Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#70
Naquan Crowder
Senior defensive lineman on Minnesota's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 330 lb · Aliquippa, PA · Aliquippa
CFB Index 27 · #342 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Marshall → Minnesota for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Eastern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Minnesota's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Marshall to Minnesota in 2026.
Naquan Crowder
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Eastern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202510 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Minnesota
2025Marshall
2026Minnesota
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Marshall5-7HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
2026Minnesota1-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
27 · #342 of 420 edge rushers
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–7
2 TOT
Dominant 52-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With J. Tracy — 5 rec · 98 yds · D. Lindsey — 264 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.2 · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Eyan Thomas’s 2025 season.
84%match
Matches Eyan on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Peter Woods's freshman season at Clemson (2023).
78%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 1 · Pk 29
Matches Peter on
Height
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Peter on
Class year (lower)
Sack rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Naquan Crowder
Background
OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in January 2026 • spent the 2025 season at Marshall and the 2023-24 seasons at California (PA). PREVIOUS SCHOOLS: Played one season at Marshall (2025) and two seasons at California (PA) (2023-24). MARSHALL: Played in 11 games (two starts) and made 26 tackles • had...
The defensive line · Minnesota
- Anthony Smith17.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3T.J. Bush10.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Karter Menz9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #1Jaxon Howard5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #70Naquan Crowder3 tackles for loss · 2025
19 more on the roster · Minnesota team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology