Tae Crowder

American football player (born 1997)

American football player

Tae Crowder

Crowder in 2020

Personal information
Born:|  (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997 (age 26)
Pine Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:| Harris County (Hamilton, Georgia)
College:| Georgia (2015–2019)
Position:| Inside linebacker
NFL Draft:| 2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 255
Career history

* New York Giants (2020–2022)
* Pittsburgh Steelers (2022)
* Los Angeles Chargers (2023)*
* Tennessee Titans (2023)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
| Tackles:| 232

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Sacks:| 2.0
Pass deflections:| 8
Interceptions:| 2
Forced fumbles:| 2
Fumble recoveries:| 1
Defensive touchdowns:| 1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dequartavous "Tae" Crowder (born March 12, 1997) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent.[1] He played college football at Georgia. He was selected by the New York Giants with the final pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, making him that draft's Mr. Irrelevant.[2]

## College career[edit]

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[edit]

### New York Giants[edit]

### 2020[edit]

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] Crowder was placed on the active/non-football injury list by the Giants at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020.[8] He was activated on August 9.[9] Crowder was inactive for week 1 due to a hamstring injury.[10] In Week 6 against the Washington Football Team, Crowder recovered a fumble forced by teammate Kyler Fackrell on Kyle Allen and returned it for a 43 yard touchdown during the 20–19 win.[11] Crowder was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on October 20, 2020.[12] He was activated on November 28, 2020.[13] In Week 13 against the Seattle Seahawks, Crowder recorded his first career sack on Russell Wilson during the 17–12 win, this helped his career in the NFL.[14]

### 2021[edit]

In Week 12, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Crowder recorded his first interception on Jalen Hurts during the 13–7 victory.[15] While starting all 17 games, Crowder ended the season with a career-high 130 tackles and led the team in tackles; he also recorded 2 interceptions and 1 forced fumble.[16]

### 2022[edit]

After the release of Blake Martinez one week before the season started; Crowder was left as the best option at linebacker in the depth chart.[17] In the season opener against the Tennessee Titans, Crowder recorded 7 tackles one of them being a big hit on running back Derrick Henry.[18] In Week 10 against the Houston Texans the Giants decided to bench Crowder and move Jaylon Smith to inside linebacker and moved Micah McFadden to outside linebacker.[19] On December 20, 2022, he was waived. He started the first eight games of the 2022 season and departed the main roster with 43 tackles, 1 sack, and one forced fumble.[20] He was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[21]

### Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

On December 27, 2022, Crowder was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to their active roster.[22] He was released on May 22, 2023.[23]

### Los Angeles Chargers[edit]

On August 22, 2023, Crowder signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.[24] He was waived as part of final roster cuts seven days later.[25]

### Tennessee Titans[edit]

On December 26, 2023, Crowder was signed to the Titans practice squad.[26] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract and thus became a free agent when his contract expired at the end of the season.[27]

## Career statistics[edit]

Regular season statistics  Year  | Team  | Games  | Tackles  | Fumbles  | Interceptions

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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | TD | PD | INT | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD
2020 | NYG | 11 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0
2021 | NYG | 17  | 17  | 130  | 64  | 66  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | 26  | 13.0  | 1  | 0
2022 | NYG | 13  | 8  | 45  | 26  | 19  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 0  | 0
PIT | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 0  | 0
Career | 41 | 31 | 232 | 124 | 108 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ Somma, Vinny (April 25, 2020). "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. ^ a b 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. May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
7. ^ Honey, Ryan (May 7, 2020). "Tae Crowder Looking Forward To Reuniting With ILB Coach Kevin Sherrer". Elite Sports NY. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
8. ^ Dunleavy, Ryan (July 28, 2020). "Giants place David Sills on newly created coronavirus list". NYPost.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
9. ^ Baca, Michael (August 9, 2020). "Roundup: Washington activates LB Reuben Foster from PUP list". NFL.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
10. ^ "Giants' Tae Crowder: Inactive for Week 1". CBS Sports. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
11. ^ Rock, Tom (October 18, 2020). "Tae Crowder's fumble recovery TD, 2-point conversion stop lift Giants over Washington for their first win". Newsday. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
12. ^ Eisen, Michael. "Week 6 hero Tae Crowder placed on injured reserve". www.giants.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
13. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 29, 2020). "Xavier McKinney, Graham Gano, Tae Crowder activated ahead of Giants vs. Bengals". Giants.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
14. ^ "New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks - December 6th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
15. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 28, 2021). "Defense dominates in home win over Eagles". Giants.com.
16. ^ "Giants' Tae Crowder: Racks up 130 tackles". cbssports.com. January 11, 2022.
17. ^ "Giants relying on former 'Mr. Irrelevant' Tae Crowder as top inside linebacker". September 5, 2022.
18. ^ "Giants' Tae Crowder takes pass on gloating over Derrick Henry hit". September 13, 2022.
19. ^ Dunleavy, Ryan (November 19, 2022). "Tae Crowder to come off bench for Giants against Lions: 'True pro'". nypost.com.
20. ^ Eisen, Michael (December 20, 2022). "Giants waive linebacker Tae Crowder". Giants.com.
21. ^ @Giants (December 22, 2022). "We have signed Landon Collins to the active roster. Tae Crowder has been added to the practice squad" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
22. ^ Varley, Teresa (December 27, 2022). "Steelers make roster moves". Steelers.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
23. ^ "Steelers make multiple roster moves". Steelers.com. May 22, 2023.
24. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Tae Crowder". Chargers.com. August 22, 2023.
25. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 29, 2023.
26. ^ "Titans Sign Five Players to the Team's Practice Squad". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
27. ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 8, 2024). "Titans Sign Six Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts". TennesseeTitans.com.

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Mr. Irrelevant selections

* 1976: Kelvin Kirk
* 1977: Jim Kelleher
* 1978: Lee Washburn
* 1979: Mike Almond
* 1980: Tyrone McGriff
* 1981: Phil Nelson
* 1982: Tim Washington
* 1983: John Tuggle
* 1984: Randy Essington
* 1985: Donald Chumley
* 1986: Mike Travis
* 1987: Norman Jefferson
* 1988: Jeff Beathard
* 1989: Everett Ross
* 1990: Demetrius Davis
* 1991: Larry Wanke
* 1992: Matt Elliott
* 1993: Daron Alcorn
* 1994: Marty Moore
* 1995: Michael Reed
* 1996: Sam Manuel
* 1997: Ronnie McAda
* 1998: Cam Quayle
* 1999: Jim Finn
* 2000: Mike Green
* 2001: Tevita Ofahengaue
* 2002: Ahmad Miller
* 2003: Ryan Hoag
* 2004: Andre Sommersell
* 2005: Andy Stokes
* 2006: Kevin McMahan
* 2007: Ramzee Robinson
* 2008: David Vobora
* 2009: Ryan Succop
* 2010: Tim Toone
* 2011: Cheta Ozougwu
* 2012: Chandler Harnish
* 2013: Justice Cunningham
* 2014: Lonnie Ballentine
* 2015: Gerald Christian
* 2016: Kalan Reed
* 2017: Chad Kelly
* 2018: Trey Quinn
* 2019: Caleb Wilson
* 2020: Tae Crowder
* 2021: Grant Stuard
* 2022: Brock Purdy
* 2023: Desjuan Johnson

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* Andrew Thomas
* Xavier McKinney
* Matt Peart
* Darnay Holmes
* Shane Lemieux
* Cam Brown
* Carter Coughlin
* T. J. Brunson
* Chris Williamson
* Tae Crowder

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