#97 Caden Crawford Season 2023-24

2024 – – Played in three games… collected a career-high two tackles (one solo, one assist) and recovered his first career fumble as defense allowed just 189 yards in season-opening 40-0 shutout of Illinois State.

2023 – – Saw first career action in 41-10 win over Western Michigan, but had no statistics.

2022 – – Redshirted… did not see any game action.

 

High school honors – – Earned first-team Class 4A all-state honors as a senior… first-team all-conference and conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior… honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference linebacker as a junior, while earning honorable mention all-conference honors at quarterback… honorable mention all-conference linebacker as a sophomore… Career – – Three-year football letterman as linebacker and quarterback… 103 tackles as a sen-ior, including 17 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one recovered fumble and one interception… on offense passed for 526 yards and four touchdowns, while rushing for 247 yards and four touchdowns… 78 tackles as a junior, with 18 tackles for loss, four sacks and five forced fumbles… passed for 1,089 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior, while rushing for 251 yards and eight touchdowns… recorded 64 tackles as a sophomore, with 12 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles… team captain as a senior… also lettered in basketball, powerlifting and track as a prep… earned second-team all-conference honors in basketball as a junior… runner-up in state powerlifting in 242-pound weight class as a junior… state powerlift-ing qualifier as a sophomore… state track qualifier in discus as a junior.

Personal – – Born 12/30/2003… enterprise leadership major… parents are Tasha and Lynn Crawford… high school coach was Dylan Brown.