2022 Football Roster
Roster
Janiero Crankfield
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Bishop Moore HS
2022 at Gardner-Webb:
STATS Perform National Player of the Week Honorable Mention (9/5)
Played in 11 games, primarily on kickoff return...Finished the year with 46 carries for 229 yards and three touchdowns...Rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns on just nine carries vs Limestone (9/1)...Also had a catch for 12 yards and returned two kicks for 33 total yards vs the Saints...Earned STATS Perform National Player of the Week Honorable Mention honors for his performance (9/5)...Had a season-high 13 carries for 59 yards at Robert Morris (10/8)...Returned two kicks for 54 yards, including a 33 yard return, at Coastal Carolina (9/10)
2021 at Gardner-Webb: Payed in four games as a true freshman … Qualified for a redshirt … Saw action primarily on special teams … Returned three kicks for 58 yards on the season.
High School: Played at Bishop Moore (Fla.) High under Coach Matt Hedrick … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds … Noted as one of the most explosive performers in Central Florida … Capable of playing running back or in the slot … Senior season was cut short by injury in 2020 … Had five catches for 133 yards and a 90-yard touchdown vs. Harmony High … Carried the football 50 times for 461 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior … Had 21 carries for a season-high 156 yards vs. Orlando Jones High … Carried three times for 126 yards and three scores vs. Harmony High … Caught 17 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns … Had two interceptions on defense and returned one for a score … Played freshman season at Timber Creek (Fla.) High … Chose Gardner-Webb over Samford, South Dakota State, UT-Martin, Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee Tech, Austin Peay, and Long Island University.
