Toledo · W 30-20
No tackles.
Crawford has tackles in 7 of Michigan State’s 8 games: none against Toledo.
Dion Crawford
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Maurice Linguist, Pete Lembo and Pat Fitzgerald. The first one came in 2024: All-MAC. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Northwestern — Week 7, 2026.
48 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 48 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Buffalo | 79 | 30 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Buffalo | 58 | 27 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 2 |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 28 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 213 | 96 | 23.5 | 12.0 | 7 |
Last game (Wk 8): 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-31vs Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-31@ Wisconsin | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-38vs Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24vs No. 25 Northwestern | 14 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 10-28@ No. 9 UCLA | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 24 · L 10-28 at UCLA, play by play
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How Michigan State’s defense played that day
UCLA’s 12 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8. His pbu came with Michigan State down 7.
A big game: 14 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 7, sacks included.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%3 pass breakups48 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
44.3%
222 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
256 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #284 at the position.
The No. 1,403 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Maurice Linguist, Pete Lembo and Pat Fitzgerald.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
