Scott Crichton

Scott Jackson Crichton (born October 30, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round, 72nd overall of the 2014 NFL draft.

Early life Crichton was born in Tacoma, Washington to immigrant parents from Samoa. He attended Henry Foss High School, where he was a three-year letterman at defensive end and linebacker, but also played some tight end. He was named the Narrows League Defensive MVP after collecting 78 solo tackles as a senior. He was also named to the Washington 4A First Team All-State, and was the Tacoma Weekly Player of the Year.

Crichton also competed in track & field at Henry Foss. As a senior in 2009, he posted personal-best throws of 13.39 meters (43 feet, 10 inches) in the shot put and 37.61 meters (123 feet, 4 inches) in the discus. In addition, he was also timed at 4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Crichton was rated as the 44th best defensive end prospect in the nation and the 12th best player in the state of Washington. He committed to Oregon State on January 16, 2010. He also had a scholarship offer from Washington State.

College career As a freshman in 2010, Crichton redshirted but earned defensive scout team Co-MVP. In 2011, he had a sensational season as a redshirt-freshman after finishing the season with 74 tackles including 14.5 tackles for loss, tops in the nation among freshmen, a team-leading six sacks and six forced fumbles. He was named to the College Football News Freshman All-American team. He continued where he left off, recording 44 total and setting career highs in tackles for loss (17.5) and sacks (9), on his way to being named a first team All-Pac-12 Conference selection. In 2013, he finished his season with 47 tackles, including 19 for a loss, 7.5 sacks and three forced fumbles, earning second team all conference honors.

On January 4, 2014, he announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft.

Statistics Year Team Games Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Blkd Solo Ast Total TFL – Yds No – Yds Int – Yds BU PD Qbh Rcv – Yds FF Kick Saf2011 Oregon State 12 48 26 74 14.5 – 63 6.0 – 33 0 – 0 3 3 0 1 – 0 6 1 02012 Oregon State 13 23 21 44 17.5 – 76 9.0 – 49 0 – 0 3 3 1 2 – 0 1 1 02013 Oregon State 13 29 18 47 19.0 – 85 7.5 – 48 0 – 0 3 3 1 1 – 36 3 0 0 Career 38 100 65 165 51.0 – 224 22.5 – 130 0 – 0 9 9 2 4 – 36 10 2 0

Professional career Pre-draft Rated as one of the best prospects at his position (defensive end), Crichton was projected as a second-round draft choice by CBSSports.com.

Minnesota Vikings Crichton was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 8th pick in the 3rd round (72nd overall) of the 2014 NFL draft. In the 2014 season, he played in 8 games with 0 starts. On December 10, 2015, he suffered a concussion in the Vikings' loss to the Arizona Cardinals. On December 19, 2015, Crichton was placed on injured reserve. Before his 2015 season prematurely ended, he played in 13 games with 0 starts.

On March 24, 2017, he was released by the Vikings.

Buffalo Bills On March 27, 2017, Crichton was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills. Two days later, he was waived by the Bills after failing a physical.