App State Mountaineers · RB RoomRB
#11 Ja'Quez Cross
Class RS SR/TRFrom Arkansas State (transfer)Ht / Wt 5'9" · 190 lbHometown Hampton, AR · Fordyce
Depth-chart placement
Current role
RB1Placement
StarterRoom
Running BackExperience
5-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29RB room context
View full depth chart →Ja'Quez Cross holds the RB · Starter spot in App State Mountaineers’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Arkansas State→App State Mountaineers
Background & career
Ja'Quez Cross is a running back from Hampton, AR who attended Fordyce High School. He was a three-star recruit in the 2021 class with a rating of 0.8404 and a ranking of 1463. Cross played college football at Arkansas State before transferring to App State, where he currently competes for the Mountaineers. Standing 5'9" and weighing 190 pounds, Cross brings experience from his time in the FBS.
Purdue2021
Arkansas State2022 – 2025
App State2026 — presentPrevious schoolArkansas StateRecruiting3-star · No. 1463 nationalOriginHampton, AR · Fordyce