Crumpler in 2014.
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | December 23, 1977 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Greenville, North Carolina | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Wilmington (NC) New Hanover | ||||||||
College: | North Carolina | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 373 |
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Receiving yards: | 4,743 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 39 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Algernon Darius "Alge" Crumpler (/ˈældʒiː/; born December 23, 1977) is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football for North Carolina. Crumpler now works as an analyst for the ACC Network.
Crumpler also played for the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots. He is a four-time Pro Bowl selection.
Crumpler attended New Hanover High School in Wilmington, North Carolina and was a letterman in football and track and field. In football, he started as a tight end and as a linebacker, and as a senior, he was an All-Midwest 4-A Conference selection. In track & field, he was a three-time State Champion on the discus, and won a State Championship on the shot put in 1996. He graduated from high school in 1996.
After graduating from high school, Crumpler attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his last three seasons with the Tar Heels, Crumpler was named to the All-ACC first team. As a sophomore, Crumpler caught 24 passes for a total of 278 yards, with four of those catches being touchdowns. In his junior season, Crumpler had 20 catches for 191 yards. His senior season concluded with him amassing 23 catches for 287 yards and one touchdown and he finished second in All-American voting.