Tae Crowder

Dequartavous "Tae" Crowder (born March 12, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at the University of Georgia. He was drafted by the Giants with the final pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, making him that draft's Mr. Irrelevant.[2]

Not to be confused with basketball player Jae Crowder.
Tae Crowder
Crowder in 2020
No. 48 – New York Giants
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997
Pine Mountain, Georgia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Harris County (GA)
College:Georgia
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 255
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Tackles:52
Sacks:1.0
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Crowder redshirted his freshman season at Georgia in 2015. He switched to inside linebacker from running back in 2016. Crowder performed an important special teams role in 2017, helping the Bulldogs reach the national championship game before falling to Alabama. Between 2018 and 2019 Crowder recorded 48 tackles including 4.5 for a loss. He was one of the 12 finalists for the Butkus Award.[3] Crowder made a career-high 12 tackles in a loss to South Carolina.[4] In his career, Crowder produced 115 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five passes defensed, and 1.5 sacks.[5]

Professional career

Crowder was selected by the New York Giants with the 255th and final pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, thus becoming Mr. Irrelevant of the 2020 season.[5] He was reunited with his former inside linebackers coach at Georgia Kevin Sherrer when he was drafted by the Giants.[6][7] Crowder was placed on the active/non-football injury list by the Giants at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020.[8] He was activated on August 9.[9] Crowder was inactive for week 1 due to a hamstring injury.[10] In Week 6 against the Washington Football Team, Crowder recovered a fumble forced by teammate Kyler Fackrell on Kyle Allen and returned it for a 43 yard touchdown during the 20–19 win.[11] Crowder was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on October 20, 2020.[12] He was activated on November 28, 2020.[13] In Week 13 against the Seattle Seahawks, Crowder recorded his first career sack on Russell Wilson during the 17–12 win. [14]

Career statistics
Regular season statistics
Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GPGSCombSoloAstSackFFFRYdsTDPDINTYdsAvgLngTD
2020NYG 732817111.0014311000.000
Career732817111.001431100000

References
  1. Somma, Vinny. "NFC East NFL Draft Grades: Giants & Cowboys Dominate, Eagles 🦅 Surprise". Heavy.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. Smith, Michael David (April 25, 2020). "Georgia LB Tae Crowder is Mr. Irrelevant". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. Falato, Nick (April 25, 2020). "Meet Mr. Irrelevant: Georgia LB Tae Crowder". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. Rowe, Jake (October 13, 2019). "Report Card: Georgia's 20-17 loss to South Carolina". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. Braziller, Zach (April 25, 2020). "Giants make Tae Crowder Mr. Irrelevant with No. 255 pick in NFL Draft 2020". New York Post. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. "Giants draft pick Tae Crowder excited to reunite with Kevin Sherrer". Giants Wire. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  7. Honey, Ryan (2020-05-07). "Tae Crowder Looking Forward To Reuniting With ILB Coach Kevin Sherrer". Elite Sports NY. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  8. Dunleavy, Ryan (July 28, 2020). "Giants place David Sills on newly created coronavirus list". NYPost.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  9. Baca, Michael (August 9, 2020). "Roundup: Washington activates LB Reuben Foster from PUP list". NFL.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  10. "Giants' Tae Crowder: Inactive for Week 1". CBS Sports. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  11. Rock, Tom (October 18, 2020). "Tae Crowder's fumble recovery TD, 2-point conversion stop lift Giants over Washington for their first win". Newsday. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  12. Eisen, Michael. "Week 6 hero Tae Crowder placed on injured reserve". www.giants.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  13. Eisen, Michael (November 29, 2020). "Xavier McKinney, Graham Gano, Tae Crowder activated ahead of Giants vs. Bengals". Giants.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  14. "New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks - December 6th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
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