Carlester Crumpler

Carlester Crumpler Jr.
No. 48, 87
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1971-09-05) September 5, 1971 (age 53)
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:J.H. Rose (Greenville)
College:East Carolina
NFL draft:1994 / round: 7 / pick: 202
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:78
Receptions:90
Receiving yards:979
Receiving TDs:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Carlester T. Crumpler Jr. (born September 5, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Seattle Seahawks (1994–1998) and Minnesota Vikings (1999) of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates, earning first-team All-American honors in 1993.

Crumpler is the son of former Buffalo Bills player Carlester Crumpler,[citation needed] the older brother of former Pro Bowl tight end Alge Crumpler, and brother of musician Bryan Crumpler. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Seahawks.[1]

Crumpler graduated from Junius H. Rose High School. He received a B.A. in finance and an MBA from East Carolina University, where he played tight end for the Pirates. Crumpler was an All American in 1993 as he was selected to the 1993 Walter Camp team as the best tight end in college football.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
6 ft 5+12 in
(1.97 m)
253 lb
(115 kg)
34+12 in
(0.88 m)
10+18 in
(0.26 m)
  1. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.