Receiver, Texas Tech, 2006–08
Michael Crabtree
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
- Born
- Sep 14, 1987
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Michael Crabtree played receiver at Texas Tech (2006–08). He won the 2007 and 2008 Biletnikoff Awards. He finished fifth in the 2008 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2007 and 2008. The San Francisco 49ers took Crabtree in the first round, No. 10 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
At a glance
Career highs
14catches, career highat Oklahoma State, 2007244receiving yards, career highat Rice, 20073receiving touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. Oklahoma State, 2008Honors
- Inducted 2022College Football Hall of Fame
- 2007, 2008Biletnikoff Award
- 2007AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Year
- 2007, 2008Paul Warfield Trophy
- 2007Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year
- 2007, 2008Consensus All‑American
- 2007Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
- 2007, 2008First-team All-Big 12
- 2007National leader in receptions (134)
- 2007National leader in receiving touchdowns (22)
- 2007National leader in receiving yards (1962)
- 2008Fifth in the Heisman vote
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007‡ | Texas Tech | 119 | 1,774 | 14.9 | 20 | 75 |
| 2008 | Texas Tech | 97 | 1,165 | 12.0 | 19 | 82 |
| Career | 216 | 2,939 | 13.6 | 39 | 82 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2007 (Sep 8 vs. UTEP): the source has no box score for it.
Game by game
2008 Texas Tech 13 games, 97 catches, 1,165 yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 49–24 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Sep 6 | at Nevada | W 35–19 | 7 | 158 | 1 | 82 | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. SMU | W 43–7 | 8 | 164 | 3 | 50 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Massachusetts | W 56–14 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 4 | at Kansas State | W 58–28 | 9 | 107 | 2 | 29 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Nebraska | W 37–31 | 5 | 89 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Oct 18 | at Texas A&M | W 43–25 | 8 | 71 | 2 | 25 | – |
| Oct 25 | at Kansas | W 63–21 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 18 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. Texas | W 39–33 | 10 | 127 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 56–20 | 8 | 89 | 3 | 18 | – |
| Nov 22 | at Oklahoma | L 21–65 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 15 | −2 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Baylor | W 35–28 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | L 34–47 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 11 | – |
2007 Texas Tech 12 games, 119 catches, 1,774 yards, 20 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atSMU | W 49–9 | 12 | 106 | 3 | 42 | – |
| Sep 15 | at Rice | W 59–24 | 11 | 244 | 3 | 74 | – |
| Sep 22 | atOklahoma State | L 45–49 | 14 | 237 | 3 | 75 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. Northwestern State | W 75–7 | 8 | 145 | 3 | 34 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. Iowa State | W 42–17 | 10 | 154 | 3 | 32 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs.Texas A&M | W 35–7 | 8 | 170 | 0 | 54 | – |
| Oct 20 | at Missouri | L 10–41 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. Colorado | L 26–31 | 12 | 131 | 1 | 34 | – |
| Nov 3 | atBaylor | W 38–7 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Nov 10 | atTexas | L 43–59 | 9 | 195 | 2 | 69 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs.Oklahoma | W 34–27 | 12 | 154 | 1 | 60 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Virginia | W 31–28 | 9 | 101 | 1 | 29 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. UTEP, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Arm length | 34¼″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 142 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 48 | 625 | 2 |
| 2010 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 55 | 741 | 6 |
| 2011 | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 72 | 874 | 4 |
| 2012 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 85 | 1,105 | 9 |
| 2013 | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 19 | 284 | 1 |
| 2014 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 68 | 698 | 4 |
| 2015 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 85 | 922 | 9 |
| 2016 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 89 | 1,003 | 8 |
| 2017 | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 58 | 618 | 8 |
| 2018 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 54 | 607 | 3 |
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| NFL career | 142 | 637 | 7,499 | 54 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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