The Craig brothers were preceded at running back for Central by future Denver Broncos RB Jim Jensen.

[1] The 1976 team, with Roger Craig and Williams, won the Iowa State Championship under Coach Jim Fox.

[1] Craig credited 10-time State Champion Coach Ira Dunsworth with helping develop his distinctive high knee running form.

[8][9] Craig's time of 14.43 in the 110 hurdles is still listed among the All-Time Bests at the Iowa State Track and Field Championships.

[11] Teammates of Craig during his tenure at Nebraska include QBs Jeff Quinn and Turner Gill; RBs Jarvis Redwine, I.M.

Hipp, Andra Franklin, Craig Johnson, Jeff Smith and eventual Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier; T Dean Steinkuhler (#2 overall pick in 1984 NFL Draft);[12] WR Irving Fryar (#1 overall pick in 1984 NFL Draft)[13] and his hometown friend, TE Jamie Williams.

[8][15] Craig was the 49th overall selection in the 1983 NFL draft, taken by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round from Nebraska, where he once held the record for longest run from scrimmage (94 yards,[11] set during a 1981 game against Florida State University).

In his rookie year in 1983 playing under Bill Walsh and alongside Quarterback Joe Montana, Craig scored a combined 12 touchdowns rushing and receiving, as the 49ers reached the NFC Championship game.

He went on to assist the 49ers to Super Bowl XXIII by amassing 262 combined rushing and receiving yards and two touchdowns in their two playoff games.

The Raiders finished 9–7 under head coach Art Shell and lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs.

[19] In his final season, Craig split time with Barry Word, Scottie Graham and Robert Smith, as the Vikings finished 9–7, losing to the New York Giants in the playoffs.

[20][21] Craig appeared in the NFL Playoffs every year of his career, and made the Pro Bowl four times (1985, 1987–1989).

Craig, Lydell Mitchell and Chuck Foreman are the only running backs to lead the NFL in receptions for a single season.

His prowess as a receiver out of the backfield is a contrast to his college career, where he caught only 16 passes during his three seasons at Nebraska.

In 1993, Peter King (in Inside the Helmet) reported that Craig was the only running back to be elected to the Pro Bowl at both fullback and halfback.

His inclusion (or lack thereof) has become a topic of controversy; while some cite Craig's impressive statistics and records, others argue that his success was bolstered by the production of Hall of Fame teammates Joe Montana and Jerry Rice.