Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 27 | — |
| Success rate | 29.6% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 18.5% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 25.9% | — |
| First downs | 6 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 3 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Cross's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction28 carries
Career
6 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  App State#105 · 4-2 | 6 | 23% | 29 | 145 | 5.0 | 0 | 29.6% | 4 | 29 | 0 | 3.3% |
| 2025 |  Arkansas State#105 · 7-6 | 1 | 2% | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | 57.1% | 5 | 33 | 1 | 12.9% |
| 2024 | Arkansas State#107 · 8-5 | 13 | 39% | 115 | 638 | 5.5 | 2 | 45.9% | 35 | 228 | 1 | 8.8% |
| 2023 | Arkansas State#88 · 6-7 | 13 | 44% | 128 | 716 | 5.6 | 7 | 43.9% | 24 | 161 | 0 | 8.5% |
| 2022 | Arkansas State#118 · 3-9 | 7 | 13% | 24 | 92 | 3.8 | 0 | 30.0% | 10 | 56 | 0 | 6.0% |
| 2021 |  Purdue#33 · 9-4 | 3 | 5% | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 0 | 25.0% | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ja'Quez Cross's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Ja'Quez Cross's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Maine | W 55–3 | 7.0 | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | @ East Carolina | W 27–24 | 4.8 | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Charlotte | W 26–21 | — | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ NC State | L 31–41 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 12 | · | · | · |
| 6 |  Old Dominion | L 3–10 | 4.3 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 23 | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 35–32 | 4.6 | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 21 | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.2 | 29 | 145 | 5.0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 56 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 29 | — |
| Yards | 145 | 371st / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 39 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1115th / 1995 |
| Yards | 29 | 1280th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 7.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 16 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 4 | — |
| Yards | 56 | — |
| Average | 14 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 23 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Maine | 72 | ~22 (15–29) | 9 | · | · | 31% |
| Wk 2 · East Carolina | 72 | ~20 (14–26) | 8 | · | · | 28% |
| Wk 3 · Charlotte | 76 | ~10 (2–19) | 3 | 1 | · | 13% |
| Wk 4 · NC State | 61 | ~13 (3–25) | 2 | 1 | · | 21% |
| Wk 6 · Old Dominion | 55 | ~13 (3–25) | 5 | 1 | · | 24% |
| Wk 7 · Coastal Carolina | 77 | ~19 (13–25) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Season | 413 | 97 (77–120) | 33 | 4 | 1 | 23% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the App State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jaquari Lewis | RB | SO | 70 | 346 | 4.9 | 8 | 7 | +0.17 |
| 11 | Ja'Quez Cross | RB | SR | 29 | 145 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -0.02 |
| Treyaun Webb | RB | 21 | 60 | 2.9 | 2 | — | -0.41 | ||
| 48 | J'Marion Burnette | RB | JR | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | — | -0.21 |
| 2 | Kanye Roberts | RB | SR | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | — | +0.44 |
| 26 | Max Guest | RB | SO | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | +0.08 |
| 31 | Jaysen Angulo | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. App State depth chart →