Su'a Kristopher Cravens was born on July 7,1995 and is a former American football strong safety.
31 Facts About Su'a Cravens
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Su'a Cravens played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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However, Su'a Cravens announced his decision to retire just before the season began, and was placed on the team's reserve list as a result.
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Su'a Cravens attended Temecula Valley High School as a freshman in 2009.
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Su'a Cravens then transferred to Vista Murrieta High School as a sophomore, where he had 90 tackles, eights sacks, five fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles.
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Su'a Cravens earned Max Preps Sophomore All-American second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team, and All-Southwestern League first team honors.
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Su'a Cravens played in the 2013 US Army All-American Bowl.
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Su'a Cravens chose the Trojans over offers from nearly every BCS program in the nation, including Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio State.
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Su'a Cravens became the Trojans' eighth commitment for the 2013 class and the fifth five-star rated recruit in a class featuring quarterback Max Browne, defensive lineman Kenny Bigelow and running backs Ty Isaac and Justin Davis.
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Su'a Cravens enrolled at USC in the spring of 2013 after graduating a semester early from high school.
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Su'a Cravens started at strong safety as a first-year freshman and made quite an impact.
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Su'a Cravens returned a kickoff for 33 yards and a punt for one yard.
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Su'a Cravens made the 2013 Sporting News Freshman All-American first team, Athlon Freshman All-American first team, Phil Steele Freshman All-American first team, CollegeFootballNews.
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Su'a Cravens missed the last half of spring practice after having surgery for a torn cartilage in his knee.
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Su'a Cravens returned as a starter for his sophomore year in 2014.
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Su'a Cravens made the 2014 All-Pac-12 first team, as well as the Athlon All-Pac-12 first team, Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team and CollegeSportsMadness.
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Su'a Cravens won USC's Defensive Perimeter Player of the Year Award.
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Su'a Cravens returned for his third year as a starter, again playing strongside outside linebacker as a junior in 2015.
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Su'a Cravens was as a semifinalist for the Bednarik and Butkus awards after starting all 14 games as a 20-year-old team captain.
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Su'a Cravens posted 86 tackles, eight passes defensed, five sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles his junior season.
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Su'a Cravens started 40 games for the Trojans and recorded 206 tackles, 25 passes defensed, 10 sacks, nine interceptions and three forced fumbles during his collegiate career.
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Su'a Cravens earned first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors at two different positions.
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On May 9,2016, Su'a Cravens signed a four-year, 4.43 million contract with the team.
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Su'a Cravens appeared in 11 games, with three starts, in 2016, posting 33 tackles, one sack, one interception, five passes defensed and one special-teams stop.
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Su'a Cravens started two games at safety and one at linebacker.
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Su'a Cravens missed the final three games of the season with an injury.
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Su'a Cravens was projected to be the team's starting strong safety for the 2017 season.
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On March 28,2018, Su'a Cravens was traded to the Denver Broncos for a fifth round pick, along with a swap of fourth and fifth round draft picks in the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Su'a Cravens was placed on injured reserve on September 2,2018 due to issues with his knee, but was activated back to the active roster on November 2,2018.
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Su'a Cravens's older brother, Siaki, was a defensive lineman at Hawaii who previously played at Utah.
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Su'a Cravens's mother is second cousins with former Arizona State and NFL safety David Fulcher.