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Jersey Number 67
Charles Cross
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Laurel HS
Bio
• 2022 No. 9 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)
• 2021 First Team All-American (ESPN, Sporting News)
• 2021 Third Team All-American (PFF)
• 2021 First Team All-SEC (Coaches, Associated Press, PFF)
• 2021 Second Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)
• 2021 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Kent Hull Trophy Winner
• 2021 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (NC State, Vanderbilt)
• 2020 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Started 12 games at left tackle … Earned the top PFF pass blocking grade in the SEC for the season (84.9) … Finished second in the SEC in run blocking grade (87.2) and overall offense grade (86.7) per PFF… Allowed just two sacks on 919 pass blocking snaps … Did not allow a QB hit all season … Blocked for Will Rogers to lead the SEC in passing yards per game (364.5) … Protected Rogers as he threw for 4,739 passing yards, the third most in SEC single-season history … Went seven straight games without allowing a sack … Provided time for MSU to rack up 300 or more passing yards in 11 games, including six with 400-plus … 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 … Played 65 snaps in that contest and received a 73.6 overall grade from PFF to lead the Bulldogs' offensive line … Also posted an 88.8 pass blocking grade, which ranked third in the SEC … LSU (9/25): Allowed zero sacks and only two pressures on 71 pass blocking attempts … Logged a solid 81.6 pass blocking grade … at No. 15 Texas A&M (10/2): Followed up with a clean pass blocking sheet in the 26-22 win … Collected an 81.0 PFF pass blocking grade … No. 2 Alabama (10/16): Allowed zero pressures and finished with an impressive 84.9 pass blocking grade from PFF on 66 attempts … 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 … Was not penalized and did not allow a sack over 81 snaps, including 66 snaps in pass protection … Earned his second SEC Offensive Lineman of the week honor of the year … at No. 17 Auburn (11/13): Blocked 62 times and recorded an astounding 90.1 PFF grade … Did not allow a single pressure … Helped MSU score 40 straight points to erase a 25-point deficit and win 43-34.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Started 10 games ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 … 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) … at No. 7 LSU (9/26): 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 … Arkansas (10/3): 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 … at Kentucky (10/10): 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 … at No. 2 Alabama (10/31): 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 … at Ole Miss (11/28): Protected Will Rogers to the tune of 440 yards passing - an MSU freshman record - and a school-record 45 completions … Missouri (12/19): 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 … vs. No. 22 Tulsa (12/31): 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 … Played snaps versus Southern Miss (9/7), Kansas State (9/14) and at Texas A&M (10/26) … Redshirted his initial year with the program.
High School
Prepped at Laurel High School under head coach Todd Breland … Five-star offensive tackle per Rivals and 247Sports … Four-star recruit by ESPN … Listed as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Mississippi by both 247Sports and Rivals … Top-20 prospect nationally by 247Sports (No. 8) and Rivals (No. 17) … Ranked No. 84 in the ESPN300 … Standout performer in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen selection as a senior … Named first-team All-State by the Mississippi Association of Coaches first-team Class 5A All-Region 3 as a senior … As a senior, anchored an offensive line that helped the offense eclipsed the 40-point mark six times … Competed in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game as a senior … Committed to MSU on December 9, 2018.
Personal
Born Charles Ellis Cross on November 25, 2000 … Son of Owedia and Mitchell Cross Sr. … Has two older siblings – Quenna Cooper and Mitchell Cross Jr. … Majored in business administration … Twitter handle is @CharlesC_67.
• 2021 First Team All-American (ESPN, Sporting News)
• 2021 Third Team All-American (PFF)
• 2021 First Team All-SEC (Coaches, Associated Press, PFF)
• 2021 Second Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)
• 2021 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Kent Hull Trophy Winner
• 2021 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (NC State, Vanderbilt)
• 2020 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Started 12 games at left tackle … Earned the top PFF pass blocking grade in the SEC for the season (84.9) … Finished second in the SEC in run blocking grade (87.2) and overall offense grade (86.7) per PFF… Allowed just two sacks on 919 pass blocking snaps … Did not allow a QB hit all season … Blocked for Will Rogers to lead the SEC in passing yards per game (364.5) … Protected Rogers as he threw for 4,739 passing yards, the third most in SEC single-season history … Went seven straight games without allowing a sack … Provided time for MSU to rack up 300 or more passing yards in 11 games, including six with 400-plus … 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 … Played 65 snaps in that contest and received a 73.6 overall grade from PFF to lead the Bulldogs' offensive line … Also posted an 88.8 pass blocking grade, which ranked third in the SEC … LSU (9/25): Allowed zero sacks and only two pressures on 71 pass blocking attempts … Logged a solid 81.6 pass blocking grade … at No. 15 Texas A&M (10/2): Followed up with a clean pass blocking sheet in the 26-22 win … Collected an 81.0 PFF pass blocking grade … No. 2 Alabama (10/16): Allowed zero pressures and finished with an impressive 84.9 pass blocking grade from PFF on 66 attempts … 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 … Was not penalized and did not allow a sack over 81 snaps, including 66 snaps in pass protection … Earned his second SEC Offensive Lineman of the week honor of the year … at No. 17 Auburn (11/13): Blocked 62 times and recorded an astounding 90.1 PFF grade … Did not allow a single pressure … Helped MSU score 40 straight points to erase a 25-point deficit and win 43-34.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Started 10 games ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 … 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) … at No. 7 LSU (9/26): 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 … Arkansas (10/3): 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 … at Kentucky (10/10): 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 … at No. 2 Alabama (10/31): 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 … at Ole Miss (11/28): Protected Will Rogers to the tune of 440 yards passing - an MSU freshman record - and a school-record 45 completions … Missouri (12/19): 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 … vs. No. 22 Tulsa (12/31): 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 … Played snaps versus Southern Miss (9/7), Kansas State (9/14) and at Texas A&M (10/26) … Redshirted his initial year with the program.
High School
Prepped at Laurel High School under head coach Todd Breland … Five-star offensive tackle per Rivals and 247Sports … Four-star recruit by ESPN … Listed as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Mississippi by both 247Sports and Rivals … Top-20 prospect nationally by 247Sports (No. 8) and Rivals (No. 17) … Ranked No. 84 in the ESPN300 … Standout performer in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen selection as a senior … Named first-team All-State by the Mississippi Association of Coaches first-team Class 5A All-Region 3 as a senior … As a senior, anchored an offensive line that helped the offense eclipsed the 40-point mark six times … Competed in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game as a senior … Committed to MSU on December 9, 2018.
Personal
Born Charles Ellis Cross on November 25, 2000 … Son of Owedia and Mitchell Cross Sr. … Has two older siblings – Quenna Cooper and Mitchell Cross Jr. … Majored in business administration … Twitter handle is @CharlesC_67.
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