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Justin Crawford #25 RB

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Columbus, Ga.
  • High School:
    Hardaway HS
  • Prev School:
    NW Mississippi CC

Summary

Biography

  • Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (Coaches, ESPN.com, Athlon Sports)
  • All-Big 12 Second Team (AP, ESPN.com)
  • Doak Walker Award Watch List

2016 (Jr.)

  • Played in all 13 games in 2016 and started four
  • Ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and sixth nationally in rushing yards per carry, averaging 7.3 yards
  • Ranked No. 3 in the Big 12 and No. 38 nationally in rushing yards, with 1,184
  • Ranked No. 4 in the Big 12 and No. 42 nationally in rushing with 91.1 yards per game 
  • Ranked No. 12 in the Big 12 in all-purpose yards, averaging 96.3 per game
  • Finished with five 100+ yard rushing performances, two for 200 or more yards and one for more than 300 yards
  • Ran for 209 yards with a career-long 63-yard run vs. Baylor
  • Had a career-best 331 yards, third-most in a game in school history, with a career-long of 61 against Oklahoma
  • Had a then career- and game-best 129 rushing yards with one TD and a career-long run of 37 yards vs. Kansas
  • Team-high 13 carries at Oklahoma State, finishing with 80 yards with a long of 20 yards
  • Recorded first career multiple TD game with one rushing and one receiving score at Texas Tech; touchdown reception was the first of his career
  • Gained a game- and career-best 104 yards rushing against Kansas State for second career 100-yard game; scored on a one-yard TD run 
  • Finished with a team-high 86 yards rushing against BYU
  • Finished with 101 yards rushing on 21 carries against Missouri, becoming the first Mountaineer to gain 100+ yards rushing in his career debut since Charles Sims ran for 120 yards on 23 attempts against William & Mary on Aug. 31, 2013

2015 (So.) - Northwest Mississippi CC

  • Led Northwest to its first junior college national championship since 1992
  • 2015 Spalding NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year
  • Two-time NJCAA All-American, all-region and All-MACJC First-Team selection
  • Two-year career totals at Northwest CC show 3,161 yards rushing, an average of 6.7 yards per rush and 30 touchdowns
  • Had 41 receptions for 700 yards and six scores
  • Averaged more than 20 carries per game for his career and is the school’s all-time leading rusher
  • Averaged more than 220 all-purpose yards per game in two-year career
  • As a sophomore, rushed for 1,610 yards, averaging 6.5 yards per carry and 16 touchdowns, to go along with 29 receptions for 394 yards and six TD’s
  • Rushed for a school record 338 yards and four touchdowns against Coahoma
  • Totaled more than 200 yards rushing in three other games
  • MACJC Player of the Week on multiple occasions
  • Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, Rivals, Scout and ESPN
  • 247Sports ranks him as the No. 34 best prospect in junior college, No. 3 running back and No. 6 JC prospect in Mississippi
  • Member of the Rivals Top 100 as their No. 34 top junior college prospect
  • Participated in the 2014 Nike Football Training Camp

2014 (Fr.) - Northwest Mississippi CC

  • Played for coach Jack Wright
  • As a freshman, totaled 1,551 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns
  • His 1,551 yards led the state of Mississippi and was fourth overall in JC
  • Finished with 12 receptions for 306 yards

High School

  • Played his junior and senior seasons of high school football for coach Jeff Battles at Hardaway High in Columbus, Georgia
  • Took snaps as a quarterback, running back, receiver, safety and was the team’s starting punter during his career at Hardaway
  • Team’s offensive player of the year as a senior, having 825 yards rushing, averaging 8.6 yards per carry and seven touchdowns
  • Participated in track and was the Georgia High School State 5A long jump champion (22’ 19”)
  • Basketball standout at Hardaway, averaging more than 12.0 points per game as a senior
  • Scout ranked him as the nation’s No. 42 best running back coming out of high school
  • Played freshman and sophomore seasons at Gainesville High in Florida

Personal

  • Birthday is February 19
  • Wife, Kenya and sons, Jaydense and Justin Jr.
  • Son of Daphne Crawford
  • One of seven children
  • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2016Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 198 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2017Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    25
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