2016 Football Roster
Cortez Crosby
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 270
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Commerce, Texas
- Prev School:
- Commerce HS
Career
Has played in 20 games, making one start ... Has 14 total tackles, including 10 solo hits ... Has three sacks, two TFL and three fumble recoveries.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Earned Tiger 3.0 Club recognition for the 2014 spring and 2016 spring semesters.
2015 (Sophomore)
Played in seven games ... Had four total tackles (2 solo/2 assists) ... Registered one TFL and one sack ... Saw his first game action in season-opening victory over Missouri State ... Had one solo stop vs. the Bears ... Tackle in the road win at Tulsa was an eight-yard sack (also a TFL) in the second quarter ... Posted his assisted stops in the regular season’s final two games vs. Temple and SMU ... Also saw game action vs. Cincinnati and Tulane ... Played in the Birmingham Bowl vs. Auburn.
2014 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in all 13 games … Credited with eight total tackles, including TFL and one sack … Also notched two QB hurries … Member of the Tigers defensive unit which ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense (19.5 ppg) … Memphis also was ranked nationally in pass efficiency defense (8th; 106.31), rushing defense (19th; 121.5 ypg) and red zone defense (3rd; .688) ... First career tackle — a third-quarter stop for no gain — came in the season-opening win over Austin Peay … Also had a 3rd-down TFL for six yards to force the Governors’ final punt of the game … Part of a Memphis defense that registered the program’s first shutout since 2000 with the 63-0 victory over Austin Peay … Recorded first career sack at UCLA … After the Bruins moved the ball to the Memphis 29, his sack for a three-yard loss on 3rd down pushed UCLA out of FG range and forced a punt … Had a career-high three tackles and one fumble recovery at Ole Miss … Had two solo tackles against Houston … Second QB hurry of the season came in the win over USF … Capped first season of action with an appearance in the Miami Beach Bowl ... Memphis defeated BYU in a thrilling 55-48 double-overtime game ... Had first collegiate kick return for nine yards in the Miami Beach Bowl.
2013 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Played at Commerce High School for head coach Scott Wells and position coach Kyle Abshire ... Named the District 6-2A Defensive MVP following a senior season in which he posted 131 total tackles (82 solo/49 assists) … Tackle total included 16 TFL and four sacks … Forced three fumbles, recovered two fumbles and broke up two passes … Also named to the All-District 6-2A Academic Team … A two-time Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) All-State honorable mention selection on defense … Began the 2012 season with five-straight, double-digit tackle games: 14 (2 TFL) vs. North Lamar, 14 vs. Cooper, 11 vs. Princeton, 12 vs. Pleasant Grove and 20 vs. Van Alstyne … Closed the five-game stretch with a career-high 20 tackle game in a 35-14 win over Van Alstyne … The 20-tackle performance included 13 solo stops, three TFL and two sacks … In addition to seven double-digit tackle games in 2012, had three games in which he registered nine total stops, including consecutive games against Sunnyvale and Pottsboro … Wrapped up his career with double-digit tackles in Commerce High School’s two playoff games … Had 11 tackles, including three TFL, in a 32-13 win over Whitesboro … Had 13 tackles and a career-high five TFL against New Boston … Before Commerce High School moved to Class 2A, was named the 2011 District 10-3A Defensive Line MVP as a junior … Accounted for 93 total tackles, including 61 solo hits, his junior season … Had eight sacks, five QB hurries and two fumble recoveries … Registered at least one TFL in the season’s final 10 games … Helped lead the Tigers to seven-straight wins to start 2011 … Had nine tackles, including two TFL, vs. Crandall … Following that game, had four double-digit tackle contests, including back-to-back performances in the season’s first month … Posted an 11-tackle effort against Gainesville which included two sacks and a fumble recovery … The following week, had 10 stops, including a career-high three sacks, against Kaufman … Registered consecutive double-digit tackle games later in the season, starting with a 10-tackle effort in a win over Anna ... Included in those 10 tackles were two TFL and one sack ... Had a season-high 13 tackles and one fumble recovery against Celina … As a sophomore, had 10 total tackles and also carried the ball 11 times for 77 yards and two TD … Competed in powerlifting and placed third at the Region 3 Division 2 Finals in March of 2013.
Personal
Son of Karen Crosby ... Born in Sulphur Springs, Texas ... Birthday is September 29 ... Has two siblings, Jeremy Cortez and Casey Shields … An Interdisciplinary Studies major.
