Kayden is another defensive player who has amazing reflexes, but he specializes in these skills in the secondary. The 2024 grad from Holmes can quickly react to the movements of his assigned receiver and lock them down the entire route. Another aspect shown from his reflexes includes reacting instantaneously to a change in trajectory from a deflected pass and coming with the interception. One underrated aspect of his game is his hand skills and upper-body strength. Using his upper body power and his hands, he can knock out balls from opposing ball carriers and deflect lots of throws when locking down a receiver. There is a lot to admire about Crowell’s game, yet there has been no reported interest from college recruiters. Stay tuned for Kayden and his senior season this fall.

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When you line up with Kayden 1v1 as a receiver, you’re most likely setting yourself up for failure. The Junior specializes in locking down his opponent and granting no room for his assignments to run and catch the football. If the ball gets thrown to his target, Crowell can position himself at the right spot to either deflect the football, pick off the pass, or take the defender down immediately if the angle to make an incompletion is not there. Kayden perfected the ability to faceguard his opponent enough to quickly react to incoming throws to not get flagged. That very trait alone is difficult for many DBs to have as many either get called for the defensive PI if making contact or get lost on the pass and make it an easy catch for the receiver. Another amazing defensive trait is his ability to gain extra yards after the catch for his interceptions. Despite being a primary defensive back, whenever Crowell comes up with the pick, he can improvise and make impressive lateral cuts and use his defensive teammates as blockers to gain as many yards as possible. Kayden is another shocking case that puzzles me as to why he has not gotten any offers/interest from college schools. I believe this will change since he has more than enough qualities to play at the next level.

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