Age: 24
3rd
season in pro football & with Lions
College: Baylor
Height: 5’9” Weight: 181
Prelude:
Crockett
played at cornerback and free safety in college and was chosen by the Broncos
in the fourth round of the 1989 NFL draft. Despite lacking ideal speed he moved into the starting lineup
during the 1990 season and improved over the course of the year. An excellent athlete who could be reckless, he had a breakout
season for the much-improved Lions in ’91.
1991 Season Summary
Appeared in all
16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Interceptions
– 6 [2, tied with five others, 1st in NFC]
Most
interceptions, game – 1 on six occasions
Int. return
yards – 141 [3]
Most int.
return yards, game – 96 (on 1 int.) vs. Dallas 10/27
Int. TDs – 1
[2, tied with many others]
Sacks – 1
Fumble
recoveries – 0
Forced
fumbles – 1
Tackles – 86
Scoring
TDs – 1
Points – 6
Postseason: 2 G
Interceptions
– 0
TDs – 0
Lions went 12-4
to finish first in the NFC Central. Won NFC Divisional playoff over Dallas
Cowboys (38-6). Lost NFC Championship to Washington Redskins (41-10).
Aftermath:
Crockett,
playing with an injured ankle in 1992 followed up with four interceptions and
52 tackles. He spent one more season with Detroit before departing for Denver
as a free agent in 1994. Crockett spent seven years with the Broncos and
started at LCB in the 1997 and ’98 seasons when Denver won NFL titles.He
finished up with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2001 and ’02. Overall, Crockett
intercepted 36 passes, 16 of them as a member of the Lions.He also was credited
with 15.5 sacks.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL (1960-69),
WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
