Indiana University Athletics
Crawford, Linder, Martin Named to Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
8/25/2018 11:25:00 AM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Senior safety Jonathan Crawford, graduate transfer offensive lineman Nick Linder and fifth-year senior offensive lineman Wes Martin were named to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List.
Crawford has started all 38 career games at safety. The Largo, Fla., product is the current Hoosiers leader with 209 tackles, 135 solos, 16 pass breakups, eight interceptions, five fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles (tied), 13 takeaways and two blocked kicks.
A back-to-back All-Big Ten honorable mention selection, Crawford posted 62 tackles (4th on the team), 42 solo (5th), three tackles for loss, eight pass breakups (2nd), one interception (T-2nd), one fumble recovery (T-2nd) and one blocked field goal in 2017.
Linder earned his degree in finance and entrepreneurship from the University of Miami and is currently pursuing his master's degree through IU's prestigious Kelley School of Business.
The 6-3, 306-pounder from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., sat out the 2017 season after he started 26 games during his Miami career, including 22 at center (2015-16) and four at left guard as a true freshman (2014). Linder started the first nine games of 2016 before he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.
Martin has started 25 straight games at left guard and 31 overall in his career. He is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 honoree.
A West Milton, Ohio, native, Martin was named a team captain in 2017 and carded honorable mention All-Big Ten. He recorded the most pass blocking snaps (569) among guards nationally without allowing a sack.
Crawford has started all 38 career games at safety. The Largo, Fla., product is the current Hoosiers leader with 209 tackles, 135 solos, 16 pass breakups, eight interceptions, five fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles (tied), 13 takeaways and two blocked kicks.
A back-to-back All-Big Ten honorable mention selection, Crawford posted 62 tackles (4th on the team), 42 solo (5th), three tackles for loss, eight pass breakups (2nd), one interception (T-2nd), one fumble recovery (T-2nd) and one blocked field goal in 2017.
Linder earned his degree in finance and entrepreneurship from the University of Miami and is currently pursuing his master's degree through IU's prestigious Kelley School of Business.
The 6-3, 306-pounder from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., sat out the 2017 season after he started 26 games during his Miami career, including 22 at center (2015-16) and four at left guard as a true freshman (2014). Linder started the first nine games of 2016 before he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.
Martin has started 25 straight games at left guard and 31 overall in his career. He is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 honoree.
A West Milton, Ohio, native, Martin was named a team captain in 2017 and carded honorable mention All-Big Ten. He recorded the most pass blocking snaps (569) among guards nationally without allowing a sack.
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