Mark Randall Crawford (born May 11, 1989) is an American football defensive lineman for the Iowa Barnstormers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at University of Kentucky and attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has also been a member of the Arizona Rattlers, Jacksonville Sharks, Los Angeles Kiss, San Antonio Talons and Nebraska Danger.
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||
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| Born: | May 11, 1989 Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Indianapolis (IN) Ben Davis | ||||
| College: | Kentucky | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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College career
editCrawford played for the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens in 2007[1] and the Kentucky Wildcats from 2008 to 2011. He was the team's starter his final two years.
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) |
318 lb (144 kg) |
5.53 s | 1.89 s | 3.19 s | 5.19 s | 8.15 s | 21.5 in (0.55 m) |
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
18 reps | |||
| All values from Kentucky Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Arizona Rattlers
editIn 2013, Crawford was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League.[3]
Jacksonville Sharks
editOn June 21, 2013, the Jacksonville Sharks claimed Crawford.[4] Crawford played in the final 4 game for the Sharks.
Los Angeles KISS
editOn December 20, 2013, Crawford was selected by the Los Angeles KISS in the expansion draft.[5]
San Antonio Talons
editOn February 23, 2014, Crawford and Jeremy Lewis were traded to the San Antonio Talons for Andre Jones, Joe Madsen, Jason Shirley, Darius Smith and Shawn Asiata.[6] Crawford recorded just an assisted tackle during his time with the Talons. He was placed on recallable reassignment on March 27, 2014. Crawford appeared in two games for the Talons, including one start.
Nebraska Danger
editOn August 26, 2015, Crawford signed with the Nebraska Danger.[7] He was released on February 23, 2016.[8]
Iowa Barnstormers
editOn September 14, 2016, Crawford signed with the Iowa Barnstormers.[9]
References
edit- ^ Jeremy Crabtree (December 3, 2008). "Juco DL about to decide". www.rivals.com. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Mark Crawford". nfldraftscout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Nykki Schele. "ARIZONA RATTLERS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TWO ROOKIES". www.azrattlers.com. Arizona Rattlers. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "SHARKS ACTIVATE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN MARK CRAWFORD". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 26, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "CRAWFORD, MORALES SELECTED IN AFL EXPANSION DRAFT". www.jaxsharks.com. Jacksonville Sharks. December 20, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Talons survive, aiming to thrive". San Antonio Express News. Hearst Communications Inc. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ Bob Hamar (August 26, 2015). "Danger signs ex-Huskers Carnes, Cooper to contracts". theindependent.com. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "February 2016 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. February 23, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Barnstormers Add Defensive Tackle". www.theiowabarnstormers.com. Iowa Barnstormers. September 14, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2017.