Crawford Named Big 12 Player of the Week
10/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 2, 2006
Crawford also was named Big 12 defensive player of the week by the San Antonio Express-News.
A product of Giddings [Texas] High School, Crawford tallied five tackles, including a career-best three solo efforts, two interceptions and one other pass break up in Baylor's 17-3 victory over Kansas State. It was the first multiple-interception game of Crawford's career as he joined teammate C.J. Wilson as the only Baylor players to accomplish the feat over the past five seasons.
Crawford led a Baylor defensive unit that held a Big 12 opponent without a touchdown for the first time in 81 Big 12 games last Saturday against
In his first season as the starter at free safety, Crawford has helped solidify a Baylor defense that is tied for fifth nationally with nine interceptions. Individually, Crawford is fourth in the Big 12 and tied for 47th nationally with 0.4 interceptions per game. Baylor's defense is first in the Big 12 and tied for 14th nationally with a plus-1.0 turnover margin per game. The Bears also are tied for first nationally with 16 turnovers forced.
Crawford is the first Baylor player to earn Big 12 Player of the Week honors this season. He is the first Bear to earn the weekly defensive honor since Colin Allred was so honored following Baylor's 44-34 victory over
Baylor returns to action Saturday, traveling to
