Highlights + Evaluation of WVU DB Commit Jason Cross

Taking a closer look at West Virginia's newest defensive back commit.

The West Virginia Mountaineer coaching staff received a verbal commit from 2024 defensive back Jason Cross. The Bishop Canevin High School Pittsburgh (PA), choosing the Mountaineers over the other two finalists Michigan State and Syracuse, while also holding other Power Five offers from Kentucky, Penn State, Boston College, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Maryland, and Virginia Tech.

Highlights

Evaluation

Cross is a two-way player and is the quarterback Bishop Canevin, which gives him an edge with play recognition as the centerfielder of the defense. 

He's an opportunist in the backend of the defense, taking advantage of offensive mistakes and flips momentum with a pick six. He is a ball hawk and can out muscle and out leap receivers. 

The six-foot-two 165-pound safety delivers big hits to the ball carriers and snuffs out the running game with ferocious hits.  

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