Day Following WVU's Leading Receiver Declaring for NFL, Leading Rusher Crawford Says He's Staying
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on January 13, 2017 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
West Virginia is losing its top receiver to the NFL draft but its leading rusher plans to return, according to this report from MetroNews.
Junior 1,000-yard rusher Justin Crawford indicated in a Wednesday night tweet that he plans to remain in school for his final season.
With Texas All-American D’Onta Foreman and Oklahoma’s tandem of Joe Mixon and Samaje Perine among 18 underclassmen running backs entering the draft, Crawford would stand as the Big 12’s top returning rusher next season.
Crawford reportedly considered testing the draft in order to support his wife and two children. His departure would have been a blow to a backfield that’s losing senior Rushel Shell and returns sophomores Kennedy McKoy and Martell Pettaway.
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Editor's Note: Photo of Justin Crawford from his outing against Oklahoma by Ben Queen of www.benqueenphotography.com.
