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23 John Crockett

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Minneapolis, Minn.
  • High School Totino-Grace HS

Biography

* 2015 NFL Scouting Combine
* 2015 East-West Shrine Game Captain
* 2014 Sports Network All-America Second Team
* 2014 All-MVFC Second Team
* 2014 College Sporting News FCS National All-Star
* 2014 MVFC Offensive Player of the Week
* 2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team
* 2012 MVFC Newcomer of the Week
* 2012 College Sports Madness.com MVFC Offensive Player of the Week

 
Electrifying runner who put together three straight 1,000-yard seasons despite splitting the carries as the No. 2 back his first two years…Finished second on the NDSU career rushing chart with 4,309 yards and set a single-season rushing record with 1,994 yards his senior year…Had 20 career 100-yard rushing games, second most in school history...Just the second NDSU player to eclipse 5,000 career all-purpose yards, finishing with 5,151...His 397 receiving yards as a senior were the second most by a running back in NDSU history.

2014 SEASON (SENIOR): Sports Network All-America second team and All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team...Started all 16 games at running back...Set school records for all purpose yards (2,419), rushing yards (1,994) and rushing attempts (368)...Ran for 21 touchdowns, two shy of the school record...Averaged 5.4 yards per carry...Career-long 80-yard run for a touchdown to set the tone in the 34-14 win at Iowa State, where he scored a career-high three TDs and rushed for 139 yards on 17 carries and was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week...Caught a pass in 15 of 16 games and was NDSU's third leading receiver with 30 catches for 397 yards and one touchdown...Averaged 23 carries per game as the featured back...Rushed for 100 yards in 11 of 16 games including a career-high and NDSU playoff record 227 yards in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Coastal Carolina...Threw a 16-yard game-tying touchdown pass to quarterback Carson Wentz in the fourth quarter of a come-from-behind win at Western Illinois.
 
2013 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in all 15 games as the No. 2 running back…Fourth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and 19th nationally with 1,277 rushing yards…Ranked third in the league with 11 touchdowns…Averaged 6.7 yards per carry over 190 carries…Sixth in the MVFC with 85.1 rushing yards per game and fifth in all-purpose running with 106.6 yards per game…Had six 100-yard games including three straight against Illinois State (104), Youngstown State (120) and South Dakota (116)…Season-high 195 yards on 13 carries in the NCAA semifinal win over New Hampshire…Season-high 22 carries and career-high three rushing TDs at Southern Illinois…NDSU’s primary kick returner the second half of the season…Averaged 26.2 yards over 11 kickoff returns including a career-long of 52 yards against Illinois State.

2012 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team...Played in all 15 games including one start...Rushed 194 times for 1,038 yards and nine TDs...Averaged 5.4 yards per carry...Caught seven passes for 54 yards...Also returned three kickoffs for 41 yards...Had three 100-yard games...Rushed 19 times for 122 yards and two TDs in win at Northern Iowa (9-29-12)...Earned MVFC Newcomer of the Week, College Sports Madness.com and College Football Performance.com honors...Rushed 25 times for 103 yards and two TDs vs. Youngstown State (10-6-12)...Rushed 17 times for 109 yards and one TD at Illinois State (11-17-12)...Completed a pass for 26-yards to Kevin Vaadeland in NCAA FCS championship game against Sam Houston State (1-5-13)...Also cranked out season-long 57 yard run vs. Sam Houston State.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: 2010 graduate of Totino-Grace High School...Associated Press first team all-state running back under head coach Jeff Ferguson...Rushed 180 times for 1,802 yards and 34 TDs as a senior...Caught 26 passes for 495 yards and five TDs...Returned eight kickoffs for an average of 44.8 yards per return and two touchdowns...MVP of the North Suburban Conference, KARE 11 all-metro and all-conference as a senior...Finalist for Minnesota's Mr. Football...Totino-Grace compiled a 35-3 record during his career including the State 4A championships in 2007 and 2009...Honors included Minnesota Vikings all-state, six-time Minneapolis Star Tribune Player of the Week, five-time St. Paul Pioneer Press Player of the Week...Also earned KFAN, KARE 11, MSBN Player of the Week awards...Rushed for 2,849 yards and 60 TDs on 363 attempts during career, also caught 36 passes for 627 yards and 6 TDs...Three-time all-conference basketball player...Four-year letterwinner in track & field...Qualified for state meet in high jump and holds school record in event.
 
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in May 2015 with a bachelor's degree in university studies...Signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in May 2015...Promoted to the active roster in December 2015 and made his regular season debut in a win at Detroit...Son of Jackie Martin, Minneapolis, and John F. Crockett, St. Paul.

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Junior

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    2014Senior

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