Ken Crawley

BIOGRAPHY

Ken Crawley was born February 8, 1993, in Washington, D.C., He is a cornerback in the NFL. He played college football at Colorado.

On May 1, 2016, the New Orleans Saints signed Crawley to a three-year, $1.62 million contract as an undrafted free agent that includes a signing bonus of $5,000.

Throughout training camp, he competed for a roster spot against De'Vante Harris, Brandon Dixon, Brian Dixon, Damian Swann, Tony Carter, and Jimmy Pruitt. Crawley made a strong case for a spot on the active roster after turning in multiple impressive performances in practice while taking first team reps at outside cornerback while Keenan Lewis, Delvin Breaux, and Damian Swann were sidelined with injuries. After the release of Keenan Lewis, head coach Sean Payton named Crawley the third cornerback on the depth chart behind starters Delvin Breaux and P. J. Williams.

He made his professional regular season debut in the New Orleans Saints' season-opener against the Oakland Raiders and recorded four solo tackles. The following week, Crawley collected six combined tackles, deflected a pass, and forced the first fumble of his career. During the first quarter, De'Vante Harris recovered the fumble after Crawley caused a fumble while tackling Giants' receiver Victor Cruz with teammate Jairus Byrd. On September 26, 2016, Crawley made his first career start after P. J. Williams was placed on injured reserve after suffering a serious concussion the week before. Crawley finished the game against the Atlanta Falcons with four solo tackles and two pass deflections. In Week 4, he made a season-high seven combined tackles and a pass deflection during their 35–34 win at the San Diego Chargers. 

In 2018, Crawley entered training camp stated as a starting cornerback. Head coach Sean Payton named Crawley and Marshon Lattimore the starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season, alongside nickelback Patrick Robinson.