Overview
- The Las Vegas Raiders have signed defensive end Keyron Crawford, their third-round pick, to a four-year rookie contract, formally adding him to the team's roster.
- Crawford played at Arkansas State before transferring to Auburn, where he started 12 games and was credited by the team with 36 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception.
- The signing reduces the Raiders’ unsigned 2026 draftees to two players: first overall quarterback Fernando Mendoza and fourth-round cornerback Jermod McCoy, both of whom remain unsigned and could affect offseason availability.
- Local reporting recorded a different 2025 stat line for Crawford—listing three forced fumbles and three recoveries—which creates a small, noted discrepancy between media accounts and the Raiders’ release but does not change the contract announcement.
- Crawford joins a pass-rush group that includes Maxx Crosby, Malcolm Koonce and Kwity Paye, and his addition gives the Raiders more depth on defense while lowering immediate pressure on him to produce as a rookie.