Georgia Southern · L 3-19
No carries.
Cross has carries in 7 of App State’s 8 games: none against Georgia Southern.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Ja'Quez Cross
The six seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Jeff Brohm, Butch Jones and Dowell Loggains. That makes three straight seasons on the honors list: All-Sun Belt again in 2025. On tape: 66 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards against Maine, Week 1, 2026.
151 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 32 carries
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The game on Oct 31 is in the game log; its play by play comes with the next update.
Against James Madison on Oct. 22: 3 carries for 6 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 32 carries for 151 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 32 | 151 | 4.7 | 0 | 39 |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 115 | 638 | 5.5 | 2 | 49 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 128 | 716 | 5.6 | 7 | 66 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 24 | 92 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | Purdue | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 320 | 1,660 | 5.2 | 10 | 66 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 35 | 228 | 6.5 | 1 | 20 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 24 | 161 | 6.7 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | Purdue | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 79 | 513 | 6.5 | 2 | 20 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | 39 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-41@ NC State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10vs Old Dominion | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32@ Coastal Carolina | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31vs James Madison | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-19@ Georgia Southern | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 32 | 151 | 4.7 | 0 | 39 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 55-3
vs Maine
66 rush yds (7 car) · 2 rec · 18 yds
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · N. Branch — 5 rec · 55 yds · 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 23.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 14.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 24.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
51.1%
280 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The No. 1,463 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2023)
Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Jeff Brohm, Butch Jones and Dowell Loggains.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to App State
