2016 SEASON
Set Mizzou freshman records for rushing yards in a season (1,062), rushing yards in a single game (225), rushing touchdowns in a season (10) and tied the school record with four rushing TDs in a single game vs. Middle Tennessee (10/22) … Finished the regular season ranked sixth in the SEC in rushing yards per game (105.8), tops among SEC freshmen … His 7.3 yards per carry ranked third among all qualified rushers in SEC games and tops among freshmen … Ended the regular season ranked first in the nation among freshmen in rushing (96.5 yards per game) … Was the first SEC true freshman to rush for more than 1,000 yards since Georgia’s Nick Chubb and LSU’s Leonard Fournette did so in 2014 … He was also Mizzou’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Russell Hansbrough in 2014 ... Rushed for a career high 68 yards with his first collegiate touchdown and also hauled in his first collegiate catch for nine yards in Mizzou’s home opener against Eastern Michigan (9/10) ... Carried the ball eight times for 23 yards and had a kick return for 10 yards against Georgia (9/17) … Became Mizzou’s first true freshman to rush more than 100 yards since Henry Josey in 2010 after going for 115 yards and two scores on 12 carries against Delaware State (9/23) … Ran six times for 35 yards at LSU (10/1) … Posted his second 100-yard game of the season at Florida (10/15), going for 145 yards on 14 carries, including a career-long run of 38 yards in the third quarter … He is the first Mizzou true freshman with two 100-yard rushing games since Brock Olivo in 1994 and his 145 yards at Florida are the second-most ever by a Mizzou true freshman running back and third-most rushing yards ever by a Mizzou freshman ... Became Mizzou’s first true freshman ever to post three separate 100-yard games after running for a career-high 156 yards and a school freshman record four scores against Middle Tennessee (10/22) … His 156 yards are the most ever by a freshman tailback at Mizzou, passing the previous best mark of 151 set by Brock Olivo in 1994 … He is just the fifth player in Mizzou history, regardless of class, to rush for four TDs in a single game … Teamed with RB Ish Witter to become the first Mizzou duo to each post 100 yards rushing since 2013 against Murray State … Caught one pass for three yards against Middle Tennessee as well ... Rushed 13 times for 55 yards against Kentucky (10/29) … Ran 13 times for 82 yards, including a game-tying, 29-yard sprint for a TD in the second quarter at South Carolina (11/5) … Also returned a kick for 17 yards at South Carolina … Tallied his fourth 100-yard rushing game in Mizzou’s win over Vanderbilt (11/12), running for 154 yards on 20 carries, scoring his ninth TD of the season … Followed the Vanderbilt performance with the best game of his career, setting a Mizzou freshman record with 225 yards on 24 carries (9.4 avg.) at Tennessee (11/19) … The 225 yards moved his season total to 1,062, passing Mizzou legend QB Brad Smith for the most rushing yards ever by a Mizzou a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
A powerful back who mixes in great agility and quickness giving him a very elusive running style that caught the attention of Mizzou’s coaches … A four-star recruit by Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout and ESPN … Rivals ranks him as the third-best recruit out of the state of Arkansas and the ninth-best running back nationally … 247Sports ranks him as the fifth-best player in Arkansas and the nation’s No. 31 running back … Scout.com ranked him as the top running back in the state of Arkansas … Ran for 1,475 yards and 22 touchdowns on 227 carries for Little Rock Christian, guiding the team to a state runner-up finish and a 12-1 record … In eight games as a junior while nursing an injury, Crockett ran for 1,250 yards and 19 touchdowns … Coached by Jeff Weaver at Little Rock Christian …. Scored the highest SPARQ (speed, power, agility, reaction, quickness) ranking at the Dallas Nike Combine, posting a mark of 124.62, the top mark among almost 1,200 athletes at the combine while ranking second-best nationally … Primary recruiter: Josh Heupel … Chose Mizzou over Arizona State, Boise State, Colorado State, Memphis, Vanderbilt, Yale, Army and Navy.