Kitan Crawford

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Kitan Crawford
No. 36 – Arizona Cardinals
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (2001-12-31) December 31, 2001 (age 23)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Tyler (TX)
College: Texas (2020–2023)
Nevada (2024)
NFL draft: 2025: 7th round, 225th pick
Career history
Roster status:Active
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kitan Crawford (born December 31, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and Nevada Wolf Pack and was selected by the Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft.

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Early life and high school

Crawford attended Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas. As a junior he totaled 30 tackles, 12 pass deflections, and two interceptions. [1] As a senior, Crawford recorded 1,065 yards and 13 touchdowns. [2] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit, the 24th player in the state of Texas, and the 159th overall prospect, and committed to play college football for the Texas Longhorns over offers from schools such as Arkansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. [3]

College career

Texas

As a freshman in 2020, Crawford appeared in ten games where he tallied seven tackles with one being for a loss. [4] In 2021, he recorded just five tackles for Texas. [5] In 2022, Crawford appeared in 11 games with one start, where he notched 25 tackles for the Longhorns. [6] In week 2 of the 2023 season, he tallied five tackles in an upset win over Alabama. [7] In the 2023 Big 12 Championship Game, Crawford hauled in his first career interception in a win over Oklahoma State. [8] He finished the 2023 season with 24 tackles with one being for a loss, two pass deflections, and an interception. [9] After the season, Crawford entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [9]

Nevada

Crawford transferred to play for the Nevada Wolf Pack. [10] As a senior he started in all 13 games for the Wolf Pack, where he recorded 76 tackles with three being for a loss, seven pass deflections, two interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown. [11] After the 2024 season, Crawford declared for the 2025 NFL draft and accepted an invite to participate in the 2025 Hula Bowl. [12] He also accepted an invite to participate in the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. [11]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 10+5⁄8 in
(1.79 m)		202 lb
(92 kg)		31 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.41 s1.52 s4.03 s6.81 s41.5 in
(1.05 m)		10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)
All values from NFL Combine [13] [14] [15]

Crawford was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 225th pick in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft. [16] [17]

References

  1. ↑ Gendoes, Brett (June 23, 2019). "2020 Four-star CB Kitan Crawford commits to Texas". Longhorns Wire. USA Today. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Murray, Chris (September 4, 2024). "Texas transfer Kitan Crawford making a three-phase name for himself at Nevada". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Hicks, Phil. "On the dotted line: John Tyler's Kitan Crawford signs with Texas". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kitan Crawford 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hutchinson, Emma (January 7, 2024). "Senior safeties Jerrin Thompson, Kitan Crawford enter NCAA transfer portal". The Daily Texan. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ Cook, Joe. "Thanks to special teams efforts, Kitan Crawford sees his NFL draft stock rise per the Senior Bowl's Jim Nagy". InsideTexas.com. On3.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hicks, Phil. "Tyler in T-Town: Lions' Kitan Crawford, Red Raiders' Jamarion Miller". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Kitan Crawford interception helps ignite Texas football in Big 12 Championship". Austin American-Statesman. December 2, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Grubbs, Grant. "Texas DB Kitan Crawford enters the NCAA Transfer Portal". InsideTexas.com. On3.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ Murray, Chris. "Nevada football lands Texas transfer and former four-star DB Kitan Crawford". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Murray, Chris. "Nevada DB Kitan Crawford one of eight Mountain West players invited to NFL draft combine". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ Murray, Chris. "Nevada safety Kitan Crawford to play in Hula Bowl in NFL draft preparation". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kitan Crawford Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2025 NFL Combine Measurements by School: Heights, Weights, Hand Sizes, and More". CollegeFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Kitan Crawford College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  16. ↑ "NFL Draft: Nevada's Kitan Crawford Selected By Arizona Cardinals in Round 7". G5 Football Daily On SI. April 26, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  17. ↑ Gershman, Zach (April 26, 2025). "Cardinals Add Pair Of Defensive Buckeyes Among Day 3 Draft Haul". AZCardinals.com.
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