Former Duke football captain and All-America Jamison Crowder joined the Blue Devil staff in April 2026 as the inaugural former player coaching fellow.
Crowder lettered four (2011-12-13-14) seasons at Duke and was a team captain for the 2014 campaign. In 52 career games (40 starts), Crowder caught 283 passes for 3,641 yards and 23 touchdowns. He also returned 44 kickoffs for 930 yards and 65 punts for 869 yards and four scores. Crowder, who amassed 5,575 all-purpose yards, was an All-America selection as a return specialist in both 2013 (2nd team pick by Football Writers Association of America, Sports Illustrated & Phil Steele) and 2014 (2nd team pick by Lindy’s). He added All-ACC honors as a wide receiver in 2012 (honorable mention), 2013 (first team) and 2014 (first team) and as a return specialist in 2013 (first team) and 2014 (first team).Â
Following his Duke career, Crowder was a fourth round pick of the Washington football club and spent 10 seasons in the National Football League with the Redskins/Commanders (2015-18; 2023-24), New York Jets (2019-21) and Buffalo Bills (2022). Crowder appeared in 122 games with 52 starts, catching 440 passes for 4,898 yards and 31 touchdowns.Â
Crowder graduated from Duke in December 2014 with a degree in in sociology while minoring in African and African American studies. He also earned a certificate in markets and management.