Tim Crowder

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Tim Crowder
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Tim Crowder in 2009.
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1985-06-30) June 30, 1985 (age 38)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school: John Tyler (Tyler, Texas)
College: Texas
NFL draft: 2007  / Round: 2 / Pick: 56
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:105
Sacks:10.5
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:4
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Timothy C. Crowder (born June 30, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Texas.

Contents

Crowder also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early life

Crowder attended John Tyler High School and was coached by Kelvin Ratliff. He primarily played defensive end and posted 127 tackles, 22 tackles for loss (TFLs) and 14 sacks in his final two seasons.

College career

Crowder played college football for the University of Texas Longhorns. As a freshman, Crowder played in all 13 games and started 9 at left defensive end. For the season, he recorded 35 tackles, 3 TFLs, one sack, one interception, 14 pressures, five passes deflected and two forced fumbles. Following the season, he was named third-team Freshman All America by the Sporting News and shared UT's Outstanding Newcomer of the Year award. As a sophomore, he started all 12 games at left defensive end. For the season, he recorded 47 tackles, 10 TFLs, one forced fumble, 4.5 sacks, and 22 quarterback pressures. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the Associated Press. As a junior in 2005, he started all 13 games at left defensive end. He led the team with 20 QB pressures, while recording 50 tackles, nine TFLs, three sacks, an interception and, a forced fumble. He was a first-team All-Big 12 selection by the league's coaches, a second-team All-Big 12 selection by The Kansas City Star , an honorable mention All-Big 12 pick by the Associated Press, and a member of the Ted Hendricks Award watch list.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 3+12 in
(1.92 m)
272 lb
(123 kg)
4.69 s1.59 s2.71 s4.43 s7.28 s30+12 in
(0.77 m)
9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
32 reps30

Denver Broncos

Crowder was selected in the second round (56th overall) of the 2007 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. [1] He was the second defensive end selected by the club in that draft, and the second player to come from a recent BCS Championship team. [2] He finished his rookie year starting 13 games, 16 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 4.0 sacks.

He was waived by the Broncos on September 5, 2009.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Crowder was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 14, 2009. He was released on March 22, 2012. [3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2007 DEN 131161334.030000012501
2008 DEN 601100.00000000000
2009 TAM 154433763.52000020100
2010 TAM 169312293.04000041100
2011 TAM 100141040.02000010000
6014105832210.5110000724501

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References

  1. "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  2. Broncos Take Crowder in Round 2 BroncoTalk. Retrieved on 2007-07-12
  3. Buccaneers sign OT Meredith, cut DEs Crowder, Reed Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine