Nic
Cross
#39 Linebacker
Nic
Cross
#39 Linebacker
Height 5'10
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1999-06-22 (24)
Born Regina, SK
School British Columbia
Status NAT
Defensive Tackles 0
Special Teams Tackles 14
Interceptions 0
Sacks 0

ACQUIRED:
Selected in the first round, ninth overall in the 2021 CFL Draft.

AWARDS:
Ticats Most Outstanding Special Teams Player – 1 – 2021

CURRENT SEASON STATS
Games Played: 17
Total Tackles: 15
Special Teams Tackles: 13
Forced Fumbles: 1

CAREER:
2023: Appeared in 17 games…Recorded three special teams tackles in week 13’s Labour Day Classic against Toronto on Sept. 4/23.

2022: Suited up for five regular season games…Recorded three special teams tackles June 24 at Winnipeg…Suffered season-ending injury July 16 vs. Ottawa.

2021: Selected by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the first round, ninth overall, in the 2021 CFL Draft on May 4…Signed with the Tiger-Cats on May 21…Dressed in 12 regular season games…Totalled 19 total tackles, including a team-leading 17 special teams tackles…Recorded two special teams tackles, including his first career tackle, in his CFL debut August 5 at Winnipeg…Recorded six tackles, including five special teams tackles September 22 at Ottawa.
Playoffs: Dressed in all three playoff games.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
First CFL Game – Aug. 5/21, vs Winnipeg
First CFL Tackle – Aug. 5/21, vs Winnipeg

COLLEGE/PERSONAL:
College: Played one season at the University of British Columbia (2019) where he appeared in eight games, registering 74 total tackles, one quarterback sack and one interception…Transferred to UBC after playing one season at the University of Regina (2017) where he played in eight games, tallying 59 total tackles, three tackles for loss, one quarterback sack, one interception, one forced fumble and three pass deflections.

Personal: Spent 2018 with the Okanagan Sun of the Canadian Junior Football League, where he played five games, registering 10 total tackles, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, one fumble recovery return touchdown and one pass deflection.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2021
HAM 12 2 18 0 0 0 0
2022
HAM 5 0 6 0 0 0 0
2023
HAM 17 0 14 0 0 0 1
Total
34 2 38 0 0 0 1

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-18
2 TOR 0 2 0 0 0 0
07-08
5 OTT 0 1 0 0 0 0
07-13
6 EDM 0 2 0 0 0 0
07-28
8 OTT 0 1 0 0 0 0
08-05
9 MTL 0 2 0 0 0 0
08-26
12 BC 0 1 0 0 0 0
09-04
13 TOR 0 3 0 0 0 0
09-08
14 OTT 0 1 0 0 0 0
09-30
17 CGY 0 1 0 0 0 0
10-07
18 SSK 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total
0 14 0 0 0 1