Keyron Crawford (born October 17, 2003)[1] is an American professional football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and the Arkansas State Red Wolves and selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft.
Early life
Crawford attended Raleigh-Egypt High School in Memphis, Tennessee, for three years before transferring to Briarcrest Christian School in Eads, Tennessee, for his senior year. He played basketball in high school and did not start playing football until his senior year.[2] In that season, he was named the regional defensive MVP after recording 78 tackles and 14 sacks.[3]
College career
Arkansas State
As a true freshman at Arkansas State University in 2022,[4] Crawford played in 10 games and had 14 tackles. As a sophomore in 2023, he started all 13 games at defensive end and had 44 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
Auburn
After the season, Crawford transferred to Auburn University.[5][6] In his first season at Auburn in 2024, he had 22 tackles over 12 games. As a senior in 2025, Crawford became a starter at linebacker.[7][8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) |
253 lb (115 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
6 ft 7+1⁄8 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Crawford was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 67th overall pick in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft.[11]
References
- ^ @KeyronCrawford3 (October 16, 2021). “Birthday tomorrow đ¤đ˝âźď¸đ” (Tweet). Retrieved October 28, 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ Varlas, John (September 3, 2021). “Briarcrest player thankful for chance to continue”. Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian. Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ Rauterkus, Peter (September 16, 2025). “Keyron Crawford played one year of high school football. Now he’s an Auburn standout”. AL.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ Collier, Clayton (January 5, 2022). “Keyron Crawford’s unlikely path to college football and Arkansas State”. localmemphis.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ Silva, Richard (April 22, 2024). “Auburn football continues building up front, adds transfer edge defender Keyron Crawford”. Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ Lee, Ainslie (August 15, 2024). “Keyron Crawford may give Auburn football something it hasn’t had in a while”. AL.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ Cole, Adam (July 3, 2025). “Auburn football summer report: Will Keyron Crawford become Tigers’ de facto pass rusher?”. Montgomery Advertiser.
- ^ Humphhrey, Jerry III (August 19, 2025). “How Keldric Faulk and Keyron Crawford guided this Auburn pass-rusher’s recovery journey”. AL.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ “Keyron Crawford Draft and Combine Prospect Profile”. NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ^ “Keyron Crawford College Football Profile”. DraftScout.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ^ Gossen, Rachel (April 24, 2026). “Raiders select DE Keyron Crawford at No. 67 in the 2026 NFL Draft”. Raiders.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.