Algernon Darius "Alge" Crumpler (born December 23,
1977) is an American football tight end for the
Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He
was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the
second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played
college football at North Carolina.
In his career, Crumpler has been a two-time All-Pro
selection and four-time Pro Bowl selection.
Crumpler attended New Hanover High School in
Wilmington, North Carolina and was a letterman in
football and track & field. In football, he started
as a tight end and as a linebacker, and as a senior,
he was an All-Midwest 4-A Conference selection. In
track&field, he threw the shot put and the discus,
and was a three-time State Champion on the discus,
and won a State Championship on the shot put in
1996. Alge Crumpler graduated from New Hanover High
School in 1996.
During his last three seasons with the North
Carolina Tar Heels, he was named to the All-ACC
first team. As a sophomore, Crumpler caught 24
catches for a total of 278 yards, with four of those
catches being touchdowns. In his junior season, Alge
had 20 catches for 191 yards. His senior season
concluded with him amassing 23 catches for 287 yards
and one touchdown and he finished second in
All-American voting.
He is the son of former Buffalo Bills player
Carlester Crumpler and younger brother of former
Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings tight end
Carlester Crumpler Jr. and older brother of musician
Bryan Crumpler.
Alge is named after his father's favorite book,
Flowers for Algernon.
