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NFL Star Maxx Crosby Predicts 12-Seed to Make Sweet 16 in NCAA Tournament

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Evan Massey | Last updated Mar 18, 2025 3:25 PM ET

One of the best times of the sports calendar has arrived. March Madness is underway and the first First Four games will be played tonight.

As everyone fills out their brackets, a lot of big names around the sports world are sharing their own. One new bracket to be made public comes from none other than Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby.

Crosby, who is one of the most likable players in the NFL, has a few surprises in his bracket this year.

With Crosby's advice, a bracket buster might be born. He has a shocking Sweet 16 run predicted, along with the champion being the Auburn Tigers and head coach Bruce Pearl.

Who is Crosby's big sleeper? He has one intriguing team making a Cinderella run to the Sweet 16.

Crosby believes that McNeese will get all the way to the Sweet 16 before being knocked out by the Houston Cougars.

Maxx Crosby's bracket!

Auburn
McNeese in the Sweet 16
Saint Mary's > Alabama #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/8GqeiJugUS
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2025

Throughout his bracket, he has a few other big upsets predicted. Among those upsets are

Among those predicted upsets are No. 11 Drake knocking off No. 6 Missouri in the first round, No. 12 McNeese knocking off No. 4 Purdue in the second round, and No. 7 St. Mary's defeating No. 2 Alabama in the second round.

As for his Final Four, Crosby predicted that Auburn would face off against St. John's on one side and that Duke would play against Houston on the other. In the national championship matchup between Auburn and Duke, he has the Tigers pulling off the win.

It will be interesting to see how Crosby's predictions end up turning out.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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