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31 Demetrius Crosby Jr.

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Tacoma, Wash.
  • Major Communication Studies
  • High School Foss '18

Biography

Career
  • Crosby has played in 34 games for the Eagles, making six starts.
  • Has tallied 64 tackles, five interceptions, and 14 passes broken up.
  • Has two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

2022
  • Played in 10 games, making four starts.
  • Recorded 27 tackles, two interceptions and three passes broken up.
  • Forced a fumble and recovered two.
  • Against Tennessee State (9/3/22), he recorded a new career-high with eight tackles, including one for loss, and forced a fumble.
  • Against Montana State (9/24/22), he recovered a fumble and returned in nine yards.
  • Recorded his first interception of the season at Cal Poly (10/22/22) on the Mustangs’ last drive to secure a 17-10 victory.
  • Second fumble recovery of the season came against Portland State (10/29/22).
  • His second interception of the season came in the team’s final game against Northern Colorado (11/19/22).

2021
  • Played in all 13 games for Eastern, starting in two.
  • Led the team in passes broken up with 11, and tied for the lead in interceptions with three.
  • Added 28 tackles (three for loss) and a forced fumble.
  • On 9/18/21, against Western Illinois, set a season-high with six tackles and nabbed the first interception of his career.
  • Against Montana on 10/2/21, had an interception in the end zone. At the time of the interception, Eastern was clinging on to a three-point lead early in the fourth quarter.
  • Had a sack on the final drive against Montana.
  • The Eagles would go on to win the game 34-28.
  • At UC Davis on 11/13/21, recorded another interception, along with a tackle for a loss of four yards.
  • Against Northern Iowa in the first round of the FCS Playoffs (11/27/21), had four passes broken up.
  • His 11 break ups on the season is tied for the 11th-highest mark in school history.

2020-21
  • Played in all seven Eastern games and closed the year with seven tackles.
  • Four of his stops came versus Cal Poly (3/27/21).

2019
  • Played in four games, making his Eagle debut at Idaho (9/21/19).
  • Was defensive scout team player of the week once, and was also honored once on special teams.
  • Finished the season with a pair of tackles, including one each versus Idaho (9/21/19) and Northern Colorado (10/12/19).

2018
  • Redshirted.

High School
  • Graduated from Foss HS in 2018.
  • Was the 2A South Puget Sound League MVP in 2017 when he also earned All-Area honors from the Tacoma News-Tribune.
  • Was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington.
  • Had seven interceptions (two returned for TDs) and four sacks in eight games as a senior (Foss won two games by forfeit).
  • Had 47 catches for 881 yards, 452 return yards, 302 rushing yards, 125 passing yards and 15 total touchdowns.
  • Earned first team All-SPSL honors in 2017 as a defensive back and second team accolades as a wide receiver.
  • Was a standout basketball player at Foss, scoring a career-high 35 points in a 2018 playoff game during his junior season when he averaged more than 20 points per game.
  • Foss won the State 2A title that season, then advanced to the semifinals his senior season when he was the SPSL 2A MVP.
  • Former Eastern standouts Nicholas Edwards (’08) and Allen Brown (’09) also attended Foss, and Brown is now EWU’s cornerbacks coach.

Personal
  • Born 3/9/00 in Tacoma, Wash.
  • Parents are Demetrius Crosby Sr. and Shanidan Byrd.
  • His father played for Foss High School’s 2000 state championship basketball team, which also included eventual EWU standout Marc Axton, as well as former Eagles Khary Nicholas and Rachi Wortham.
 
Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds
2019 4 2 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
2020-21 7 7 4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
2021 13 28 6 1 3-11 1-0 11 3-0
2022 10 27 8 0 2.5-5 1-2 3 2-0
Totals 34 64 8 1 5.5-16 2-2 14 5-0

Statistics

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2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    DB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    DB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    DB
    6'0" 185 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2022Redshirt Junior

    DB
    6'0" 185 lbs
    31