Maxx Crosby

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Maxx Crosby
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Crosby with the Raiders in 2021
No. 98 Las Vegas Raiders
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1997-08-22) August 22, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth: Colleyville, Texas, U.S.
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Career information
High school: Colleyville (TX) Heritage
College: Eastern Michigan (2015–2018)
NFL draft: 2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2023
Total tackles: 259
Sacks: 42.5
Forced fumbles: 7
Fumble recoveries: 2
Pass deflections: 16
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Maxx Robert Crosby (born August 22, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Early life

The spelling of Maxx Crosby's first name comes from how large (11 pounds, 9 ounces) he was at birth.[1] He attended Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, Texas.[2]

Crosby's mother, Vera Crosby, is of Albanian and Serbian origin. Crosby’s maternal Grandfather is from the Albanian Ulaj clan from the village of Koja e Kuçit in Montenegro. Asked about his Serbian roots on his Instagram account, Crosby replied with najbolji smo, najjaci, Serbian for "we are the best, [we are] the strongest". He added an eagle emoticon, the Eagles being a nickname both for the Serbian national sports teams, and for their supporter groups.[3][4][5]

College career

Crosby played college football at Eastern Michigan from 2015 to 2018. Eastern Michigan was the only college football program to give Crosby an offer.[2] Crosby was selected First-team All-MAC in 2017 and 2018.[6] He was inducted into the school's Ring of Honor in 2023.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4 7/8 in 255 lb 32 7/8 in 9 3/4 in 4.66 s 1.62 s 2.72 s 4.13 s 6.89 s 36.0 in 10 ft 2 in 18 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9]

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

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Crosby with the Oakland Raiders in his rookie season.

Crosby was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[10][11]

2019 season

Crosby made his debut in week 1 against the Denver Broncos, where Crosby made 6 tackles in the 24–16 win.[12] In week 5 against the Chicago Bears, Crosby recorded his first career sack on Chase Daniel in the 24–21 win.[13] In week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Crosby sacked Ryan Finley four times, one of which was a strip sack that was recovered by teammate Maurice Hurst Jr. in their 17–10 win. For his efforts, Crosby earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[14] His four sacks was the most sacks made in a single game by a rookie in franchise history, as well as by a Raider in a single game since 2015, a year where Khalil Mack recorded five sacks while facing the Denver Broncos.[15] In week 17 against the Broncos, Crosby made 1.5 sacks on fellow rookie Drew Lock in a 15–16 Raiders loss.[16] Crosby finished his rookie season with ten sacks, 47 total tackles, four passes defended, and four forced fumbles.[17]

2020 season

Crosby was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on August 6, 2020,[18] and was activated on August 14.[19]

In Week 3 against the New England Patriots, Crosby recorded his first two sacks of the season on Cam Newton during the 36–20 loss.[20]In Week 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Crosby recorded his first sack on Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes in a Raiders 40–32 win.[21] In Week 17 against the Denver Broncos, Crosby sacked Drew Lock once and blocked two field goals in a 32–31 win.[22] Crosby was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.[23] He ended the season with seven sacks, 39 total tackles, and one pass defended.[24]

2021 season

In Week 1 of the 2021 season, Crosby recorded six tackles, two tackles for loss, and two sacks in a 33–27 win over the Baltimore Ravens. For his efforts, he earned his second career AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor.[25] In Week 6, Crosby recorded six tackles, 12 pressures, and a season-high three sacks in a 34–24 win over the Denver Broncos.[26] In week 18, Crosby earned his third AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor, which was his second of the season, for registering six tackles, three tackles for a loss, four quarterback hits, 11 pressures, two sacks and three passes defended against the Los Angeles Chargers.[27]

Crosby would set a number of personal bests that season, which included passes defended (7) and a team-leading amount of quarterback hits (30), more than doubling his career highs at that point for both statistics.[28][29] Crosby was named as a 2021 second-team All-Pro edge rusher by the Associated Press.[30] He was ranked 59th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.[31]

2022 season

On March 11, 2022 (his two-year anniversary of becoming sober), Crosby signed a four-year, $98.98 million contract extension with the Raiders.[32] He finished the season with a career-high 12.5 sacks, 89 total tackles, four passes defended, and three forced fumbles.[33] He led the NFL in tackles for loss with 22,[34] and was named a 2022 Pro Bowler for his season performance.[35]

2023 season

Personal life

In March 2020, Crosby checked into rehab for alcoholism.[36] In February 2022, Crosby got engaged to Rachel Washburn, and they welcomed their first child on October 13, 2022.[37][38]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty Int Yds Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD
2019 OAK 16 10 47 36 11 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0
2020 LV 16 16 39 20 19 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2021 LV 17 17 56 36 20 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
2022 LV 17 17 89 58 31 12.5 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 -3 0
2023 LV 5 5 28 18 10 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 71 65 259 168 91 42.5 0 0 0 0 0 16 7 2 -3 0

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