressure during the 24-10 win, a game in which MSU dropped back to pass 51 times โฆ Played 65 snaps in that contest and received a 73.6 overall grade from PFF to lead the Bulldogs' offensive line โฆ Also posted an 88.8 pass blocking grade, which ranked third in the SEC โฆ LSU (9/25): Allowed zero sacks and only two pressures on 71 pass blocking attempts โฆ Logged a solid 81.6 pass blocking grade โฆ at No. 15 Texas A&M (10/2): Followed up with a clean pass blocking sheet in the 26-22 win โฆ Collected an 81.0 PFF pass blocking grade โฆ No. 2 Alabama (10/16): Allowed zero pressures and finished with an impressive 84.9 pass blocking grade from PFF on 66 attempts โฆ at Vanderbilt (10/23): Led State with an 80.6 offensive grade per PFF, behind 83.2 run blocking and 78.1 pass blocking grades โฆ Was not penalized and did not allow a sack over 81 snaps, including 66 snaps in pass protection โฆ Earned his second SEC Offensive Lineman of the week honor of the year โฆ at No. 17 Auburn (11/13): Blocked 62 times and recorded an astounding 90.1 PFF grade โฆ Did not allow a single pressure โฆ Helped MSU score 40 straight points to erase a 25-point deficit and win 43-34.
ย
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Started 10 games ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 โฆ Sat No. 4 nationally in pass blocking snaps (528) per PFF ... MSU's top-graded offensive lineman on five occasions (Arkansas, Texas A&M, at Alabama, Auburn, vs. Tulsa) โฆ at No. 7 LSU (9/26):ย Made his first career start at left tackle, playing every offensive snap ... Helped protect K.J. Costello as he passed for an SEC and MSU record 623 yards and five touchdowns โฆ Arkansas (10/3):ย Played every offensive snap at left tackle ... Helped State record 400 yards of offense ... Graded as MSU's top offensive lineman (70.1) and pass blocker (80.6), according to PFF โฆ at Kentucky (10/10):ย Helped protect K.J. Costello and Will Rogers as the duo combined to attempt an SEC and MSU-record 70 passes ... Led the team in run blocking grade (74.1), according to PFF โฆ at No. 2 Alabama (10/31):ย Earned the highest offensive grade (71.8) on the team from PFF ... Graded as the No. 2 pass blocker (88.5), which tied for No. 7 in the FBS for the week โฆ at Ole Miss (11/28):ย Protected Will Rogers to the tune of 440 yards passing - an MSU freshman record - and a school-record 45 completions โฆย Missouri (12/19):ย Helped the rushing attack gain a season-best 151 yards ... Protected Will Rogers to the tune of 295 yards passing ... Offense piled up 446 yards of total offense โฆ vs. No. 22 Tulsa (12/31):ย Paved the way for 123 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground ... Also protected Will Rogers to the tune of 148 yards passing and one touchdown.
2019 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in three games โฆ Played snaps versusย Southern Miss (9/7),ย Kansas State (9/14)ย andย at Texas A&M (10/26)ย โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program.
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High School
Prepped at Laurel High School under head coach Todd Breland โฆ Five-star offensive tackle per Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Four-star recruit by ESPN โฆ Listed as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Mississippi by both 247Sportsย and Rivals โฆ Top-20 prospect nationally by 247Sports (No. 8) and Rivals (No. 17) โฆ Ranked No. 84 in the ESPN300 โฆ Standout performer in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl โฆ Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen selection as a senior โฆ Named first-team All-State by the Mississippi Association of Coaches first-team Class 5A All-Region 3 as a senior โฆ As a senior, anchored an offensive line that helped the offense eclipsed the 40-point mark six times โฆ Competed in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game as a senior โฆ Committed to MSU on December 9, 2018.
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Personal
Born Charles Ellis Cross on November 25, 2000 โฆ Son of Owedia and Mitchell Cross Sr. โฆ Has two older siblings โ Quenna Cooper and Mitchell Cross Jr. โฆ Majored in business administration โฆ Twitter handle is @CharlesC_67.
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