Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/31Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (9.7%).
Josh Crawford
Last confirmed: Vanderbilt, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 198 lb · Wetumpka, AL
Josh Crawford: RB · Vanderbilt · #6.
Josh Crawford
He has spent three seasons in the Vanderbilt backfield. A game that shows it: 33 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Nevada — Week 2, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Vanderbilt in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 181 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Nevada | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 31-27vs Tennessee State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ No. 2 Georgia | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-14@ No. 14 Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 2 | 15 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2018
L 13-41
at Georgia
18 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 18 yds
With P. Thome — 46.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · K. Shurmur — 169 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Georgia · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.36Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Josh Crawford for 13 yds to the Geo 45 for a
- Week 2 · Nevada · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Josh Crawford run for 1 yd for a TD (Ryley Guay KICK)
- Week 2 · Nevada · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.67Josh Crawford run for a loss of 3 yards to the Nevad 45
- Week 2 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.42Josh Crawford run for 15 yds to the Vandy 47 for a
- Week 6 · Georgia · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Josh Crawford run for 2 yds for a TD, (Ryley Guay KICK)
- Week 1 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA −1.19Josh Crawford run for no gain to the MTnSt 49
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Tennessee State · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −0.88Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Josh Crawford for no gain to the TenSt 28
- Week 2 · Nevada · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA −0.88Josh Crawford run for no gain to the Nevad 33
- Week 2 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.76Josh Crawford run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nevad 33
- Week 6 · Georgia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.67Josh Crawford run for 9 yds to the Geo 19
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 16-22 over that span.
2015Vanderbilt4-8HC: Derek Mason · Run-leaning
2016Vanderbilt6-7HC: Derek Mason · Run-leaning
2018Vanderbilt6-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 12.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 11.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 14.0 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
49.2%
413 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
64.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
19 carries and 3 catches in 5 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Vanderbilt
- 2018 Vanderbilt MasonYear 4 · 5 games
- 2017 Vanderbilt MasonYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2016 Vanderbilt MasonYear 2 · 7 games
- 2015 Vanderbilt MasonYear 1 · 6 games
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, 181 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Derek Mason.