Height Weight : 177 Age : 25 : 5-9: 177: 25

Born : 6/17/1993 Monroe, NC

College : Duke

Experience : 4th season

High School : Monroe HS [NC]









The Perception:

As Jamison Crowder enters his fourth season in the NFL, expectations could be no higher for the electric playmaker to take the next step in his development. Jamison already has made a name for himself as a productive, reliable pass catcher able to make plays and bail out his quarterback with sound route running and a quick first step off the line. Since entering the league with the Redskins, Crowder made himself an integral part of the offensive system becoming one of Kirk Cousins favourite targets along the way. In his rookie campaign, Crowder finished the year as the third leading receiver statistically behind Jordan Reed and Pierre Garcon. Following up an impressive start to his career, Jamison found his way to garner more production (in year two) standing second in line behind Pierre Garcon this time leading the squad in touchdown receptions hauling in seven for the season.





As the 2017 season began, the Skins went through somewhat of a transition at the receiver position allowing Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson to skip town in hopes their younger core of up and coming receiver talent would fit the bill. Understanding the need of a supporting cast to help ease opposing coverage on Crowder, Washington signed Terrelle Pryor to join the fold. With players like Josh Doctson and Ryan Grant pegged to have taken the leap forward, Washington believed they had the corps to make things happen last season. When all was said and done, injuries decimated the Skins, teamed with lackluster play from the supporting cast which lead the Redskins to another playoff-less season. On the bright spot, Crowder was able to find some success leading the club in almost every receiving category providing credence that standing virtually alone, he could still produce at an excellent level.





When discussing Jamison Crowder with colleagues, it’s quite interesting to see the varying opinion on the smaller slot receiver. Most perceive Crowder the same (much like we do), in that he should elevate his game and take over as the true number one target on this club. With youth at the receiver position still present, good experience has been gained over the past few seasons to give the core a leg up for the upcoming slate. Some believe the loss of Kirk Cousins will become detriment to the overall outlook of Crowder and company providing a weaker evaluation for 2018; ADF isn’t in that circle of opinion and fully expects the naysayers to be proven wrong upon completion of the season.





The Reality:

It’s no secret that we at ADF are frim believers in the talents of Jamison Crowder and believe he has the ability to raise the bar this season as he enters the prime of his career. The concern coming into the offseason of course was the issue in paying their starting pivot Kirk Cousins the money he believed he was due. Many rumblings from the front office had leaked into the media suggesting Coach Jay Gruden and upper management personal weren’t convinced that Cousins was the ultimate answer for the team to invest large sums of money committing long term into the future. Addressing this concern early knowing a deal with Cousins wasn’t on the horizon, Washington orchestrated a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs to bring Alex Smith to lead the charge. With the deal set in principle before the league year opened, speculation on how the offense would take shape and how that would impact players like Crowder began to outline new conversations.





When speaking of Alex Smith and his ability, most will ascertain that Smith is a system quarterback with decent arm strength, taking what opposing defenses will give him. One thing we know for sure when discussing Smith and what he’s accomplished so far in his career, is that he is undervalued and underrated by most. The acquisition of Smith to the nation’s capital had ADF licking our chops at what could transpire for Jamison Crowder for the upcoming season. Alex Smith though very successful with the deep ball these last few seasons in Kansas City, is more adept at finding his check down receiver with high regularity, a huge uptick for the outlook of Crowder before they even hit the field. Combining that with a solid run attack (which the Skins should have this season in rookie Derrius Guice), the play action pass should be established early and often week-to-week providing great opportunity for Jamison to find mismatches over the middle exploiting zone coverages consistently. This remade offense should give the Redskins fan base a great deal to cheer about in the upcoming season.





The Outlook:

ADF has wavered in the past believing Jamison had great ability but wasn’t the overall talent that could put an offense on his back in crunch time. This season we have bought in completely on the notion that Crowder will be a gigantic difference maker on the field propelling the supporting cast to match his level of production. Crowder has never enjoyed a 1000 yard season thus far in his career, but that should ultimately change as he should become the go-to receiver for Alex Smith in 2018. When reviewing past season game film, it’s easy to pick out items which impress from Crowder overall play. He’s a fantastic route runner that creates separation upon point of attack and uses his quickness and speed to leave corners chasing all over the field. Jamison has had issues with dropped passes and fumbles on occasion, but we fully expect him to raise his level of play ironing out those deficiencies.



