Dustin Crum

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Dustin Crum
2024, 18, Dustin Crum.jpg
Crum with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024
No. 18 – Ottawa Redblacks
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-05) January 5, 1999 (age 25)
Grafton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Midview
(Grafton, Ohio)
College: Kent State (2017–2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Completions-attempts:295–428
TD–INT:10–14
Passing yards:3,422
Rushing yards:884
Rushing touchdowns:16
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dustin Crum (born January 5, 1999) is an American professional football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Kent State. Crum has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).

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Early life

Crum grew up in Grafton, Ohio and attended Midview High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football. As a senior he completed 173 of 279 passes for 2,615 yards and 32 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,557 yards and 14 touchdowns and was named Division II All-Ohio First-team and a finalist for Mr. Ohio Football. [1] [2]

College career

Crum completed 16-of-30 passes for 232 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions as a freshman. [3] As a sophomore, he completed 16-of-27 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns. [4] He started the last twelve games of his junior season and passed for 2,625 yards and 20 touchdowns against 2 interceptions while also rushing for 707 yards and 6 touchdowns. [5] [6] Crum was named the MVP of the 2019 Frisco Bowl after passing for 289 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for a career-high 147 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries in the first bowl victory in Kent State's history. [7] [8]

Crum entered his senior season on the watchlists for the Davey O'Brien and Manning Awards. [9] [10] [11] He was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a senior after passing 1,182 yards and 12 touchdowns over four games during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. [12] Crum decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Kent State for a fifth season [13] In his final season at Kent State, he was named the MAC Most Valuable Player after passing for 3,187 yards with 20 touchdowns and six interceptions rushing for 703 yards and 12 touchdowns on 161 carries. [14]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		210 lb
(95 kg)		31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.75 s1.60 s2.74 s4.36 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
All values from NFL Combine [15] [16]

Kansas City Chiefs

Crum was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2022, shortly after the conclusion of the 2022 NFL draft. [17] He was waived on August 27, 2022. [18]

Ottawa Redblacks

On September 6, 2022, Crum signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) midway through the 2022 CFL season. [19] Following the season he and the Redblacks agreed to a contract extension. [20] He began the 2023 season as a depth quarterback on the roster, behind Jeremiah Masoli, Nick Arbuckle, and Tyrie Adams. Crum saw his first playing time in Week 5 of the season when all the other quarterbacks were either injured or ineffective, he completed 14 of 21 passing attempts for 149 yards and ran the ball six times for 91 yards and a touchdown, but also had three turnovers. With starting quarterback Masoli injured head coach Bob Dyce announced Crum as the starting quarterback for the team's Week 6 match against the Blue Bombers. [21] After a slow start to the game Crum managed to engineer a comeback win for the Redblacks scoring a 12-yard rushing touchdown with no time remaining, and the subsequent two point conversion to tie the game. In overtime he scrambled for a 29-yard go ahead touchdown. [22] The following week he threw for 257 yards with two passing touchdowns and added 63 yards on the ground to beat the Calgary Stampeders 43-41 on the road in overtime. [23]

CFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsY/ATD
2023 OTT 18143–1126638569.13,1098.1101289.0977417.69
CFL Career18143–1126638569.13,1098.1101289.0977417.69

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References

  1. ↑ Behm, Jon (November 15, 2016). "High school football: Midview's Dustin Crum wins Matt Wilhelm Award". The Morning Journal. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ Goul, Matt (July 22, 2016). "Midview senior QB Dustin Crum commits to Kent State football". Cleveland.com . Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Dustin Crum 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Sweeney, Chris (December 20, 2019). "College football: Midview graduate Dustin Crum turns disappointment into a season to remember as Kent State's quarterback". The Chronicle. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ Rosvoglou, Chris (September 24, 2020). "Q&A With Kent State QB Dustin Crum: Latest On MAC Football". The Spun. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ Cummings, Ian (September 9, 2020). "Kent State QB Dustin Crum the ultimate underdog in 2021 | PFN". Pro Football Network.
  7. ↑ "Crum's career night pushes Kent State past Utah State in Frisco Bowl". Reuters . December 20, 2019. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ Chiesa, Pat (November 4, 2020). "Former Midview football star Dustin Crum was overlooked before Kent State success". WKYC.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dustin Crum named to Davey O'Brien watchlist". Record-Courier . July 15, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ Brooks, Art (November 2, 2020). "EMU notes: Kent State's Dustin Crum could give Eagles trouble in opener". The Detroit News . Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ Moff, Allen (November 3, 2020). "Crum takes center stage as Flashes open 2020 season". Record-Courier. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
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  13. ↑ "Kent State star quarterback Crum returning in 2021". Record-Courier . December 14, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Kent State's Dustin Crum gains confidence from Kenny Pickett". Akron Beacon Journal . March 3, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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  17. ↑ Moff, Allen (April 30, 2022). "Former Kent State standouts Dustin Crum, Keshunn Abram sign with NFL teams". Record-Courier . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  18. ↑ Goldman, Charles (August 27, 2022). "Chiefs announce first roster moves ahead of 53-man deadline". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Ottawa Redblacks bring back NFL cut Brandin Dandridge, sign former Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum". 3DownNation. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  20. ↑ 3Down Staff (December 12, 2022). "Ottawa Redblacks re-sign six players, including QB Dustin Crum". 3DownNation. Retrieved July 10, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ↑ "Bob Dyce: Dustin Crum to start for Redblacks against Bombers, extent of Masoli injury still unknown". TSN. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  22. ↑ Grant, Ben (July 17, 2023). "How Dustin Crum's touchdown runs took down the mighty Blue Bombers". 3DownNation. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  23. ↑ Filoso, Santino (July 24, 2023). "Crumming up clutch (& 10 other thoughts on the Redblacks winning in Calgary)". 3DownNation. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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