Aaron Crawford

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-1
Weight:
310
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ashburn, Va.
High School:
Stone Bridge

2019 - Senior Season

Started all 13 games on the defensive line • Honorable Mention All-ACC • Tied for second on the team with 9.0 TFL • Had 50 tackles and three sacks • His 31 stops (tackles that constitute a "failure" for the offense) ranked fifth among all Power 5 interior DL, according to Pro Football Focus • His 91.2 run defensive grade was the best among P5 interior DL, according to PFF • Had six total tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack for six yards in the victory over South Carolina • Graded out at 83.8 according to PFF versus the Gamecocks, the highest figure from the Tar Heel defensive line • Had seven tackles, 1.5 TFL and one sack against Miami • Had seven tackles versus App State • Had two tackles and a QBH against Clemson • Had a career-high 2.5 TFL against Georgia Tech • Had six tackles each in games against both Duke and Virginia Tech • Registered three tackles, a TFL and a forced fumble at Pitt • Had a QB hurry and one tackle for loss in the Military Bowl victory over Temple.

2018 - Junior Season

Appeared in two games along the defensive line after dealing with an injury in fall camp that plagued him the entire season • Recorded one tackle at Virginia.

2017 - Sophomore Season

Started all 12 games at defensive tackle • Had 29 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss • Recovered one fumble and had six QB hurries • Had five tackles at NC State • Had a tackle for loss and a QB hurry in the win over WCU • Finished with a pair of tackles and combined for a TFL in the win at Pitt • Had three stops and combined on a sack at Virginia Tech • Picked up his second solo sack of the year against Virginia • Had a pair of tackles and combined on a TFL against Notre Dame • Finished with three tackles and his first solo sack of the year at Georgia Tech • Had a pair of solo stops against Duke • Split a sack among his three tackles and added a QB hurry in the win at ODU • Had a tackle and a QB hurry against Louisville • Finished the season opener with five tackles and a quarterback hurry.

2016 - Redshirt Freshman Season

Became a starter in week four • Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts • Finished with 42 tackles on the season, 1.5 for loss and one sack • Had four tackles in the Sun Bowl • Recorded one stop vs. NC State • Made a career-high 10 tackles and earned his first career sack in a 41-7 win vs. The Citadel • Had three tackles in a 48-20 win over Georgia Tech • Made one tackle in the win at Virginia • Recorded three stops in the win at No. 16 Miami • Made four tackles against Virginia Tech • Started and had two tackles and a quarterback pressure in the win at No. 12 Florida State • Earned his first career start against Pitt and responded with three tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss • Had eight tackles in the win over JMU • Assisted on a tackle in the win at Illinois • Saw action in the season opener vs. No. 18 Georgia but did not record a tackle • Played in just two games (vs. North Carolina A&T and vs. Illinois) before suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2015 • Received a medical redshirt.

Stone Bridge High School

Considered a four-star prospect by Scout.com • Ranked the No. 5 defensive tackle in the East, the No. 12 player in Virginia and the No. 26 prospect in the country by Scout.com • Member of the Scout 300 • Listed as the No. 44 defensive tackle in the country and No. 22 player in Virginia by Rivals.com • Named the No. 24 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times • Earned first-team 5A all-state honors as a senior • Helped lead Stone Bridge to a 10-3 record as a senior • Earned All-Met honorable-mention honors • Collected 69 total tackles and eight sacks as a junior on a 9-3 team that reached the Virginia 5A North region quarterfinals • High school head coach was Mickey Thompson • Also on the wrestling team • Finished third at the state wrestling championships as a junior.

Personal

Nickname is “AC” or “Bam Bam” • The people who had the biggest impact on his life are his parents, Booker and Robin Berry-Crawford • Born November 4 • Has already earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and management and society.