Tim Crowder attended John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas where he played football and baseball. Tim was a first baseman and a pitcher on the baseball team. He received all-district honors after finishing with a .400 batting average as a senior. He was a two-year starter at defensive end on the football team. As a junior he totaled 72 tackles and 5 sacks. As a senior he finished with 55 tackles, 9 sacks, and a forced fumble on his way to first team all-district and second team all-state honors. He accepted a scholarship to the University of Texas where he began his true freshman season as a reserve defensive end. He was forced into the starting lineup after starter Bryan Pickryl was lost for the season. He started 9 games finishing with 35 tackles, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles, and an interception on the season. He was named the Longhorn’s “defensive newcomer of the year” and was included in various all-freshman teams. As a sophomore, Crowder started all 13 games, finishing with 47 tackles, 4 ˝ sacks, and a forced fumble on his way to honorable mention all-big twelve honors. He started all 13 games as a junior, totaling 50 tackles, 3 sacks, and a forced fumble on the season. He was named first team all-big twelve for his play as a junior.

Tim Crowder has a ton of experience against top competition, having started the past four seasons at defensive end for the Longhorns in the big twelve. During that time he has proven to be a very durable player who rarely misses time due to injury. He is an intelligent player and a person of good character. He is a hard worker both on and off the field and he plays hard until the whistle on every down. He has a good combination of size and strength for a defensive end. He has long arms which enable him to deflect passes at the line of scrimmage. He is an excellent run defender who gets good leverage on his opponents. He makes a lot of plays behind the line of scrimmage and he is a fundamentally sound tackler. He has the ability to drop back in coverage when needed and he will make plays down the field. Crowder lacks great timed speed and can be inconsistent at times, particularly as a pass rusher. He only had 8 ˝ sacks in his first three years combined at Texas. He improved in that area as a senior but has clearly been more of a force against the run during his time with the Longhorns. Tim Crowder is one of the better defensive ends available and should be selected on the first day of the 2007 NFL draft.