Corey Crawford (American football)

Corey Crawford
Clemson Tigers
TitleGraduate assistant
Personal information
Born (1991-12-01) December 1, 1991
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight298 lb (135 kg)
Career information
High schoolHargrave Military Academy
CollegeClemson
NFL draft2015: undrafted
Career history
Playing
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
Stats at Pro Football Reference 

Corey Crawford (born December 1, 1991) is an American former football defensive end and current coach. He attended Clemson University, G.W. Carver HS Columbus, Georgia, and Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia.[1]

College career

Crawford committed to Clemson in 2011 as a four-star recruit and spent his entire collegiate career with the Tigers.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wingspan 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+14 in
(1.96 m)
283 lb
(128 kg)
34+12 in
(0.88 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
7 ft 1 in
(2.16 m)
5.01 s 1.78 s 2.91 s 4.65 s 7.64 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)
9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
17 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3]

Crawford was signed by the Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2015. He was released on September 5, 2015, and signed to the practice squad the following day. He signed a futures contract with the Redskins on January 12, 2016, but was released on September 3, 2016.[4] On June 8, 2017, Crawford signed with the Columbus Lions. In September 2017, Crawford re-signed with the Lions for 2018.[5] He signed with the Carolina Cobras in 2019, but was placed on the team suspension list after signing with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football on March 13, 2019. After the AAF suspended football operations, he was activated by the Cobras on April 3. He was placed on the refused to report list on April 6.

In October 2019, he was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2020 XFL draft.[6] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[7]

Coaching career

Crawford began his coaching career in 2022, joining the staff at his alma mater, Clemson, as a defensive graduate assistant.[8]

References

  1. ^ Corey Crawford, DE for the Washington Redskins at NFL.com
  2. ^ "Corey Crawford Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  3. ^ "Corey Crawford College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  4. ^ "09/03: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  8. ^ Barnett, Zach (February 2, 2022). "Clemson announces a slew of promotions, new hires, and raises". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved February 2, 2022.