2018 Football Roster
Crawford, Jonathan
vs
Indiana State
Sep 12 (Fri)
6:30 p.m.

Jersey Number 9
Jonathan Crawford
- Weight:
- 196
- Height:
- 6-2
- Position:
- DB
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Largo, Fla.
- High School:
- Largo
Bio
Jonathan Crawford and Dan Godsil became the first Hoosiers and the 12th and 13th Big Ten players to start 50 games (50). Crawford, Godsil, Wes Martin and Tony Fields are the only IU players to appear in 50 games (50). He started every game since his arrival at Indiana. Crawford shares eighth on the program’s career list with nine interceptions. The three-time honorable mention All-Big Ten selection made 275 tackles, 182 solo, two sacks, eight for loss, 19 takeaways, one pick-6, seven fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, 19 pass breakups and two blocked kicks. Crawford graduated with a liberal studies degree in May 2019. He signed a free agent deal with the Tennessee Titans following the 2019 NFL Draft.
2018 Honors: Team captain ... honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media) ... honored as Indiana’s Anthony Thompson Most Valuable Player ... Senior Bowl Watch List.
2018 (Senior): Topped the team in tackles (66) and solos (47) ... shared the lead, third in the Big Ten and 24th nationally with two fumble recoveries ... tied for second with four takeaways, one interception (pick-6) and three pass breakups ... shared third with one forced fumble ... added one sack and 3.5 TFLs ... started all 12 games at safety ... led the team in tackles four times ... opened the season with his fifth career multi-takeaway game in the win at Florida International (9/1) ... recorded the INT return for a touchdown and one forced fumble ... made seven stops, six solo, in the Virginia victory (9/8) ... recorded one sack with a career-best two tackles for loss and five tackles in the Ball State win (9/15) ... tied a career-high with eight solo, one for loss, and one fumble recovery against No. 24 Michigan State (9/22) ... recovered one fumble and tallied seven stops, five solo, against No. 18 Penn State (10/20) ... carded eight tackles, seven solo, in the Maryland victory (11/10) ... three-time IU defensive player of the week (Florida International, Ball State, Michigan State) ... 12-time game captain.
2017 Honors: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media).
2017 (Junior): 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 ... started all 12 games at safety ... collected a career-high 11 tackles, his first career game in double digits, with six solo stops and one PBU in the win at Virginia (9/9) ... tallied eight tackles, one for loss, with the fumble recovery at No. 18 Michigan State (10/21) ... picked off the pass and blocked the field goal at No. 4 Penn State (9/30) ... matched a career-high with eight solos, one for loss, in the season finale at Purdue (11/25) ... secured nine stops, six solo, with one breakup against No. 17 Michigan (10/14) ... recorded two PBUs in the victory at Illinois (11/11, 5 tackles) and at No. 4 Wisconsin (11/4, 4 tackles) ... IU special teams player of the week (Penn State) ... game captain (Virginia).
2016 Honors: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media) ... earned Indiana’s Terry P. Cole Award (Old Oaken Bucket Game MVP).
2016 (Sophomore): Topped the Hoosiers with seven takeaways, four fumble recoveries (1st in the Big Ten, T-2nd nationally) and three interceptions (T-1st on the team) ... made 71 tackles (4th on the team), 45 solo, a half-tackle for loss and seven pass breakups (T-4th on the team) ... started all 13 games at safety ... accounted for all three of the team’s takeaways in the Purdue win (11/26) with two interceptions and one fumble recovery ... the only Big Ten player and one of only nine in the FBS with three takeaways in a game in 2016 ... became the first Hoosier with two fumble recoveries in a game since 2009 in the Ball State victory (9/10) ... broke up a career-high three passes at Northwestern (10/22) and two against No. 10 Penn State (11/12) ... posted a season-high nine stops in back-to-back wins against Maryland (10/29) and at Rutgers (11/5) ... added a career-high eight solos vs. the Terrapins ... collected seven tackles, five solo, with an INT and PBU against No. 10 Nebraska (10/15) ... closed the season with six solo stops and recovered a fumble that he forced in the Foster Farms Bowl vs. No. 19 Utah (12/28) ... three-time IU defensive player of the week (Wake Forest, Nebraska, Purdue) ... two-time game captain (Wake Forest, Michigan State).
