Josh Cribbs

Joshua Cribbs (born June 9, 1983) is an American former football wide receiver and return specialist who played in the National Football League (NFL).

Cribbs played quarterback at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. As a senior in the 2000 season, he was named a first-team All-Met selection by the Washington Post.

While attending, he was teammates with future San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis.

Cribbs played and lettered in baseball, swimming, and basketball in addition to football.

During Cribbs' time at Dunbar, the Crimson Tide won three consecutive DCIAA football titles.

In his senior season, Cribbs completed 130-of-277 passes for 2,022 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions.

In the 2000 Turkey Bowl (DCIAA Championship game played the morning of Thanksgiving), he led Dunbar to a 35-12 victory over the Ballou Knights.

Two second-half touchdowns thrown by Cribbs were key to the Crimson Tide's victory over Ballou—one of which was caught by then Dunbar sophomore tight end Vernon Davis.

Cribbs attended Kent State University, where he played quarterback for the Kent State Golden Flashes football team.

He is the all-time total offense leader with 10,839 yards.

Other school records include rushing touchdowns (38), pass completions (616), pass attempts (1,123), passing yardage (7,169), touchdowns scored (41), and points scored (246).

He is one of only two true freshman in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history to both rush and pass for 1,000 yards (the other being Armanti Edwards of Appalachian State).

He is also one of only eight players in NCAA history to both rush and pass for 1,000 yards in at least of two different seasons, the others being Beau Morgan of Air Force, Vince Young of Texas, Pat White of West Virginia, Edwards of Appalachian State, Jordan Lynch of Northern Illinois Huskies football, Denard Robinson of Michigan and Brad Smith of Missouri.

Cribbs accomplished the feat two times.

He is one of only four quarterbacks in NCAA history to rush for 3,500 yards and throw for 7,000 yards in his career (the other three being Antwaan Randle El of Indiana, Edwards of Appalachian State, and Brad Smith of Missouri.

Cribbs is also the only player in NCAA history to lead his team in both rushing and passing in four different seasons, although his 2003 single-season school record of 3,125 combined yards was eclipsed in 2008 by quarterback Julian Edelman.

Cribbs was a communication studies major with a concentration in public communication.

He played college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes and was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent after the 2005 NFL Draft.

Cribbs is tied for the second most NFL career record with eight kickoff returns for touchdowns, and also the NFL record with two kickoffs of 100 yards or more returned for touchdowns in a single game.

He has also played for the New York Jets, the Oakland Raiders and the Indianapolis Colts.

He was most recently a special teams coaching intern for the Cleveland Browns.

Cribbs was not chosen in the 2005 NFL Draft; however, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on April 29, 2005.

He made the Browns roster for the 2005 season, and made an impact as a kick returner.

He averaged 24.5 yards per return, and his total of 1,094 return yards set a franchise record.

He made his NFL debut versus the Cincinnati Bengals on September 11.

In a game against the Detroit Lions, he returned a kick 90 yards for his first NFL touchdown.

In 2006, Cribbs signed a six-year contract extension with the Browns.

That year, he set a new franchise record for most kickoff yardage in a season, breaking the record he had set the year prior.

After returning yet another kickoff for a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders in Week 3 of the 2007 season, Cribbs had one kick-return touchdown in each of his first three years in the NFL.

Cribbs recorded his fourth kickoff-return touchdown with a 100-yard return against the Steelers in Week 10 of the 2007 season, as well as a 90-yard return earlier in the game.

Cribbs continued his season with 245 return yards and 61 punt return yards in the Browns overtime victory over the Ravens in week 11.

Cribbs was voted to the 2008 Pro Bowl as a kick returner for the AFC.

Cribbs also had a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown against the 49ers.

Cribbs had another returned for 94 yards for another score but was called back on a holding penalty.

For the fourth straight season, Cribbs again had a touchdown on a kickoff return, scoring on a 92-yard return versus the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9.

It was the fifth kickoff return touchdown of Cribbs's career.

Cribbs also had a four-yard rushing touchdown against the Buffalo Bills.

On November 26, 2008, after placing Brady Quinn on injured reserve, the Browns named Cribbs their emergency quarterback.

On September 13, in the Browns' home opener versus the Minnesota Vikings, Cribbs returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown, tying the team record for career returns for a touchdown (seven) with Eric Metcalf.

He received his diploma on May 15, 2010.