Cross and No. 3 James Holbrough aren’t separated by much on most schools’ boards. Cross gets the nod because he’s considered to be a touch more athletic to go along with a 6-3 frame and might have a little more upside because of his age.

“I like Cross because he does a little bit more. He’s a pure QB with unreal vision. He doesn’t need the ball to score, and he’s just a little bit different,” one assistant coach at a top-5 program said.

Cross racked up 53 goals and doled out 32 assists en route to earning All-America honors as a sophomore at Valor Christian, which made it to the Colorado state championship game. Cross’ father, Ray, played at Notre Dame, and the Irish will be a contender. Despite that, everyone’s going to call him, and it doesn’t seem like it’s a lock that he ends up in South Bend.