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Dion Crawford
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 232
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
- High School:
- Collins Hill
- Prev School:
- Buffalo
Transfer linebacker from Buffalo has played in 35 career games. . . collected 171 tackles, 21 tackles for loss (85 yards) and 12 sacks (66 yards) for the Bulls . . . also has four pass break-ups and two forced fumbles . . . started 21 games and played 1,661 snaps on defense in three seasons (2023-25) at Buffalo . . . two-time All-MAC Academic Team honoree . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2026 for the spring semster.
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR AT BUFFALO):Â Ranked second on the team and 17th in the MAC with a career-high 81 tackles . . . earned Academic All-MAC honors for the second year in a row . . . played in 11 games with seven starts . . . played a total of 644 snaps on defense and 71 on special teams . . . had 10 tackles with an 8-yard sack in the regular-season finale vs. Ohio (11/28) . . . registered eight stops and a PBU vs. Miami-Ohio (11/19) . . . posted eight tackles and a 3-yard TFL vs. Akron (10/25) . . . recorded 12 tackles and two sacks (4 yards)Â against Troy (9/20) . . . had six tackles and a forced fumble vs. Kent State (9/13) . . . collected a career-high 14 tackles in the season opener at Minnesota (8/28).
2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT BUFFALO): Had a breakout season for the Bulls, ranking tied for second in the MAC in sacks (8.5 for 51 yards) and tied for third in tackles for loss (15.0 for 65 yards), both career highs . . . earned third-team All-MAC honors . . . collected 59 tackles overall . . . also had two pass break-ups . . . played in all 13 games with 12 starts at linebacker . . . played 739 snaps on defense and 68 on special teams . . . named to the All-MAC Academic Team . . . posted six tackles, 2.5 TFLs and a sack in the Bahamas Bowl victory over Liberty (1/4) . . . credited with 2.5 TFLs and two sacks to go along with five tackles overall against Kent State (11/26) . . . had a career-day against Eastern Michigan (11/20) with three sacks, including one for a safety, with a total of 10 tackles . . . productive game against Northern Illinois (9/21) with five tackles, 2.0 TFLs and two pass break-ups.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT BUFFALO):Â Made an immediate impact his true freshman season . . . played in 11 games with two starts . . . played 278 snaps on defense and 113 on special teams . . . posted 31 tackles . . . also had one pass break-ups and one TFL . . . collected a season-high seven tackles and a PBU at Toledo (10/31) . . . had six stops against Central Michigan (10/7) . . . made his collegiate debut at Wisconsin (9/2).
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:Â Two-time first-team all-state linebacker played at Collins Hill High School in Georgia . . . recorded 123 tackles, 23 TFLs and 11 sacks as a senior in 2022 . . . named the Gwinnett County Touchdown Club 2021 Outside Linebacker of the Year and earned first-team 7A all-state honors from the Georgia High School Football Daily . . . helped the Eagles win their first state championship in 2021 . . . had 86 tackles, 22.5 TFLs and 13.5 sacks as a junior in 2021 . . . high school teammates with 2024 Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter of Colorado.
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR AT BUFFALO):Â Ranked second on the team and 17th in the MAC with a career-high 81 tackles . . . earned Academic All-MAC honors for the second year in a row . . . played in 11 games with seven starts . . . played a total of 644 snaps on defense and 71 on special teams . . . had 10 tackles with an 8-yard sack in the regular-season finale vs. Ohio (11/28) . . . registered eight stops and a PBU vs. Miami-Ohio (11/19) . . . posted eight tackles and a 3-yard TFL vs. Akron (10/25) . . . recorded 12 tackles and two sacks (4 yards)Â against Troy (9/20) . . . had six tackles and a forced fumble vs. Kent State (9/13) . . . collected a career-high 14 tackles in the season opener at Minnesota (8/28).
2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT BUFFALO): Had a breakout season for the Bulls, ranking tied for second in the MAC in sacks (8.5 for 51 yards) and tied for third in tackles for loss (15.0 for 65 yards), both career highs . . . earned third-team All-MAC honors . . . collected 59 tackles overall . . . also had two pass break-ups . . . played in all 13 games with 12 starts at linebacker . . . played 739 snaps on defense and 68 on special teams . . . named to the All-MAC Academic Team . . . posted six tackles, 2.5 TFLs and a sack in the Bahamas Bowl victory over Liberty (1/4) . . . credited with 2.5 TFLs and two sacks to go along with five tackles overall against Kent State (11/26) . . . had a career-day against Eastern Michigan (11/20) with three sacks, including one for a safety, with a total of 10 tackles . . . productive game against Northern Illinois (9/21) with five tackles, 2.0 TFLs and two pass break-ups.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT BUFFALO):Â Made an immediate impact his true freshman season . . . played in 11 games with two starts . . . played 278 snaps on defense and 113 on special teams . . . posted 31 tackles . . . also had one pass break-ups and one TFL . . . collected a season-high seven tackles and a PBU at Toledo (10/31) . . . had six stops against Central Michigan (10/7) . . . made his collegiate debut at Wisconsin (9/2).
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:Â Two-time first-team all-state linebacker played at Collins Hill High School in Georgia . . . recorded 123 tackles, 23 TFLs and 11 sacks as a senior in 2022 . . . named the Gwinnett County Touchdown Club 2021 Outside Linebacker of the Year and earned first-team 7A all-state honors from the Georgia High School Football Daily . . . helped the Eagles win their first state championship in 2021 . . . had 86 tackles, 22.5 TFLs and 13.5 sacks as a junior in 2021 . . . high school teammates with 2024 Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter of Colorado.
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