Temple University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Linwood Crump
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- South Amboy, N.J.
- High School:
- Piscataway / Sayerville
2020 (Graduate): Led the team in pass breakups over the season ... started in the season opener at Navy and set a new career-high in assisted tackles (3) ... officially credited with three tackles, four pass breakups and a forced fumble (off coaches film) earning him Defensive Player of the Game at Memphis ... also named Defensive Player of the Game vs. #18 SMU when he tied his career-highs in tackles (4) and pass breakups (3) ... lettered.
2019 (Senior): Started week 1 vs. Bucknell at cornerback ... injured his hand in practice the week prior to playing #21 Maryland ... returned to the lineup against #23 Memphis ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (UConn) ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (USF) ... redshirted and will return for a full final season of eligibility ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2018 (Junior): Made first start of season vs. Buffalo ... started games 5-13 ... recorded first career interception against Maryland (thrown by QB Tyrelle Pigrome) ... had a career-high four tackles at Houston ... had another two interceptions vs. USF and vs. Duke [IB] ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Boston College, USF) ... lettered.
2017 (Sophomore): Saw action on special teams and as the nickel corner in every game ... made first career start against Houston and had career-high three tackles ... matched his career-high in tackles (3) at Cincinnati ... had a career-high two pass breakups in the Gasparilla Bowl vs. FIU ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy, UCF, FIU) ... lettered.
2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... wore jersey number 29 to start the year but also wore 46 and 11 ... saw first game action and recorded first tackle of career in game vs. Stony Brook and played in every game after ... registered his first career forced-fumble vs. UCF ... tied his career-high in solo tackles with two against USF ... Co-Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (USF) ... lettered.
High School: Was a two-year varsity starter at defensive back and wide receiver for coach Chris Beagan at Sayreville (N.J.) High before moving to Piscataway (N.J.) High for senior season under coach George Najjan … team’s second-leading rusher as a junior, compiling 236 yards on 26 carries in a shortened three-game season… grabbed 19 receptions for 238 yards as a sophomore… also ranked fourth on the team with 38 tackles … ran two legs of a 4x100 relay team, which won the State Group IV Title … ran the 100, 200 and 400-meter races on the school’s first Group IV state track & field title team in 2014.
Personal: Born Linwood Denzel Crump in Livingston, N.J. ... parents are Patricia and Linwood Crump, Sr. ... sisters Cimone (29) and Alanni (19) ... part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the 2018 spring for a week of football clinics) ... earned degree in communication studies (Fall 2019).
