Education
Crockett attended Coffee High School before moving on to Georgia Technology
Crockett attended Coffee High School before moving on to Georgia Technology
He played college football at the Georgia Technical and was selected in the fifth round of the 1989 NFL Draft. He began his college career as a safety and was named a starter as a sophomore. He was converted to an outside linebacker as a junior.
In 1988, he received All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination and Honorable-mention All-American honors.
Crockett was selected in the fifth round (119th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. As a rookie he suffered a left knee injury and was placed on the injured reserve list.
He was waived injured on September 3, 1990, but eventually returned to the team and played in 13 games as a reserve and special teams player.