Lesean Crooks

Lesean Crooks

Crooks at Rucker Park
No. 2 – London Royals
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1971-06-16)June 16, 1971 (aged 91) East Harlem, New York, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:	Tamalpais High School
College:	Univesity of California-Berkely
ISFL Draft:	2038 (S23) / Round: 2 / Pick: 20
DSFL Draft:	2037 (S22) / Round: 7 / Pick: 49
Career history
London Royals (2037 (S22)-2038 (S23)) Baltimore Hawks (2038 (S23)-2038 (S23))
Roster status:	Active

Lesean Paris Crooks (born June 16, 1971) is an American football cornerback for the London Royals of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL) and drafted by the Baltimore Hawks with the 20th overall pick in the S23 NSFL Draft.

Early years

"Crooks was born in East Harlem, New York to parents that belonged to a political liberation group. This caused Crooks to move around frequently during his youth. Crooks spent his early teen years in Baltimore, Maryland, taking a liking to theatre, he eventually landed in the Baltimore School of Arts. Crooks was inspired by [Doug Williams]' performance in [SB XXII] to pursue an athletic career, in addition to his music. Crooks attended Dunbar High before his mom needed to move for a job in Marin City, California.

Crooks spent his last two school years at Tamalpais High, excelling in poetry, theatre, and sports. Crooks skills as a dancer translated to the football field as well. Becoming a California State champion in the triple jump as well as leading Tamalpais to the State Championship game both years. However, inspired by the likes of Ronnie Lott and Steve Atwater, Crooks became a dual threat on both sides of the ball, he placed 3rd in the California State High School Athlete of the Year as a defensive back during his senior year. "

College career

Crooks with Latifah and Capri during a DU tour

"Crooks received several offers from universities, for both sports and performance arts. During his senior year, he missed a high school basketball playoff game to perform with his group, ""Strictly Dope"". The performance landed the group an audition with the Oakland-based hip hop group ""[Digital Underground]"". However, as a consequence, Crooks' team lost the entry round in the state final tournament and were only able to secure 3rd place. This caused several schools to pull their offers, in fear of Crooks committing to music over sport.

After witnessing Crooks perform in the tournament, UC-Berkeley alum and then Phoenix Suns guard, Kevin Johnson recommended Crooks to the athletic department. Crooks, after talking with his group, and deciding to stay close to his mother, chose to enroll at Berkeley. At Cal, Crooks caught the eye of then O-Coordinator [Steve ""Mucc"" Mariucci], ""(Crooks) is smart, versatile, hungry, and willing to learn. He's got a 5-star caliber brain and his potential is scary. I'm glad other schools ran away, we didn't even think we had a chance at him."" Crooks helped lead the defense as a true freshman(51 tck, 2 sck, 3 int) and the Bears, led by QB Mike Pawlawski, made and won their first bowl appearance in 13 years over [Wyoming at the Copper(now Cheez-It) Bowl, 17-15]. In his sophomore campaign, Crooks started every game, amassing 74 tackles, 6 sacks, 9 interceptions(2 for TD), 4 FF, 2 FR, and a punt and kick return TD. Crooks mainly played CB but his speed kept him on the field for spot duty as a special teams ace and return man. In blowouts, he even racked up mop up duty at QB, compiling 4 TD's and 1 int with 61% completion percentage on 44 attempts.

The Bears won 10 games, capped by a dominating [31-7 victory at the Citrus Bowl over Clemson], finishing the season ranked 8th in the AP Poll. Pawlawski won Pac-10 POTY, Crooks however would miss out on DPOTY to Steve Emntman and an All-American spot to Emntman's fellow National Champ teammate, Walter Bailey, of the undefeated UW Huskies. Crooks somehow still managed to become a Heisman finalist, finishing 5th to the electric Desmond Howard of the University of Michigan. At the advice of his soon departed coaching staff, Crooks decided to declare for the NSFL and became a S23 prospect."

College career statistics

Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other					Kick Returns			Punt Returns
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety	Yds	Avg	KR TD	Yds	Avg	PR TD
2035 (S20)	ISFL	10	53	6	53	2	3	0	0	2	0	18	0	930	31	0	528	24	0
2036 (S21)	ISFL	14	74	12	74	6	9	2	3	4	2	26	1	1534	27.4	1	627	22.4	1

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Coach Mucc celebrating a TD

Professional career

DSFL career

Crooks joined the DSFL in S23, where he turned heads at the prospect bowl, after being teammates with future #1 DSFL pick, Greedy Sly. Crooks was selected in round 7 pick #1(49 overall) by the London Royals. The Royals entered their second season in the DSFL, after a 5-9 inaugural season. The Royals were picked to finish last in the conference by a fair margin and started with an 0-4 pre-season. The Royals then started the season with a 3-1 record. Crooks quickly emerged as an impact player, forcing and recovering a fumble in a week 2 win against Tijuana and finishing with a season high 15 tackles against Norfolk in a 27-26 win in week 3. The Royals would take on pre-season favorites, Myrtle Beach in week 5 at home and Crooks had his lone intercerption of the season on a day where the team forced 3 interceptions in total.

Coming into week 6, the Royals were sitting at the top of the league with a 4-1 record, defeating the two teams that played in last season's Ultimini in the process. The Royals surprising success could be accredited to their lethal passing attack, leading the league in passer rating on the second best completion percentage, combined to their strong passing defense --- anchored by Greedy Sly, Bob Bob, Ed Ball at safety, Crooks and Pavel Pipsowitch at corner, and Eric Richards at the SAM linebacker position. The Royals would lead the league in defensive interceptions.

The Royals would endure a midseason swoon wit 5 consecutive losses, dropping them to 4-6 and last place in the division by their week 11 rematch with the first team to defeat them, Portland. The Royals fortune would reverse with a 29-20 victory that allowed them to control their destiny, aided by Crooks' 11 tackles, forced fumble, and two pass deflections. The Royals would enter week 13 needing a crucial victory over solid Dallas Birddogs unit also looking to clinch a playoff spot. Over the course of the final month, London's defense saw a surge from being pushovers to a resistant force as they engaged Dallas in a defensive battle that ended in an 11-8 victory. Crooks finished with 9 tackles and two pass deflections --- including the game-sealing stop on 4th down to end Dallas' final drive.

The Royals would clinch a playoff spot and face off against divisional foe Minnesota for the 3rd time, losing the prior two contests by a combined 45 points. However, the Royals would contain the high-powered Ducks offense long enough to escape the Great Lakes with an 13-10 overtime victory. The Royals would make the Ultimini in their second season and faced Tijuana and held the number one offense to 10 points, however the team would fall 6-10 in the title game. Despite a standout season ad being a key contributor to a miraculous season, Crooks failed to secure any pro bowl spots or awards nominations.

NSFL career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.3 s	4.11 s	7.09 s	32.3 in (0.82 m)	132.4 ft 1,588.8 in (80.71 m)	19 reps	34

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety
2037 (S22)	Royals	14	119	1	120	0	1	0	0	2	1	6	0
2038 (S23)	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Professional career playoff statistics

Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other					Kick Returns			Punt Returns
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety	Yds	Avg	KR TD	Yds	Avg	PR TD
2037 (S22)	ISFL	2	17	1	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2038 (S23)	ISFL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Achievements and records

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