Kitan Crawford

Former safety at Nevada. 2024: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 76 tackles.

S · Nevada · Sr. · #4

5′11″ · 206 lb · Tyler, TX

CFB Index 74 · #73 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceArizona — drafted 2025, Rd 7, Pick 9, #225 overall

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 145 nationally · Signed with Texas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at Nevada. 2024: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 76 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2020.
Transferred from Texas to Nevada in 2024.
Drafted round 7 by the Arizona in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Nevada, 134 tackles — drafted at #225 overall by Arizona.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20203 games

Signed with Texas4-star out of John Tyler

202413 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal
All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention

2025

Drafted by Arizonaround 7, pick 225

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#145 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #225

Arizona · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST

All-Mountain West mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

4 coaches

2020

Jay Norvell

Nevada

2021

Vai Taua

Nevada

era →

2022–2023

Ken Wilson

Nevada

era →

2024

Jeff Choate

Nevada

era →

Played under 4 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Vai Taua, Ken Wilson, and Jeff Choate. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ArizonaEntering 2nd NFL season

#225Rd 7 · Pick 9

ArizonaEntering 2nd NFL season

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2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Texas7-3HC: Tom Herman · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Texas5-7HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2023Texas12-2HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #73 of 537?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: forced fumbles (95th percentile). Strength: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Forced fumbles#12 / 700 · 95th pct

Passes defended#141 / 2892 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#181 / 2892 · 94th pct

Tackles#185 / 2892 · 93rd pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Tackles for loss#1063 / 2892 · 61st pct

3.0

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

74 · #73 of 537 safeties

Former four-star. Now #73 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Nevada	76	42	3.0	6	2	1
2023	Texas	22	16	1.0	1	1	--
2022	Texas	24	16	0.0	1	--	--
2021	Texas	5	5	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Texas	7	5	1.0	--	--	--
Career		134	84	5.0	8	3	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024

W 49–16

vs Eastern Washington

4 TOT · 2 SOLO

Dominant 33-point win at home against Eastern Washington.

With B. Lewis — 193 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.3 · 65 rush yds (12 car) · M. Bellon — 5 rec · 83 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 24-29vs SMU	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 1	W 28-26@ Troy	7	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 17-20vs Georgia Southern	6	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 0-27@ Minnesota	4	3	1.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 49-16vs Eastern Washington	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 31-35@ San José State	5	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 42-37vs Oregon State	4	2	0.0	1	2
Wk 8	L 21-24vs Fresno State	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 13-34@ Hawai'i	9	7	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 21-38vs Colorado State	7	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 21-28@ Boise State	6	5	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 19-22vs Air Force	11	5	1.0	1	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 14	L 14-38@ UNLV	4	2	1.0	—	0
Total		76	42	3.0	2	6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Kitan Crawford

20203 games

202413 games

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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