Allen Crowder

Height:
6-2
Weight:
265
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mebane
High School:
Eastern Alamance

Will open first active season on Pirate roster as a member of the depth chart ... Used a strong and notable spring practice period to earn two-deep status, which includes a top reserve standing behind senior Scotty Robinson at one of the defensive end positions ... Strength, quickness and work habits have enhanced quick progression ... Cited as unit[apos]s 'most improved' player at the conclusion of drills by position coach Vernon Hargreaves ... Tallied seven stops, including a sack, in first spring scrimmage (4/4) before following with a team-best nine tackles (two for lost yardage) and a quarterback pressure during the second contest (4/8) ... Wrapped up spring work with three stops and a sack during the Purple-Gold Game (4/18).

2008: Redshirted during initial season in ECU program ... Officially signed with Skip Holtz[apos] program in February, 2008.

High School: Selected as the Mid-State Conference[apos]s MVP as a senior at Eastern Alamance High School ... Played for coach John Kirby ... Credited with 102 tackles, eight sacks and four forced fumbles as a senior to play key role in squad[apos]s 9-3 record ... Named to all-conference, all-region and all-state squads in 2007 ... Helped lead Eagles to 9-4 and 11-4 ledgers as a sophomore and junior, earning all-conference and all-region accolades both seasons ... Produced a 405-pound bench press and a 615-squat lift during program testing ... Listed among North Carolina[apos]s top 40 recruits by SuperPrep Magazine ... Earned three-star rating by Rivals.com ... Was selected to represent North Carolina and participated in the 2007 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game ... Also recruited by South Carolina.

Personal: Full name is Allen Rex Crowder II ... Born November 18, 1989 at Mebane, N.C. ... Has not declared a college major.