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Howard Cross

Howard Edward Cross Jr.

Position: TE
Height: 6-5    Weight: 270 lbs.
Born: August 8, 1967 in Huntsville, AL
College: Alabama

Career AV: 36 (2412th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 6th round (158th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1989 22 NYG 87 16 4 6 107 17.8 1 27 0.4 6.7 107 1 1 3
1990 23 NYG te 87 16 8 8 106 13.3 0 21 0.5 6.6 106 0 0 3
1991 24 NYG TE 87 16 16 20 283 14.2 2 30 1.3 17.7 283 2 1 5
1992 25 NYG TE 87 16 16 27 357 13.2 2 29 1.7 22.3 357 2 2 7
1993 26 NYG TE 87 16 16 21 272 13.0 5 32 1.3 17.0 272 5 0 5
1994 27 NYG TE 87 16 16 31 364 11.7 4 40 1.9 22.8 364 4 0 5
1995 28 NYG TE 87 15 15 18 197 10.9 0 26 1.2 13.1 197 0 0 4
1996 29 NYG TE 87 16 16 22 178 8.1 1 19 1.4 11.1 178 1 1 3
1997 30 NYG TE 87 16 16 21 150 7.1 2 26 1.3 9.4 150 2 1 3
1998 31 NYG TE 87 16 16 13 90 6.9 0 22 0.8 5.6 90 0 2 3
1999 32 NYG TE 87 16 15 9 55 6.1 0 12 0.6 3.4 55 0 0 2
2000 33 NYG TE 87 16 11 4 30 7.5 0 18 0.3 1.9 30 0 0 2
2001 34 NYG te 87 16 6 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.3 5 0 0 1
Career 207 171 201 2194 10.9 17 40 1.0 10.6 2194 17 8 46

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1990 23 NYG te 87 16 8 1 10 0 10 10.0 116
1991 24 NYG TE 87 16 16 1 11 0 11 11.0 294
1993 26 NYG TE 87 16 16 2 15 0 13 7.5 287
Career 207 171 4 36 0 13 9.0 2230

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1989 22 NYG 87 16 4 1 0 0 0
1991 24 NYG TE 87 16 16 1 0 0 0
1992 25 NYG TE 87 16 16 2 1 0 0
1993 26 NYG TE 87 16 16 0 1 0 0
1994 27 NYG TE 87 16 16 0 1 1 0
1996 29 NYG TE 87 16 16 1 0 0 0
1997 30 NYG TE 87 16 16 1 1 0 0
1998 31 NYG TE 87 16 16 2 0 0 0
Career 207 171 8 4 1 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1989 22 NYG 87 16 4 1 1 6
1991 24 NYG TE 87 16 16 2 2 12
1992 25 NYG TE 87 16 16 2 2 12
1993 26 NYG TE 87 16 16 5 5 30
1994 27 NYG TE 87 16 16 4 4 24
1996 29 NYG TE 87 16 16 1 1 6
1997 30 NYG TE 87 16 16 2 2 12
Career 207 171 17 17 102

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Games

Career 207 (168)

Games Started

Career 171 (175)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1989 22 16 TE 17 36
1990 23 16 TE 11 44
1991 24 16 TE 40 15
1992 25 16 TE 48 14
1993 26 16 TE 57 12 75
1994 27 16 TE 60 5 10 71
1995 28 15 TE 20 42
1996 29 16 TE 24 28
1997 30 16 TE 27 33
1998 31 16 TE 9 53
1999 32 16 TE 6 75
2000 33 16 TE 3 72
2001 34 16 TE 1 84
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