Jerrimiah Cross
Jerrimiah Cross
About Jerrimiah
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Alex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
Biggest Strengths
- An impeccable skillset last year as a freshman, and an amazing youth football career.
- Catches with hands; able to consistently win “50-50” balls
- Incredibly physical. Able to shake off tacklers with relative ease.
- Much more fluid athlete when compared to other young WRs with P4 offers. Moves extremely well for his size.
- Has flashed as a route runner.
- Working with SMSB, and just transferred to OLSM.
- Projection: Power 4 “X” WR.
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Read EvaluationAlex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
“Catch the ball at its highest point” is a phrase said by many but understood by few.
Jerrimiah gets it. Elite body control, a good vertical, and straight-up knows where he needs to be and how he needs to get there. This prospect wins those “50/50” balls through knowing the field, the flight path of the football, and his body extremely well.
This is what makes Jerrimiah stand out amongst the several great receivers in this class. He’s a phenomenal X, and can catch those downfield home-run balls as good as any.
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Read EvaluationAlex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
From one great program to another. Last year at Brother Rice, Jerrimiah put up some incredible highlights. Next year at River Rouge, the sky is the limit.
Jerrimiah has rare hands and body control for any high school football player, let alone a Class of 2028. As a downfield physical threat, Jerrimiah is one of the best in the country. Where he can still improve is release, change of direction, and short-intermediate route running.
He reminds me a lot of Michigan State Star and River Rouge alum Nick Marsh. Jerrimiah has a similar build, and a similar skillset. On paper, Jerrimiah’s ceiling is just as high as Nick’s. Let’s see if he can get there!
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Read EvaluationAlex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
Cross has the best tape out of any Class of 2028 WR. For me, it’s a thin margin between #3 and #2 in the state.
Starting with the negatives, Jeremiah still needs to become more explosive off the line of scrimmage. In addition, route running needs an upgrade, and I don’t love his change of direction.
The good- Jerrimiah has elite body control. So many highlights where Jerrimiah contorts his body to perfectly fit the pass. Perfect for goalline fades, 50/50 balls, and slightly inaccurate passes. In addition, Jerrimiah is physical and has great hands. Jerrimiah may be raw in some aspects, but all of his strengths play off of each other beautifully. I definitely see shades of Nick Marsh. I am incredibly, incredibly excited to see what Jerrimiah accomplishes at River Rouge!
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Read EvaluationAlex Pallone | Prep Redzone Scout
That’s right- there are FOUR Brother Rice freshmen in our Class of 2028 Top 10.
Jerrimiah has just as high of a ceiling as anyone in this class. I’m already incredibly impressed with his straight-line speed, overall athleticism, and frame. There are several clips floating around Twitter of Jerrimiah burning DBs on deep routes and even a few of him using his length to win jump balls. I don’t think he’s the most polished route-runner when it comes to many short-intermediate routes, but he has plenty of time to grow in that area.
I fully expect Jerrimiah to contribute this season, and I fully expect him to develop into a Power 4 prospect.
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Read EvaluationKeaton Donnelly | Prep Redzone Scout
Another one of my initial standouts for the West team Cross is a threat for defenses on every single play. He has a great build already being 6’1 165. It’s what happens after the catch that really impressed me about Cross. Not only can he run routes to get in the position to catch the ball but what he does after its in his hands put him as a top receiver that I watched all weekend. Going to be a top receiver in Michigan when it’s all said and done.
- Big receiver
- Athletic
- Looks the part
- Good routes
- Makes moves on DB
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Read EvaluationKeaton Donnelly | Prep Redzone Scout
Cross is a WR with good size that has the ability to make big plays after the catch. Hes extremely athletic and represented Michigan well. A guy that can make big time catches in traffic and is elusive with the ball in his hands. He looks very natural at the position and has some good muscle mass to be a guy that can catch passes over the middle and take hits. Overall could definitely turn into a top receiver in the state of Michigan.
- Big receiver
- Athletic
- Good routes
- Makes moves on DB
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Read EvaluationKeaton Donnelly | Prep Redzone Scout
– Played on the 14U Southfield Falcons this year and was one of only a handful of kids selected from teams that were not at AYF Nationals in December.
– Looks to be a future elite wide wide receiver. Good size, great muscle mass. Fast, smooth. Just a complete athlete. Also a talented basketball player.
– Without having an idea he’d be in consideration for this game, wrote him up in article this past fall based off his ability. With the other weapons this team has, he could own the middle of the field and have tons of room to create after the catch.
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Read EvaluationAlan Popadines | Prep Redzone Scout
– The first of three Southfield Falcons athletes on this list, I originally had Cross listed as a wide receiver but I changed him to an Athlete because the dude can ball on defense too. Plays both sides of the ball with great vision and almost sees plays happen before they actually do
– Offensively, the Falcons are star-studded at the skill positions and Cross is a prime example. While their quarterback
Drake Martin
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Martin
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can shake and throw, he’s only 5-foot-5. However, the lack of height doesn’t matter much when he can throw it up to guys like Cross who stands 6-foot-1 and 165 pounds who can toe-tap with the best of them
– Cross plays defense with the same mentality he plays offense: “the ball is mine”. He closes on passing lanes very quickly and can snatch 50/50 balls out of the air with ease. If he gets his paws on a ball–watch out! He’s a threat to take it to the house from anywhere on the field if he given space
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