2015 Honors: Honorable mention Campus Insiders Freshman All-American ... ESPN.com and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman ... Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week (Western Kentucky) ... IU’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year.
2015 (Freshman): Led the Hoosiers with four interceptions (33 yards), the third-most for a true freshman in program history, and finished second with 76 tackles and 48 solos (tied) ... added one sack, one forced fumble, one blocked field goal and one pass breakup ... shared third in the Big Ten and 35th nationally in INTs ... the four picks ranked first among all conference freshmen and tied for fourth among all freshmen nationally ... topped B1G true freshmen in overall (2nd among all freshmen) and solo stops (1st among all freshmen) ... started all 13 games at safety ... picked off a pair of passes, the first of his career, in the Western Kentucky victory (9/19) ... posted a season-high nine tackles with one interception (18 yards) in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Duke (12/26) ... opened his career with eight stops, six solo, and the blocked field goal in the Southern Illinois win (9/5) ... made six tackles, five solo, with his first career sack and forced fumble against Rutgers (10/17) ... collected one INT and five stops against No. 15 Michigan (11/14) ... tallied seven tackles and one PBU at No. 7 Michigan State (10/24) ... two-time IU defensive player of the week (Western Kentucky, Duke).
Prep/Personal: Defensive back and wide receiver for head coach Marcus Paschal at Largo High School ... his cousin, IU wide receiver Donavan Hale, also attended Largo ... four-year starter picked off a pair of passes to go along with 75 tackles in 2014 ... recorded 300 receiving yards and two touchdowns ... named All-Pinellas County and All-Big County ... made 56 stops with two interceptions in 2013, 54 and six in 2012, and 40 and two in 2011 ... holds the school record with 12 career INTs and shares the single-season mark with six ... Largo claimed three straight district titles and appeared in the playoffs four consecutive seasons ... rated the No. 45 safety nationally by 247Sports ... four-year football and basketball letterwinner ... two-year track and field letterwinner ... parents are Altamese and Joseph Crawford ... born on Aug. 3, 1996, Jonathan Darnell Crawford is a liberal studies major.
2018 Honors: Team captain ... honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media) ... honored as Indiana’s Anthony Thompson Most Valuable Player ... Senior Bowl Watch List.
2018 (Senior): Topped the team in tackles (66) and solos (47) ... shared the lead, third in the Big Ten and 24th nationally with two fumble recoveries ... tied for second with four takeaways, one interception (pick-6) and three pass breakups ... shared third with one forced fumble ... added one sack and 3.5 TFLs ... started all 12 games at safety ... led the team in tackles four times ... opened the season with his fifth career multi-takeaway game in the win at Florida International (9/1) ... recorded the INT return for a touchdown and one forced fumble ... made seven stops, six solo, in the Virginia victory (9/8) ... recorded one sack with a career-best two tackles for loss and five tackles in the Ball State win (9/15) ... tied a career-high with eight solo, one for loss, and one fumble recovery against No. 24 Michigan State (9/22) ... recovered one fumble and tallied seven stops, five solo, against No. 18 Penn State (10/20) ... carded eight tackles, seven solo, in the Maryland victory (11/10) ... three-time IU defensive player of the week (Florida International, Ball State, Michigan State) ... 12-time game captain.
