Maxx Crosby

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Maxx Crosby
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Crosby in 2021
No. 98 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-22) August 22, 1997 (age 24)
Colleyville, Texas
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Colleyville (TX) Heritage
College:Eastern Michigan
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2021
Total tackles:129
Sacks:22.0
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:9
Player stats at NFL.com

Maxx Robert Crosby (born August 22, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan and was drafted by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[1]

College career[]

Crosby played college football at Eastern Michigan from 2015 to 2018. Crosby was selected First Team All-MAC in 2017 and 2018.[2]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4+7⁄8 in
(1.95 m) 		255 lb
(116 kg) 		32+7⁄8 in
(0.84 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.66 s 4.13 s 6.89 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
All values from NFL Combine[3]

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders[]

2019[]

Crosby with the Oakland Raiders in his rookie season.

Crosby was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[4]

Crosby made his debut in week 1 against the Denver Broncos. In the game, Crosby made 6 tackles in the 24–16 win.[5] In week 5 against the Chicago Bears, Crosby recorded his first career sack on Chase Daniel in the 24–21 win.[6] In week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Crosby sacked Ryan Finley four times, one of which was a strip sack that was recovered by teammate Maurice Hurst Jr. in the 17–10 win, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[7] Crosby's four sacks in a game was the most sacks made by a Raider in a single game since 2015, when Khalil Mack recorded five sacks in a game against the Denver Broncos.[8] In week 17 against the Denver Broncos, Crosby sacked fellow rookie Drew Lock 1.5 times during the 15–16 loss.[9]

2020[]

Crosby was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on August 6, 2020,[10] and was activated nine days later.[11]

In Week 3 against the New England Patriots, Crosby recorded his first two sacks of the season on Cam Newton during the 36–20 loss.[12] In Week 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Crosby recorded his first sack on reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes during the 40–32 win.[13] In Week 17 against the Denver Broncos, Crosby sacked Drew Lock once and blocked two field goals during the 32–31 win.[14] Crosby was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.[15]

2021[]

In Week 1, Crosby recorded six tackles, two sacks, and two tackles for loss in a 33-27 win over the Ravens, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week. In Week 6, Crosby recorded 6 tackles, 12 pressures, and a season high 3 sacks in a 34-24 win over the Denver Broncos.[16]

Personal life[]

In March 2020, Crosby checked into rehab for alcoholism.[17]

NFL career statistics[]

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season[]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
G GS Comb Total Ast Sack Sfty Int Yds Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD
2019 OAK 16 10 47 36 11 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0
2020 LV 16 16 39 20 19 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2021 LV 14 14 43 25 18 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Career 46 40 129 81 48 22.0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ Burke, Chris (February 26, 2019). "Eastern Michigan's Maxx Crosby, on the long road between a dream and reality". The Athletic. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "MAC Announces 2018 All-MAC First, Second, Third Teams and Postseason Awards". getsomemaction.com.
  3. ^ "Maxx Crosby Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Raiders select defensive end Maxx Crosby with the No. 106 overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft". Raiders.com. April 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Raiders beat Broncos 24–16 in 1st game after Brown's release". www.espn.com. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Josh Jacobs rallies Raiders past Bears 24–21". www.espn.com. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (November 20, 2019). "Dak Prescott, Josh Allen among Players of the Week". NFL.com.
  8. ^ "Carr, Jacobs, Crosby help Raiders keep Bengals winless". www.espn.com. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "Broncos beat Raiders 16–15 to keep rival from playoffs". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  10. ^ Dubow, Josh (August 6, 2020). "Raiders unable to utilize all their new digs in Las Vegas". Fox5Vegas.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Raiders' Maxx Crosby: Activated from COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots – September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – October 11th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  14. ^ "Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos - January 3rd, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  15. ^ Gordon, Grant (January 6, 2021). "Titans RB Derrick Henry, Vikings QB Kirk Cousins among Players of the Week". www.nfl.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  16. ^ Gordon, Grant (September 15, 2021). "Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, Rams QB Matthew Stafford lead Players of the Crosby was selected to play in the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career Week". NFL.com. line feed character in |title= at position 73 (help)
  17. ^ "Raiders DE Crosby says he's 18 months sober". ESPN.com. August 27, 2021.

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