Kitan Crawford: S · Nevada · #4.
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Kitan Crawford
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Tom Herman, Steve Sarkisian and Jeff Choate. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Hawai'i — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-29vs SMU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-26@ Troy | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-27@ Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-16vs Eastern Washington | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ San José State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-37vs Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-34@ Hawai'i | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38vs Colorado State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ No. 12 Boise State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-22vs Air Force | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 14-38@ No. 21 UNLV | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 42 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFL76 tackles · 3 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #73 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Texas and Nevada, 134 tackles — drafted at #225 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Tom Herman, Steve Sarkisian and Jeff Choate.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 2nd NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 2nd NFL season
