Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | Magnolia, Arkansas, U.S. | December 22, 1997||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Christian Academy (AR) | ||||||
College: | Missouri | ||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Damarea Crockett (born December 22, 1997) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Missouri, and was originally signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers.
Crockett attended Little Rock Christian Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas. As a senior, he rushed for 1,475 yards and 22 touchdowns on 227 carries. He led the Warriors to a home field advantage playoff run that would eventually be ended into the semi-finals to their instate rivals Pulaski Academy.[1] Crockett initially committed to play college football at Boise State University.[2] However, he eventually flipped his commitment to the University of Missouri.[3]
In 2016, as a freshman, Crockett played in 11 of Missouri's 12 games, and set Missouri freshman records for rushing yards in a season (1,062), rushing touchdowns in a season (ten), and rushing yards in a single game (225).[4] He was suspended for the Missouri's last game of the season after he was arrested for possession of marijuana.[5]
As a sophomore in 2017, Crockett started the year as Missouri's starting running back before a shoulder injury ended his season after six games.[6] In those six games, he had rushed for 481 yards and two touchdowns on eighty carries.[7]
In 2018, as a junior, Crockett returned healthy and played in Missouri's first 11 games before missing the last two due to toe and ankle injuries.[8] He rushed for 709 yards and seven touchdowns on 147 carries.[9]
After the season, Crockett declared for the 2019 NFL Draft.[10]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 9+3⁄4 in (1.77 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.50 s | 1.57 s | 2.57 s | 4.32 s | 7.43 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
21 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[11] |
Crockett signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 draft.[12] The Texans waived him on August 31 during final roster cuts.[13]
On September 2, 2019, Crockett was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad.[14] He was released on October 14.
On October 16, 2019, Crockett was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 21, 2020.[16]
Crockett was waived on September 5, 2020,[17] and was signed to the practice squad the following day.[18] He was released on September 10.[19]
On October 22, 2020, Crockett was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad.[20] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[21]
On August 31, 2021, Crockett was waived by the Broncos and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[22][23] He was promoted to the active roster on September 22, 2021.[24] He was waived on October 26, and re-signed to the practice squad.[25][26] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4.[27] He was waived on December 21 and re-signed to the practice squad.[28] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 10, 2022.[29]
On August 2, 2022, Crockett went down with a torn ACL during a training camp practice, alongside Tim Patrick, ending both of their seasons prematurely. He was placed on injured reserve on August 3, 2022.[30] He was waived on June 5, 2023.
On July 21, 2023, Crockett signed with the New York Jets.[31] He was released on August 17, 2023.[32]