Tae Crowder

Dequartavous "Tae" Crowder (born March 12, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at the University of Georgia. He was drafted by the Giants with the final pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, making him that draft's Mr. Irrelevant.[2]

Not to be confused with Jae Crowder.
Tae Crowder
Crowder (#30) tackling LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire
No. 37 – New York Giants
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997
Pine Mountain, Georgia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Harris County (GA)
College:Georgia
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 255
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Crowder redshirted his freshman season at Georgia in 2015. He switched to inside linebacker from running back in 2016. Crowder performed an important special teams role in 2017, helping the Bulldogs reach the national championship game before falling to Alabama. Between 2018 and 2019 Crowder recorded 48 tackles including 4.5 for a loss. He was one of the 12 finalists for the Butkus Award.[3] Crowder made a career-high 12 tackles in a loss to South Carolina.[4] In his career, Crowder produced 115 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five passes defensed, and 1.5 sacks.[5]

Professional career

Crowder was selected by the New York Giants with the 255th and final pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, thus becoming Mr. Irrelevant of the 2020 season.[5] He was reunited with his former inside linebackers coach at Georgia Kevin Sherrer when he was drafted by the Giants.[6][7]

References
  1. Somma, Vinny. "NFC East NFL Draft Grades: Giants & Cowboys Dominate, Eagles 🦅 Surprise". Heavy.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. Smith, Michael David (April 25, 2020). "Georgia LB Tae Crowder is Mr. Irrelevant". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. Falato, Nick (April 25, 2020). "Meet Mr. Irrelevant: Georgia LB Tae Crowder". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. Rowe, Jake (October 13, 2019). "Report Card: Georgia's 20-17 loss to South Carolina". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. Braziller, Zach (April 25, 2020). "Giants make Tae Crowder Mr. Irrelevant with No. 255 pick in NFL Draft 2020". New York Post. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. "Giants draft pick Tae Crowder excited to reunite with Kevin Sherrer". Giants Wire. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  7. Honey, Ryan (2020-05-07). "Tae Crowder Looking Forward To Reuniting With ILB Coach Kevin Sherrer". Elite Sports NY. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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