A combine standout who left Texas for a breakout senior year at Nevada and turned elite testing numbers into a seventh-round Cardinals pick.
Kitan Crawford spent four seasons at Texas before transferring to Nevada for a final year that reestablished him as an NFL prospect. His athletic testing at the combine, among the best of any safety in his class, helped him land with Arizona in the seventh round of the 2025 draft, and he carved out a special-teams and reserve role as a rookie before a late-season injury.
Path to the league
Crawford played four seasons at Texas, winning the 2020 Alamo Bowl and the 2023 Big 12 Championship, before transferring to Nevada for his final year of eligibility. Arizona selected him with the 225th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
As Nevada's lead free safety in 2024, Crawford started all 13 games and recorded 76 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, seven pass deflections and two interceptions, including a 52-yard pick-six against Oregon State. He earned All-Mountain West Honorable Mention recognition and ran a 4.41-second 40-yard dash with a 41.5-inch vertical at the NFL Combine, ranking among the class's top athletic testers at the position.
2025 season recap
Crawford appeared in 15 games as a rookie, working mostly on special teams and as a reserve safety, and recorded 20 total tackles and a pass deflection. He was placed on injured reserve on January 1, 2026, with an ankle injury sustained in Week 17 against Cincinnati.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Kitan Crawford
- Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics: Kitan Crawford selected by Arizona Cardinals in 2025 NFL Draft
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
15 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cardinals | 15 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Safety
- Group
- defense
- College
- Nevada
- Hometown
- Tyler, TX, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
