2023 Football Roster
Roster
Crawford, Dion

Jersey Number 18
Dion Crawford
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, GA
- High School:
- Collins Hill
- Major:
- Business Administration
Bio
Hoof Prints: Versatile defender who had a breakout season in 2024... Named All-MAC and Academic All-MAC in 2024... major is business administration.
Sophomore (2024): Has appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts… had 59 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble… named All-MAC Third Team… named Academic All-MAC... had three tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack against Lafayette (8/29)… had five tackles, two tackles for loss and two pass breakups at Northern Illinois (9/21)… had four tackles and a tackle for loss at UConn (9/28)… had five tackles and a tackle for loss against Toledo (10/12)… had four tackles and a sack at Akron (11/2)… had seven tackles against Ball State (11/12)… had a season-high 10 tackles and three sacks, including one for a safety, at Eastern Michigan (11/20)… had five tackles and, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks against Kent State (11/26)... had six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl.
Freshman (2023): Made an immediate impact as a true freshman linebacker... appeared in 11 games and made two starts... had 31 tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup on the season... had three tackles (all solo) against Liberty (9/16)... had six tackles against Central Michigan (10/7)... had a pair of tackles and a tackle for loss against Bowling Green (10/14)... had four tackles at Kent State (10/21)... had a season-high seven tackles and a pass breakup at Toledo (10/31)... had three tackles (all solo) at Miami (OH) (11/15)... had three tackles against Eastern Michigan (11/21).
Previous School: A two-time first-team All-State linebacker from Collins Hill High School in Georgia… had 123 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 11 sacks his senior season.
Sophomore (2024): Has appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts… had 59 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble… named All-MAC Third Team… named Academic All-MAC... had three tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack against Lafayette (8/29)… had five tackles, two tackles for loss and two pass breakups at Northern Illinois (9/21)… had four tackles and a tackle for loss at UConn (9/28)… had five tackles and a tackle for loss against Toledo (10/12)… had four tackles and a sack at Akron (11/2)… had seven tackles against Ball State (11/12)… had a season-high 10 tackles and three sacks, including one for a safety, at Eastern Michigan (11/20)… had five tackles and, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks against Kent State (11/26)... had six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl.
Freshman (2023): Made an immediate impact as a true freshman linebacker... appeared in 11 games and made two starts... had 31 tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup on the season... had three tackles (all solo) against Liberty (9/16)... had six tackles against Central Michigan (10/7)... had a pair of tackles and a tackle for loss against Bowling Green (10/14)... had four tackles at Kent State (10/21)... had a season-high seven tackles and a pass breakup at Toledo (10/31)... had three tackles (all solo) at Miami (OH) (11/15)... had three tackles against Eastern Michigan (11/21).
Previous School: A two-time first-team All-State linebacker from Collins Hill High School in Georgia… had 123 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 11 sacks his senior season.
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