2021 Football Roster

Matt Moreno, Cal Rivals

11 Kekoa Crawford

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Experience 6th
  • Hometown Pasadena, CA
  • High School Glendale Community College / Michigan / Santa Margarita Catholic HS / St. Francis HS

Biography

Pronunciation
kay-KO-uh

Crawford's Collegiate Career Game Highs
Receptions: 10 (for Cal, at Oregon State, 2020)
Receiving Yards: 141 (for Cal, at Oregon State, 2020)
Receiving TDs: 2 (for Cal, vs. UC Davis, 2019)
Long Reception: 49 (for Cal, at TCU, 2021)
Rushes: 1 (three times, last for Michigan, at Rutgers, 2016)
Rushing Yards: 11 (for Michigan, vs. UCF, 2016)
Long Rush: 11 (for Michigan, vs. UCF, 2016)
Kick Returns: 4 (for Michigan, vs. Cincinnati, 2017)
Kick Return Yards: 76 (for Michigan, vs. Cincinnati, 2017)
Long Kick Return: 27 (for Michigan, vs. Cincinnati, 2017)
Punt Returns: 2 (for Cal, at Arizona, 2021)
Punt Return Yards: 18 (for Cal, at Arizona, 2021)
Long Punt Return: 17 (for Cal, at Arizona, 2021)
Pass Completions: 1 (at Stanford, 2021)
Pass Attempts: 1 (at Stanford, 2021)
Passing Percentage: 100.0%, 1-1 (at Stanford, 2021)
Passing Yards: 34 (at Stanford, 2021)
Long Pass: 34 (at Stanford, 2021)
Passer Rating: 385.6 (at Stanford, 2021)
All-Purpose Yards: 179 (for Michigan, vs. Cincinnati, 2017)
Total Yards: 34 (at Stanford, 2021)
Total TDs: 2 (for Cal vs. UC Davis, 2019)
Points: 12 (for Cal, vs. UC Davis, 2019)
Tackles: 1 (three times, last for Michigan, at Purdue, 2017)

Crawford's Cal Career Game Highs
Receptions: 10 (at Oregon State, 2020)
Receiving Yards: 141 (at Oregon State, 2020)
Receiving TDs: 2 (vs. UC Davis, 2019)
Long Reception: 49 (at TCU, 2021)
Punt Returns: 2 (at Arizona, 2021)
Punt Return Yards: 18 (at Arizona, 2021)
Long Punt Return: 17 (at Arizona, 2021)
Pass Completions: 1 (at Stanford, 2021)
Pass Attempts: 1 (at Stanford, 2021)
Passing Percentage: 100.0%, 1-1 (at Stanford, 2021)
Passing Yards: 34 (at Stanford, 2021)
Long Pass: 34 (at Stanford, 2021)
Passer Rating: 385.6 (at Stanford, 2021)
All-Purpose Yards: 141 (at Oregon State, 2020)
Total Yards: 34 (at Stanford, 2021)
Total TDs: 2 (vs. UC Davis, 2019)
Points: 12 (vs. UC Davis, 2019)

After Cal
• Invited to and participated in the College Gridiron Showcase from Jan. 8-12, 2022

Collegiate Career (2016-21)
• Had 96 career catches for 1307 yards receiving with six TD grabs in 45 collegiate games and 18 starts as a 2016 freshman and 2017 sophomore at Michigan, before sitting out 2018 and then transferring to Cal in 2019, where he had 75 receptions for 1017 yards and four touchdowns in 21 contests and 17 starts

Cal Career (2019-21)
• Played in 21 games with 17 starts during his three seasons from 2019-21 and contributed 75 receptions for 1017 yards and four touchdowns 
• Had career highs of 40 receptions and 513 yards receiving while also throwing his lone career pass at Stanford for a 34-yard completion to Trevon Clark as a 2021 senior when he played in a career-high-tying 11 games that he also played in as a 2017 sophomore at Michigan and making a career-high nine starts
• Had a career-high-tying two touchdown catches as both a 2019 junior and 2020 senior
• Had 26 receptions at Cal that were explosive plays of 15+ yards with seven as a 2019 junior, five as a 2020 senior and 14 as a 2021 senior

