Dion Crawford
Michigan State Spartans
80
Good

Dion Crawford

Michigan State SpartansSolid
MLBDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Buffalo
2nd String / Backup

Is Dion Crawford starting?

Dion Crawford is listed 2nd string at MLB for Michigan State Spartans.

Dion Crawford is listed MLB #2 for Michigan State at 80 OVR.

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Depth at MLB · Michigan State Spartans

  1. 1586Jordan HallStarter
  2. 21880Dion CrawfordYou
  3. 31655Adam Shaw

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Collins Hill, ranked #1,403 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 79 tackles, 5 TFL, 3.5 sacks. That's 12% of the team's production at his spot and 88th-percentile production nationally — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,403 NatlTeam Share12%Percentile88th
Atlanta, GA
Jersey
#18
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
243 lbs
Transfer
Buffalo

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—7953.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8500
National Rank
#1403
High School
Collins Hill
Hometown
Suwanee, GA

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 88th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.80 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 88% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 32% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WEMUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Dion Crawford's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

79 tkl · 5 TFL · 3.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach Michigan StateTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.