Career Highs

Tackles: 7, twice (last vs. North Carolina, 9/10/16)
Solos: 4, twice (last at Penn State, 10/31/15)
TFLs: 2.0 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17
Sacks: 1.0, four times (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)
QB Hurries: 1, five times (last at Ohio State, 11/18/17)
Fumbles Forced: 1, four times (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)
Fumbles Recovered: 2 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17
PBUs: 1, three times (last at Iowa, 10/7/17)

2017 Senior

• Team captain
• All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches)
• Played and started nine games at defensive end
  26 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, four passes defended, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, four quarterback hurries
• 0.33 FF per game led the Big Ten ranked and seventh in FBS at the end of the regular season
• Led Illinois in TFLs (5.5)
• Tied for the team lead in sacks (4.0) with Bobby Roundtree
• Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (3) with Stanley Green
• All three forced fumbles came during Big Ten games
• Tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries (2) with Jamal Milan
• Second on the team in pass breakups (4)
• Second on the team in quarterback hurries (4)
• Led Illinois in sacks (4.0), TFLs (5.5), quarterback hurries (4) and forced fumbles (3) during Big Ten games
• First career sack and career-high 2.0 TFLs against Nebraska

2016 Junior

• Eight games played with three starts
• Starting linebacker for the first three games
• 18 tackles, 1.0 TFL
• Career-high seven tackles against Murray State and North Carolina
• Fumble recovery at Michigan
• Missed the last four games with an injury
• Earned a bachelor's degree in communication in December 2016

2015 Sophomore

• Played in all 12 games, including four starts at STAR
• 36 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, one forced fumble and two PBUs on season
• Career-high six tackles vs. Ohio State
• Five tackles in back-to-back games against Wisconsin and Penn State
• Forced fumble vs. Ohio State

2014 Redshirt Freshman

• Played in the final seven games of the season, primarily on special teams
• Made Illinois debut at Wisconsin Oct. 11

2013 Freshman

• Redshirted the 2013 season

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports
• Ranked as the No. 58 safety nationally by 247Sports
• Earned all-state and all-county honors in 2012
• Grabbed five interceptions and had 65 tackles as a senior while helping St. Thomas Aquinas to a 2012 state championship

Personal

• Born Dec. 2, 1994
• Mother is Molynn Allen and father is James Crawford, Sr.
• Father played football at Virginia Tech
• Favorite athlete is NFL great Charles Woodson
• Earned Presidential Award his freshman year at St. Thomas Aquinas
• Majoring in communication