#22

Xavier Crawford

Former cornerback at Central Michigan. 2018: 1 interception, 12 pass breakups, 24 tackles.

CB · Central Michigan · Jr. · #22

6′1″ · 190 lb · Pittsburg, CA

Houston — drafted 2019, Rd 6, Pick 22, #195 overall

The story

Former cornerback at Central Michigan. 2018: 1 interception, 12 pass breakups, 24 tackles.

Drafted round 6 by the Houston in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Central Michigan, 111 tackles — drafted at #195 overall by Houston.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2019

Drafted by Houstonround 6, pick 195

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #195

Houston · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

John Bonamego

Central Michigan

Played his entire career under John Bonamego.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

HoustonEntering 8th NFL season

#195Rd 6 · Pick 22

HoustonEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Oregon State4-8HC: Gary Andersen · Run-leaning

2017Oregon State1-11HC: Cory Hall · Run-leaning

2018Central Michigan1-11HC: John Bonamego · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#20 / 2662 · 99th pct

Tackles for loss#1030 / 2662 · 58th pct

3.0

Solo tackles#1264 / 2662 · 51st pct

Tackles#1671 / 2662 · 36th pct

Interceptions#323 / 805 · 30th pct

QB hurries#1228 / 2662 · 27th pct

Sacks#1396 / 2662 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.4	0.2	0.0	1.0
Road6g	2.0	0.3	0.0	1.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	0.2	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	1.6	0.3	0.0	1.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

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

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Central Michigan	24	18	3.0	0.0	12	1	--
2017	Oregon State	17	13	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
2016	Oregon State	70	50	2.0	1.0	10	1	--
Career		111	81	5.0	1.0	24	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2018

W 17–5

vs Maine

4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 3 PD

With J. Sheldon — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 49 LONG · T. Lazzaro — 82 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 44 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week