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Crawford

The rookie third-round pick suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in his final preseason game. Crawford will likely pick things back up next year with a chance to make real noise for the Raiders — and perhaps without Maxx Crosby in front of him — assuming no setbacks.

Crawford (6’4/253) is a high-motor edge who generated 37 pressures on 217 pass-rush snaps while adding five sacks in a productive 2025 campaign. He pairs that pass-rush juice with 11 havoc plays, 8.5 tackles for loss and 45 total tackles while flashing a well-rounded disruption profile. Crawford’s blazing 2.37 time-to-first-pressure underscores his explosive get-off, allowing him to consistently stress tackles vertically and force early pocket movement. He wins with burst, effort and developing hand usage, flashing the ability to accelerate through contact and close quickly when he sees a path to the quarterback. However, his lack of ideal length and lower-body power shows up against bigger tackles, where he can get stalled at the top of his rush and struggle to disengage. He projects as a scheme-versatile rotational edge with sub-package upside early, offering immediate pass-rush value while continuing to refine his counters and anchor for a potential starting trajectory.