2021 Football Roster
Crawford Jr., Sam

Jersey Number 9
Sam Crawford Jr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 209
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Rockwall, Texas
- High School:
- Rockwall
Bio
TULSA – A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter … has played in 32 career games with nine starts … has 87 career receptions for 1,151 yards and six touchdowns.
2020 – Played and started in all nine games … had 374 receiving yards and one TD on 28 receptions … totaled three catches for 79 yards, including a long of 54 yards, at No. 6 Cincinnati … had a team-leading 82 yards on four receptions at USF … totaled four receptions for 74 yards and a 34-yard touchdown at #11 UCF.
2019 – Played in all 12 games and started nine contests … had 777 yards, a 13.2 average and five touchdowns on 59 receptions … had two 100-yard receiving games … started his first career game at Michigan State … came off the bench at San Jose State and had nine catches for a season-best 137 yards … totaled a season-high 10 receptions for 102 yrds and one TD vs. Houston … had five receptions for a team-high 93 yards at East Carolina, including a career-long 66-yard TD reception … had four receptions for 51 yards and a 17-yard TD catch against UCF … totaled seven catches for 76 yards vs. #25 Memphis … had four catches for 56 yards at #23 Cincinnati … hauled in five passes for 88 yards and a 37-yard TD against Wyoming.
2018 – Played in 11 of 12 games as a redshirt freshman … saw most of his playing time on special teams … missed the Navy game.
2017 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2017 season due to redshirt status.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner at Rockwall High School … started two years at receiver, and also played in the defensive secondary … totaled 3,491 all-purpose yards and 38 total touchdowns in his career … caught 72 passes for 1,369 yards and 15 touchdowns for a 114.1 yards per game average as a senior … also rushed for 261 yards, an 8.2 average per carry and four TDs … was named District 11-6A Offensive Player of the Year … was a two-time all-district performer and two-time all-state honorable mention selection … was an academic all-state selection … earned a four-star ranking by Scout.com … named to the All-Midlands team and was the No. 12 WR in the Midlands by Scout.com … ranked as the No. 46th receiver nationally by Scout.com … had 77 receptions for 1,426 yards and 15 TDs for an 18.6 average per reception, while also rushing for 263 yards and three TDs during his junior season … high school coach was Rodney Webb.
PERSONAL – Favorite professional sports team is the Dallas Cowboys … favorite TV show is “Family Guy” … favorite NFL player is former Arizona star Anquan Boldin … his favorite movie is Varsity Blues … favorite food is spaghetti … enjoys playing video games and reading … his favorite actor is Will Smith … a member of the Black Men’s Initiative and Fellowship of Christian Athletes … his cousin, Jimmy Morris, played football at Iowa State … earned his bachelor’s degree in business management … working on his MBA … parents are Sam and DeLaunte Crawford … born December 10, 1998.
2020 – Played and started in all nine games … had 374 receiving yards and one TD on 28 receptions … totaled three catches for 79 yards, including a long of 54 yards, at No. 6 Cincinnati … had a team-leading 82 yards on four receptions at USF … totaled four receptions for 74 yards and a 34-yard touchdown at #11 UCF.
2019 – Played in all 12 games and started nine contests … had 777 yards, a 13.2 average and five touchdowns on 59 receptions … had two 100-yard receiving games … started his first career game at Michigan State … came off the bench at San Jose State and had nine catches for a season-best 137 yards … totaled a season-high 10 receptions for 102 yrds and one TD vs. Houston … had five receptions for a team-high 93 yards at East Carolina, including a career-long 66-yard TD reception … had four receptions for 51 yards and a 17-yard TD catch against UCF … totaled seven catches for 76 yards vs. #25 Memphis … had four catches for 56 yards at #23 Cincinnati … hauled in five passes for 88 yards and a 37-yard TD against Wyoming.
2018 – Played in 11 of 12 games as a redshirt freshman … saw most of his playing time on special teams … missed the Navy game.
2017 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2017 season due to redshirt status.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner at Rockwall High School … started two years at receiver, and also played in the defensive secondary … totaled 3,491 all-purpose yards and 38 total touchdowns in his career … caught 72 passes for 1,369 yards and 15 touchdowns for a 114.1 yards per game average as a senior … also rushed for 261 yards, an 8.2 average per carry and four TDs … was named District 11-6A Offensive Player of the Year … was a two-time all-district performer and two-time all-state honorable mention selection … was an academic all-state selection … earned a four-star ranking by Scout.com … named to the All-Midlands team and was the No. 12 WR in the Midlands by Scout.com … ranked as the No. 46th receiver nationally by Scout.com … had 77 receptions for 1,426 yards and 15 TDs for an 18.6 average per reception, while also rushing for 263 yards and three TDs during his junior season … high school coach was Rodney Webb.
PERSONAL – Favorite professional sports team is the Dallas Cowboys … favorite TV show is “Family Guy” … favorite NFL player is former Arizona star Anquan Boldin … his favorite movie is Varsity Blues … favorite food is spaghetti … enjoys playing video games and reading … his favorite actor is Will Smith … a member of the Black Men’s Initiative and Fellowship of Christian Athletes … his cousin, Jimmy Morris, played football at Iowa State … earned his bachelor’s degree in business management … working on his MBA … parents are Sam and DeLaunte Crawford … born December 10, 1998.
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