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Scott Crichton (American football)

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Position:
  
Defensive end

Name
  
Scott Crichton

Height
  
1.91 m

High school:
  
Tacoma (WA) Foss

Weight
  
120 kg

Roster status:
  
Injured Reserve


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Date of birth:
  
(1991-10-30) October 30, 1991 (age 24)

NFL draft:
  
2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 72

Role
  
American football defensive end

Current team
  
Minnesota Vikings (#95 / Defensive end)

College
  
Oregon State Beavers football

Parents
  
Malama Crichton, Lucky Crichton

Siblings
  
RaeAnn Crichton, Derek Crichton, Darryl Crichton

Profiles


Place of birth:
  
Tacoma, Washington

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Scott Crichton (born October 30, 1991) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Oregon State and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round, 72nd overall of the 2014 NFL Draft.

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High school

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Born in Tacoma, Washington, Crichton attended Henry Foss High School, where he was a three-year letterman at defensive end and linebacker, but also played some tight end. He was named the Narrows League Defensive MVP after collecting 78 solo tackles as a senior. He was also named to the Washington 4A First Team All-State, and was the Tacoma Weekly Player of the Year.

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Crichton also competed in track & field at Henry Foss. As a senior in 2009, he posted personal-best throws of 13.39 meters (43 feet, 10 inches) in the shot put and 37.61 meters (123 feet, 4 inches) in the discus. In addition, he was also timed at 4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

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Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Crichton was rated as the 44th best defensive end prospect in the nation and the 12th best player in the state of Washington. He committed to Oregon State on January 16, 2010. He also had a scholarship offer from Washington State.

College career

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As a freshman in 2010, Crichton redshirted but earned defensive scout team Co-MVP. In 2011, he had a sensational season as a redshirt-freshman after finishing the season with 74 tackles including 14.5 tackles for loss, tops in the nation among freshmen, a team-leading six sacks and six forced fumbles. He was named to the College Football News Freshman All-American team. He continued where he left off, recording 44 total and setting career highs in tackles for loss (17.5) and sacks (9), on his way to being named a first team All-Pac-12 selection. In 2013, he finished his season with 47 tackles, including 19 for a loss, 7.5 sacks and three forced fumbles, earning second team all conference honors.

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On January 4, 2014, he announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Rated as one of the best prospects at his position (defensive end), Crichton was projected as a second-round draft choice by CBSSports.com.

Minnesota Vikings

Crichton was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings with the 8th pick in the 3rd round (72th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. In the 2014 season, Crichton played in 8 games with 0 starts. On December 10, 2015, Crichton suffered a concussion in the Minnesota Vikings' loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Then on December 19, 2015, Crichton was placed on Injured Reserve. Before his 2015 season prematurely ended, Crichton played in 13 games with 0 starts.

On August 31, 2016, Crichton was placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.

On March 24, 2017, Crichton was released by the Vikings.

Buffalo Bills

On March 27, 2017, Crichton was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills. However two days later, he was waived by the Bills after failing a physical.

Personal life

Crichton was born in Tacoma, WA to mother Malama I'amafana Crichton and father Lucky Scott Crichton, who both grew up in Western Samoa. He has three siblings, RaeAnn Faauli Crichton-Toa (sister), Derek Meseta Crichton (brother), Darryl Meaalii Crichton (brother). Crichton has a son, born on 10 March 2016, named after himself, Scott Alexander Crichton Jr.

References

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