Running back, West Virginia, 2016–⁠17

Justin Crawford

Number
No. 25
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Hometown
Columbus, GA

Justin Crawford played running back at West Virginia (2016–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
1,184
Rushing yards, 2016 (West Virginia, 10–⁠3)
Best game
331 yards
Vs. Oklahoma, week 12, 2016: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

331rushing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20163rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Delaware State, 2017

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016West Virginia1631,1847.3463
2017West Virginia1901,0615.6742
Career3532,2456.41163

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016West Virginia14684.9117
2017West Virginia8384.8016
Career221064.8117

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016West Virginia25RB
2017West Virginia25RB6′0″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016West Virginia1840.2375th (n=259)0.1341.619%0.23
2017West Virginia2020.1249th (n=287)0.1223.823%0.05

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 West Virginia 12 games, 1,061 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Virginia TechL 24–⁠31131060421−1
Sep 9vs.East CarolinaW 56–⁠2015118241––
Sep 16vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠1615102321––
Sep 23atKansasW 56–⁠3418125124225
Oct 7atTCUL 24–⁠3119111038––
Oct 14vs.Texas TechW 46–⁠35144711926
Oct 21atBaylorW 38–⁠3610300620
Oct 28vs.Oklahoma StateL 39–⁠501345014––
Nov 4vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠162510202118
Nov 11atKansas StateW 28–⁠2317113019––
Nov 18vs.TexasL 14–⁠281564013––
Nov 25atOklahomaL 31–⁠591698018––
2016 West Virginia 13 games, 1,184 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.MissouriW 26–⁠112110112959
Sep 10vs.Youngstown StateW 38–⁠21124006––
Sep 24vs.BYUW 35–⁠32986021336
Oct 1vs.Kansas StateW 17–⁠1618104121––
Oct 15atTexas TechW 48–⁠1774211215
Oct 22vs.TCUW 34–⁠101−200––
Oct 29atOklahoma StateL 20–⁠37148702028
Nov 5vs.KansasW 48–⁠2113129137––
Nov 12atTexasW 24–⁠2031207––
Nov 19vs.OklahomaL 28–⁠5624331061––
Nov 26atIowa StateW 49–⁠19729010––
Dec 3vs.BaylorW 24–⁠212820906311
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiL 14–⁠316160929

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height5′11⅜″
Weight199 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.08 s
20-yard shuttle4.44 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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