Michael Crabtree played college football at Texas Tech, where he was a two-time unanimous All-American, and was selected 10th overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2009 NFL Draft.
61 Facts About Michael Crabtree
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Michael Crabtree attended David W Carter High School in Dallas where he played basketball, football, and ran track for the Cowboys program.
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Michael Crabtree played as a quarterback for the Carter Cowboys high school football team.
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Michael Crabtree ran for 646 yards and nine touchdowns on 100 carries.
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Michael Crabtree was a four-star football recruit as an athlete.
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Michael Crabtree ranked among the top 51 recruits in the state of Texas going into college.
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Michael Crabtree was recruited by Texas, whose coaches wanted him to play defense.
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Michael Crabtree accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Texas Tech University, where he played for coach Mike Leach and the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team from 2006 to 2008.
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Michael Crabtree was redshirted his freshman season of 2006 because of a transcript glitch and a position change from quarterback to wide receiver.
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Michael Crabtree finished his freshman season with 134 receptions, 1,962 yards, and 22 touchdowns.
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Michael Crabtree's name has appeared on the Maxwell Award preseason watchlist along with Harrell.
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Michael Crabtree finished fifth in the Heisman race behind Harrell at fourth.
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Michael Crabtree compiled his first kickoff return of his career in the game, running the ball for 50 yards.
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Michael Crabtree grabbed the pass, shook a defender on the sideline, and ran into the endzone for the game-winning touchdown with a second left in the game.
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In Oklahoma State game, Michael Crabtree recorded 89 yards and three touchdowns on eight catches.
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Michael Crabtree extended his streak of at least five receptions and a touchdown catch to 13 games, placing him in a tie for second-longest all time.
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Michael Crabtree used the bye week before the Oklahoma game to fully recover from the injury.
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Michael Crabtree started the year with the expectation that he would compete for the Heisman trophy, and in the end he finished fifth in the Heisman voting, garnering 3 first place votes.
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Michael Crabtree has received multiple honors due to his accomplishments at Texas Tech.
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Michael Crabtree is one of only five Red Raiders in school history have earned unanimous All-American honors.
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Shortly before the deadline, Michael Crabtree declared himself eligible for the 2009 NFL Draft, after discussions with his coach Mike Leach, and with representatives of the NFL who advised that "he would be a first-round pick".
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At the press conference to announce his plans to enter the NFL Draft, Michael Crabtree was accompanied by his Texas Tech Red Raider teammate Brandon Williams, who made a similar announcement.
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On February 21,2009, it was reported that Michael Crabtree sustained a severe Jones fracture in his left foot, which would require surgery to insert a screw and would leave him unable to perform for the next six to ten weeks including the NFL Combine and Texas Tech's pro day.
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However, Michael Crabtree stated that the stress fracture had been there for a year and did not cause him pain.
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Michael Crabtree was selected in the first round with the 10th overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Michael Crabtree was the highest drafted Texas Tech Red Raider since halfback Donny Anderson went seventh overall in the 1965 NFL Draft.
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On July 28,2009, Michael Crabtree failed to report for training camp because he had no contract.
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Over Labor Day weekend Deion Sanders, an NFL reporter and Michael Crabtree counselor, stated on the NFL Total Access show that Michael Crabtree was indeed willing to sit out the entire season.
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On October 25,2009, Michael Crabtree made his first career NFL start against the Houston Texans catching five passes for 56 yards and playing more snaps than any other 49ers receiver in the game.
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On November 22,2009, Michael Crabtree caught his first touchdown on a 38-yard pass from quarterback Alex Smith, beating veteran All-Pro cornerback Al Harris on the play.
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Michael Crabtree caught his second touchdown pass, and his first touchdown at Candlestick Park, against the Arizona Cardinals in a Week 14 divisional match-up.
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Michael Crabtree led all rookie receivers in yards per game, with 56.8.
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On October 10,2010, Michael Crabtree recorded his first career 100+-yard game.
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Michael Crabtree caught 9 passes for 105 yards and had a 7-yard touchdown.
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Michael Crabtree caught the go-ahead 32-yard touchdown against Oakland in week 6.
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Michael Crabtree suffered a broken foot during player-only off-season workouts in 2011.
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Michael Crabtree finished the season with a career-high in both receptions and receiving yards.
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In 2012, Michael Crabtree posted his first season with greater than 1,000 receiving yards as he continued to develop as a player and grow into his role as the number-one target in the 49ers' passing game.
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Michael Crabtree began to put up better numbers with Kaepernick at the helm.
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Late in the season, Michael Crabtree showed dominance with 107 yards and two touchdowns against the New England Patriots and a career-high 172 yards and two touchdowns against the Arizona Cardinals.
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Michael Crabtree finished with career highs in targets, receptions, yards and touchdowns.
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On May 22,2013, Michael Crabtree underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon.
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Michael Crabtree was most likely to return to the field in mid-November 2013.
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Michael Crabtree caught his first and only touchdown of the season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Michael Crabtree finished his 49ers career with 347 catches for 4,327 yards and 26 receiving touchdowns.
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Michael Crabtree began the 2015 season making 5 receptions for 46 yards in the season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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On December 9,2015, Michael Crabtree agreed to a 4-year, $35 million extension.
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Michael Crabtree finished the 2015 season with 85 receptions for 922 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns.
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Michael Crabtree finished the 2016 season with a career-high 89 receptions for 1,003 yards and eight touchdowns.
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Michael Crabtree had three games ont the season with over 100 receiving yards.
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Michael Crabtree finished the 2017 season with 58 receptions for 618 yards and six touchdowns.
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On March 15,2018, Michael Crabtree was released by the Raiders after spending three seasons with the team after the team signed Jordy Nelson.
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Michael Crabtree finished his Raiders career with 232 catches for 2,543 yards and 25 receiving touchdowns.
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On March 16,2018, Michael Crabtree signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens, with $11 million guaranteed.
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Michael Crabtree was part of a Ravens' receiving unit that included Willie Snead IV and John Brown.
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Michael Crabtree finished the regular season with 54 receptions for 607 yards and three touchdowns.
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On February 25,2019, Michael Crabtree was released by the Ravens.
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In 2012, Michael Crabtree partnered with Ubisoft, makers of the video game, The Hip Hop Dance Experience, to create a touchdown celebration dance inspired by the video game.
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Michael Crabtree teamed up with Subway restaurants in 2009 in his first national endorsement.
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Michael Crabtree's image is displayed prominently in the football training facility.
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On September 18,2021, Michael Crabtree was inducted into the Texas Tech Football Ring of Honor.