Missouri State

Fifth-year senior with game-breaking speed ... Carried 7 times for 78 yards in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/27/17).

2016: Made 5 starts in 10 appearances at tailback ... Was second on the club in rushing with 351 yards on 76 carries (4.6 ypc) and a team-high 4 rushing touchdowns ... Also caught 6 passes for 26 yards ... Scored 3 touchdowns in road win at Indiana State (10/1/16) with 131 yards on 9 carries and a 64-yard scoring run in his only 100-yard rushing game of the campaign ... Had season-high 19 carries in win at Murray State (9/10/16) with 97 yards and a TD ... Finished season with 377 all-purpose yards, including a pair of games with 100+ all-purpose yards.

2015: Finished third on the club in carries (80) and rushing yardage (306) … Had season highs with 23 carries for 164 yards in home opener win against Chadron State (9/12/15) … Logged only two touchdowns on the season but they came in the same game –- vs. Indiana State (10/3/15) -- while hauling in 5 receptions for 23 yards in that game … Second-best rushing game came at Youngstown State (11/7/15) with 9 carries for 32 yards … Also returned 2 kickoffs for 28 yards at YSU … Season-long reception of 17 yards also came in the Indiana State game … Earned Preseason All-MVFC honors for his sophomore season ... Posted 86 ground yards on 11 carries (7.8 ypc) in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/11/15) along with 100 all-purpose yards.

2014: Made an immediate impact as a redshirt freshman, starting the last 6 games of the season and finishing 9th in the MVFC and 74th nationally in rushing yards (766) ... Earned MVFC All-Newcomer Team honors and was on the CFPA National Freshman Performer of the Year Watch List ... His 63.8 ground yards per game ranked 9th in the league and 84th nationally ... His 766 yards was tops on the MSU squad and set a new team rushing record by a freshman ... Had first career 100-yard game in home opener against North Dakota (9/13/14) with 119 yards on 13 carries ... Earned MSU Offensive Player of the Week honors for UND game ... Also earned MSU Media Player of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week after he gained 120 yards on 25 carries vs. SIU (11/8/14) ... Posted first career TD at Oklahoma State (9/6/14) on a 1-yard run ... Logged 2 scores at South Dakota State (10/11/14) with runs of 3 and 2 yards ... Also had a solo special teams tackle at SDSU to earn MSU Special Teams Player of the Week honors ... Tallied 7 receptions for 17 yards on the season, including 4 catches in the season finale at UNI (11/22/14) to go with his fourth rushing score of the campaign ... Had 71 yards on 13 carries in the first spring scrimmage (4/5/14) and finished with 164 yards on 30 carries in three 2014 spring intrasquad games (5.47 ypc).

2013: Redshirted his first season at Missouri State ... Named MSU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year by coaching staff ... Was named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the game at Iowa (9/7/13).

High School: Rushed for 1,503 yards on 202 carries (7.4 ypc) in 2012 at Bartlesville (Okla.) High -- the second-most yards by a ball carrier in Bruins history ... Scored 11 touchdowns and secured 15 pass receptions for 187 yards and a pair of scores for coach John McKee as a senior ... Led the Bruins to a 6-4 campaign in 2012 ... Earned All-VYPE North Oklahoma first-team offense honors, all-district, all-conference and all-state honorable mention distinction as well as TulsaWorld all-metro second-team honors ... Also lettered in basketball as a senior.

Personal: Calan Crowder was born 10/22/94 in Tulsa, Okla. ... Son of Demetruis Asphan and Sonta Crowder of Bartlesville, Okla. ... Has a brother, Tristan, and a sister, Trinity ... Majoring in Communication Studies.