![]() Crowell with for the Cleveland Browns in 2016
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No. 34 Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | January 8, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Columbus, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Columbus (GA) Carver | ||||||||||||||
College: | Alabama State | ||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Rushing attempts: | 531 |
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Rushing yards: | 2,265 |
Rushing average: | 4.3 |
Receptions: | 68 |
Receiving yards: | 588 |
Total touchdowns: | 20 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Isaiah Crowell (croh-WEL; born January 8, 1993) is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and Alabama State.
Crowell attended George Washington Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia, where he played football and ran track. During his high school career, he rushed for 4,872 yards with 61 touchdowns on 429 carries for the Tigers football team. He was considered the No. 1 running back recruit by Scout.com and the fourth-best by Rivals.com.
Also a standout track & field athlete, Crowell lettered all four years competing as a sprinter and long-distance runner. He won the 100-meter dash event at the 2009 MCSD Meet, recording a career-best time of 10.91 seconds. He posted career-bests of 22.38 in the 200m, 52.53 in the 400m, and 12:36.84 in the 3200m.
Starting running back Washaun Ealey's transferring to Jacksonville State in the spring led to a vacancy at that position for the 2011 season at the University of Georgia. Second string running back Caleb King was next in line to take over as the team's starting running back, but the senior was declared academically ineligible on July 8. The position was wide open during football practices in August and leading up to Georgia's opening game at the Georgia Dome against Boise State on September 3. He earned the starting running back job for the Bulldogs as a freshman for their September 17 game against Coastal Carolina. However, it was his fine performance against South Carolina on September 10 that created Crowell's chance to take over the starting role as tailback as the 6-0, 215-pound true freshman scored two touchdowns while rushing 16 times for 118 yards and catching two passes for 40 yards against the Gamecocks in a 45-42 heartbreaking loss to Coach Steve Spurrier's South Carolina Gamecocks Against Coastal Carolina, Crowell had 16 rushes for 86 yards and highlighted his performance with a 27-yard touchdown run to open the game as Georgia went on to defeat the Chanticleers 59-0. He also had a 12-yard reception in the contest.