University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Crook-Jones, Cartez

Jersey Number 90
Cartez Crook-Jones
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Grandview, Mo.
- High School:
- Grandview HS
Bio
2023: Appeared in 2 games... recorded 1 total tackle, including 0.5 sacks.
2022 (AT KANSAS STATE): Played in one game against South Dakota, recording one tackle.
2021 (AT KANSAS STATE): Played in five games .. Recorded three tackles on the season, including the first two of his career against Iowa State and one vs. TCU.
2020 (AT KANSAS STATE): Played in one game against Kansas with no statistics.
2019 (AT KANSAS STATE): Played in one game, making his collegiate debut against Bowling Green as a reserve defensive end.
2018 (AT KANSAS STATE): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Grandview High School and played under Head Coach Jeremie Picard ... Rated the 11th-best player in Missouri for the Class of 2018 by ESPN... Earned second team all-state honors from the Missouri state media as a senior in 2017... Was a second team all-league player as a junior in 2016 after posting 55 tackles, nine sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles ... Picked up second team all-metro honors from the Kansas City Star, while he was named to the All-Jackson County Advocate team as a senior in 2017 ... Also played basketball for the Bulldogs.
PERSONAL: Native of Grandview, Missouri ... Son of Aikeisha Crook... Earned his undergraduate degree from Kansas State in communication studies in May 2022.
2022 (AT KANSAS STATE): Played in one game against South Dakota, recording one tackle.
2021 (AT KANSAS STATE): Played in five games .. Recorded three tackles on the season, including the first two of his career against Iowa State and one vs. TCU.
2020 (AT KANSAS STATE): Played in one game against Kansas with no statistics.
2019 (AT KANSAS STATE): Played in one game, making his collegiate debut against Bowling Green as a reserve defensive end.
2018 (AT KANSAS STATE): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Grandview High School and played under Head Coach Jeremie Picard ... Rated the 11th-best player in Missouri for the Class of 2018 by ESPN... Earned second team all-state honors from the Missouri state media as a senior in 2017... Was a second team all-league player as a junior in 2016 after posting 55 tackles, nine sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles ... Picked up second team all-metro honors from the Kansas City Star, while he was named to the All-Jackson County Advocate team as a senior in 2017 ... Also played basketball for the Bulldogs.
PERSONAL: Native of Grandview, Missouri ... Son of Aikeisha Crook... Earned his undergraduate degree from Kansas State in communication studies in May 2022.
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