Naquan Crowder holds the NT · Starter spot in Minnesota Golden Gophers’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Naquan Crowder is a nose tackle who enrolled at Minnesota in January 2026 after spending the 2025 season at Marshall. At Marshall, he appeared in 11 games with two starts, recording 26 tackles, one sack, three tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one pass breakup. Previously, he played two seasons at California (PA), where he started 12 of 13 games in 2024 with 51 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two blocked kicks. Crowder hails from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, where he was named Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior.

PennWest Californiathrough 2024

Marshall2025

Minnesota2026 — present