Corey Crawford is in his fifth season assisting Clemson’s defense in 2026.
Crawford returned to his alma mater as a graduate assistant in 2022. In 2023, he served in a defensive player development role before adding assistant defensive line coaching duties in 2024.
A four-year letterman at Clemson along the defensive line from 2011-14, including the 2014 season in which Clemson led the nation in total defense, Crawford spent six seasons playing professional football, beginning his career in 2015 as an undrafted free agent with the team known currently as the Washington Commanders. His professional career also included tenures with the Columbus Lions (2017) and Carolina Cobras (2019) of the National Arena League, the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (2019), and the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL (2020).
Crawford graduated from Clemson in December 2014 with a degree in parks, recreation and tourism management.