Senior (2021)
• Earned Cal's Ken Harvey Award for his academic commitment and improvement
• Equaled a collegiate career high 11 games including a career-high nine starts in each of Cal's final nine games as a sixth-year senior and recorded career highs in nearly every category including a team-leading 40 receptions and 513 yards receiving
• Tied for second on the team along with Jeremiah Hunter with eight receptions of 20 or more yards
• Also had the lone two punt returns of his career for 18 yards both at Arizona and completed a 34-yard pass to Trevon Clark at Stanford on the lone passing attempt of his career
Nevada - 2 receptions, 33 yards, 24 long ... had a 28-yard reception that was the Golden Bears' longest passing play of the game
at TCU - 1 reception, 49 yards, 49 long ... 49-yard reception was his career-long
Sacramento State - DNP
at Washington - 8 receptions, 107 yards, 23 long ... had four receptions of 15+ yards
at Oregon - 6 receptions, 50 yards, 17 long
Colorado - 1 reception, 15 yards, 15 long
Oregon State - 2 receptions, 31 yards, 25 long
at Arizona - 5 receptions, 56 yards, 30 long; 2 punt returns, 18 yards ... lone career punt returns
at Stanford - 3 receptions, 41 yards, 19 long; 1-1-0, 34 yards, 34 long; 385.6 passer rating ... 34-yard completion to Trevon Clark on lone career passing attempt
at UCLA - 5 receptions, 42 yards, 13 long
USC - 4 receptions, 22 yards, 10 long
• Preseason All-Pac-12 Second-Team (Lindy’s, Pro Football) and Fourth-Team (Phil Steele), Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Watch List

Senior (2020)
• Started all four games during a season shortened by COVID-19 and led the squad with 19 receptions, 232 yards receiving and a career-high-tying two touchdown grabs
• Ranks tied for ninth in the Pac-12 with an average of 4.8 receptions per game while his 58.0 yards receiving per contest are 10th
• Also led Cal with his 232 all-purpose yards
• Recorded career highs of 10 receptions and 141 yards receiving including a touchdown catch on a 21-yarder and a 44-yarder at Oregon State among five catches of 15 or more yards each
• His 10 receptions at Oregon State are the most by a Cal player since Chad Hansen also had 10 at UCLA in 2016, while his 141 yards receiving in contest were a team season-high and the fourth-most in the conference
• Picked up five receptions for 52 yards and the game's first touchdown against Stanford
• Registered two catches for 22 yards against Oregon
• Had two catches for 17 yards at UCLA

Junior (2019)
• Played in six games with four starts and had 16 receptions for 272 yards with a career-high-tying two touchdown catches
• Had a 17.0 yards per reception average that was second on the team
• Registered seven receptions that were explosive plays of 15+ yards including four that were over 25 yards
• Participated in each of the first four games with three starts before suffering an injury in the second quarter at Ole Miss that forced him to miss the next four games
• Had three catches for 39 yards all in the first half before suffering the injury at Ole Miss
• Returned to action with a season-high and team-high four catches for 58 yards including a 35-yarder against Washington State but was injured again and would miss another three games before returning to the starting lineup and making two catches for 29 yards in the season finale against Illinois at the Redbox Bowl
• Made his Cal debut in the season-opener against UC Davis by registering three catches and a season-high 84 yards as he was the only player for either team with a pair of touchdowns on receptions of 37 and 26 yards from Chase Garbers
• Also had three catches for a game-high 48 yards in his first Cal start at Washington including a critical 27-yarder on the game-winning drive that took the ball down to the Huskies' three-yard line and set up Greg Thomas' game-winning 17-yard field goal with 0:08 remaining
• Had one reception for 14 yards against North Texas

Glendale CC (2018)
• Enrolled in and attended classes in the fall of 2018 but was not a member of the football program
 
Michigan (2016-17)
• Combined for 21 catches and 290 yards receiving with two touchdowns, as well as three carries for 15 yards and eight kick returns for 139 yards for a total of 444 all-purpose yards, as well as three tackles during two seasons as a 2016 freshman and 2017 sophomore
• Had 17 catches for 243 yards and one touchdown as a sophomore while also adding one tackle
• Registered four catches for 47 yards and one touchdown, three carries for 15 yards and eight kick returns for 139 yards for a total of 201 all-purpose yards as a freshman, as well as two tackles on special teams
 
Santa Margarita Catholic HS (Class Of 2016)/St. Francis (2012-13)
• Combined for 159 receptions, 2761 yards receiving and 30 touchdown catches during three varsity prep seasons, playing his final two as a 2014 junior and 2015 senior at Santa Margarita Catholic after suiting up for St. Francis in his 2013 sophomore campaign
• Hauled in 51 catches for 822 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior while he had 44 receptions for 1006 yards and 13 touchdowns during his junior campaign
• Participated in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl after his senior season and was a consensus four-star prospect out of high school
 
Other 
• Born February 10, 1998
• Son of Karen Crawford
• Graduated from Cal in May of 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and earned a graduate certificate in business administration in December of 2021

Last Updated
March 1, 2022

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 190 lbs
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    2020Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 180 lbs
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  • 11

    2021Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 195 lbs
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