2017 Honors: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media).
2017 (Junior): 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 ... started all 12 games at safety ... collected a career-high 11 tackles, his first career game in double digits, with six solo stops and one PBU in the win at Virginia (9/9) ... tallied eight tackles, one for loss, with the fumble recovery at No. 18 Michigan State (10/21) ... picked off the pass and blocked the field goal at No. 4 Penn State (9/30) ... matched a career-high with eight solos, one for loss, in the season finale at Purdue (11/25) ... secured nine stops, six solo, with one breakup against No. 17 Michigan (10/14) ... recorded two PBUs in the victory at Illinois (11/11, 5 tackles) and at No. 4 Wisconsin (11/4, 4 tackles) ... IU special teams player of the week (Penn State) ... game captain (Virginia).
2016 Honors: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media) ... earned Indiana’s Terry P. Cole Award (Old Oaken Bucket Game MVP).
2016 (Sophomore): Topped the Hoosiers with seven takeaways, four fumble recoveries (1st in the Big Ten, T-2nd nationally) and three interceptions (T-1st on the team) ... made 71 tackles (4th on the team), 45 solo, a half-tackle for loss and seven pass breakups (T-4th on the team) ... started all 13 games at safety ... accounted for all three of the team’s takeaways in the Purdue win (11/26) with two interceptions and one fumble recovery ... the only Big Ten player and one of only nine in the FBS with three takeaways in a game in 2016 ... became the first Hoosier with two fumble recoveries in a game since 2009 in the Ball State victory (9/10) ... broke up a career-high three passes at Northwestern (10/22) and two against No. 10 Penn State (11/12) ... posted a season-high nine stops in back-to-back wins against Maryland (10/29) and at Rutgers (11/5) ... added a career-high eight solos vs. the Terrapins ... collected seven tackles, five solo, with an INT and PBU against No. 10 Nebraska (10/15) ... closed the season with six solo stops and recovered a fumble that he forced in the Foster Farms Bowl vs. No. 19 Utah (12/28) ... three-time IU defensive player of the week (Wake Forest, Nebraska, Purdue) ... two-time game captain (Wake Forest, Michigan State).
2015 Honors: Honorable mention Campus Insiders Freshman All-American ... ESPN.com and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman ... Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week (Western Kentucky) ... IU’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year.
2015 (Freshman): Led the Hoosiers with four interceptions (33 yards), the third-most for a true freshman in program history, and finished second with 76 tackles and 48 solos (tied) ... added one sack, one forced fumble, one blocked field goal and one pass breakup ... shared third in the Big Ten and 35th nationally in INTs ... the four picks ranked first among all conference freshmen and tied for fourth among all freshmen nationally ... topped B1G true freshmen in overall (2nd among all freshmen) and solo stops (1st among all freshmen) ... started all 13 games at safety ... picked off a pair of passes, the first of his career, in the Western Kentucky victory (9/19) ... posted a season-high nine tackles with one interception (18 yards) in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Duke (12/26) ... opened his career with eight stops, six solo, and the blocked field goal in the Southern Illinois win (9/5) ... made six tackles, five solo, with his first career sack and forced fumble against Rutgers (10/17) ... collected one INT and five stops against No. 15 Michigan (11/14) ... tallied seven tackles and one PBU at No. 7 Michigan State (10/24) ... two-time IU defensive player of the week (Western Kentucky, Duke).
Prep/Personal: Defensive back and wide receiver for head coach Marcus Paschal at Largo High School ... his cousin, IU wide receiver Donavan Hale, also attended Largo ... four-year starter picked off a pair of passes to go along with 75 tackles in 2014 ... recorded 300 receiving yards and two touchdowns ... named All-Pinellas County and All-Big County ... made 56 stops with two interceptions in 2013, 54 and six in 2012, and 40 and two in 2011 ... holds the school record with 12 career INTs and shares the single-season mark with six ... Largo claimed three straight district titles and appeared in the playoffs four consecutive seasons ... rated the No. 45 safety nationally by 247Sports ... four-year football and basketball letterwinner ... two-year track and field letterwinner ... parents are Altamese and Joseph Crawford ... born on Aug. 3, 1996, Jonathan Darnell Crawford is a liberal studies major.
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