Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Buffalo
Dion Crawford
LB • 6'1" • 232 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dion Crawford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Dion Crawford built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Dion Crawford's career was his defensive production: 165...
Read the storyDion Crawford, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo. Dion Crawford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 165
- TFL
- 21
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Dion Crawford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · LB
- Career Tackles
- 165
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Troy
- High school pipeline
- Collins Hill · 37 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · LB 114th (top 9%) · Mid-American 17th (top 3%) · National 159th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 71 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 52 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 71 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 79 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Buffalo to Michigan State | G5/FCS to P4 | 79.1 | Jan 11, 2026 |
Dion Crawford played LB for Buffalo. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dion Crawford recorded 165 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Buffalo paired 29.5 primary output with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 44.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
44.6
Usage
10.3
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 0. Kent State: 1. Troy: 5. UConn: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Massachusetts: 1. Akron: 1. Bowling Green: 0. Miami (OH): 1.5. Ohio: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 14 by 50. Kent State: 6 by 35. Troy: 12 by 100. UConn: 7 by 39.2. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Massachusetts: 8 by 43.3. Akron: 8 by 43.3. Bowling Green: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 8 by 48.3. Ohio: 10 by 61.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -1.3 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
100 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Ohio10+ tackles · Splash game | L 26-31 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | vs Miami (OH) | L 20-37 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Bowling Green | W 28-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Akron | L 16-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Massachusetts | W 28-21 | 8 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 31-30 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UConn | L 17-20 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Troy10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 17-21 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Kent State | W 31-28 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Minnesota10+ tackles | L 10-23 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dion Crawford story
Dion Crawford built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Dion Crawford's career was his defensive production: 165 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Dion Crawford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Buffalo
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2 | 17.1 | 3.8 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 29.5 | 39.7 | 11.1 | 27.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 29.5 | 39.7 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12.5 | 44.6 | 10.3 | -17 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 87 Troy
Week 4 · L 17-21
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 13 · W 37-20 · Conference game
7
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 14 · W 43-7 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Northern Illinois
Week 4 · W 23-20 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
70.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 70.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Liberty
Week 1 · W 26-7 · Postseason
3.5
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Buffalo
29.5 primary output · 39.7 efficiency · 11.1 usage
71
#2
2024 Regular Season · Buffalo
71
29.5 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
55.7
12.5 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
9
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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