Jeremy Crawshaw
{{Short description|Australian American football player (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
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| name = Jeremy Crawshaw
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| caption = Crawshaw with the Florida Gators in 2023
| current_team = Denver Broncos
| number = 16
| position = Punter
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|05|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 205
| high_school =
| college = Florida (2020–2024)
| draftyear = 2025
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 216
| pastteams =
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
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Jeremy Crawshaw (born 22 May 2001) is an Australian professional American football punter for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected by the Broncos in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
Crawshaw was born on 22 May 2001 in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/4589212/jeremy-crawshaw|publisher=ESPN|title=Jeremy Crawshaw}} He grew up in the Sydney suburb of Emu Plains and played rugby league growing up.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/27/from-emu-plains-to-nfl-australias-jeremy-crawshaw-drafted-by-denver-broncos|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 April 2025|title=From Emu Plains to NFL: Australia's Jeremy Crawshaw drafted by Denver Broncos }} A winger, he grew up hoping to play for the local Penrith Panthers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wruf.com/headlines/2021/10/13/gator-football/|publisher=WRUF|title=Jeremy Crawshaw: Aussie Winger to UF Kicker|date=13 October 2021|author=Reichenbach, Julianna}} However, after being unsuccessful in his dream of playing for the Panthers, he decided to change sports. He played Australian rules football for a time and after attending high school in Emu Plains, Crawshaw entered Nathan Chapman's ProKick Australia academy, created to develop American football kickers and punters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gatorsports.com/story/football/2021/10/12/college-football-florida-gators-punter-jeremy-crawshaw-turning-rugby-dreams-gridiron-possibilities/6102475001/|website=Gatorsports.com|title=Florida football: Punter Jeremy Crawshaw turning rugby dreams into promising football career|date=12 October 2021|author=Hall, Graham}}{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20250501023537/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2885621/2021/10/13/florida-flag-flies-for-punter-jeremy-crawshaw-back-home-in-australia-the-build-up-is-pretty-big/|website=The Athletic|via=archive.today|title=Florida flag flies for punter Jeremy Crawshaw back home in Australia: 'The build-up is pretty big'|author=Taylor, G. Allan|date=13 October 2021}} From there, he attracted the interest of college football teams in the U.S. to play punter, and in May 2019, he committed to the Florida Gators football team. 247Sports ranked him as the seventh-best punter recruit in the class of 2020.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/florida/recruiting/breaking-punter-jeremy-crawshaw-signs-with-florida|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Breaking: Punter Jeremy Crawshaw Signs With Florida|date=17 December 2019|author=Goodall, Zach}}
College career
Crawshaw was backup to Jacob Finn as a freshman for Florida in 2020 and redshirted. He appeared in two games and punted twice for 98 yards.{{Cite web|url=https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/jeremy--crawshaw/16676|publisher=Florida Gators|title=Jeremy Crawshaw}} He won a starting role in the 2021 season. That year, he played in all 13 games and punted 52 times, averaging 44.1 yards per punt while having 20 punts inside the 20 yard line, 20 punts of over 50 yards and a long of 69 yards.{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/florida/article/florida-football-punter-jeremy-crawshaw-2025-nfl-draft-gators--249294062/|website=247Sports|title=Jeremy Crawshaw selected No. 216 overall in sixth round of 2025 NFL Draft|author=Hall, Graham|date=26 April 2025}} He was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team for his performance. He then averaged 47.9 yards per punt in 2022 with a long of 67.
In 2023, Crawshaw punted 42 times and averaged 48.9 yards per punt, setting the school record, while having seven punts of over 60 yards and a long of 68. He was named second-team All-SEC for the 2023 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-draft-p-jeremy-crawshaw-with-216th-overall-pick|publisher=Denver Broncos|title=Broncos draft P Jeremy Crawshaw with 216th-overall pick |author=DiLalla, Aric|date=26 April 2025}} He served as a team captain as a senior in 2024 and averaged 45.8 yards per punt, having 25 downed inside the 20 yard line, while being named honorable mention All-American by College Football Network. He concluded his collegiate career with a school record 46.4 yards per punt and was invited to the 2025 Senior Bowl.{{Cite web|url=https://floridagators.com/news/2025/4/26/football-seven-gators-selected-in-2025-nfl-draft.aspx|publisher=Florida Gators|title=Seven Gators Selected in 2025 NFL Draft|date=26 April 2025|author=Burns, Scott}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 5/8
| weight = 198
| arm span = 33
| hand span = 9 1/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |last=Reuter |first=Chad |last2=Zierlein |first2=Lance |title=Jeremy Crawshaw Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jeremy-crawshaw/32004352-4180-7787-2348-f87fbc876fc0 |access-date=2 May 2025 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1039835&DraftYear=2025 |title=Jeremy Crawshaw College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=30 April 2025}}
}}
Crawshaw was selected by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round (216th overall) of the 2025 NFL draft. He was the lone punter selected in the draft.{{Cite news|url=https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/broncos/2025/04/30/denver-broncos-highlights-of-punter-jeremy-crawshaw/83320499007/|newspaper=USA Today|title=Check out these highlights of new Broncos punter Jeremy Crawshaw|date=30 April 2025|author=Walker, Brandon}}
References
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External links
- [https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/jeremy--crawshaw/16676 Florida Gators bio]
- [https://www.denverbroncos.com/team/players-roster/jeremy-crawshaw/ Denver Broncos bio]
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Category:American football punters
Category:Australian players of American football
Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Sportspeople from New South Wales