Dustin Crum
Dustin Crum (born January 5, 1999) is an American gridiron 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 NFL.
![]() Crum in the Kansas City Chiefs training camp in 2022 | |
No. 2 – Ottawa Redblacks | |
---|---|
Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Grafton, Ohio, U.S. | January 5, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Midview (Grafton, OH) |
College: | Kent State (2017–2021) |
Undrafted: | 2022 |
Career history | |
| |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca |
Early life and high school
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
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-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 s | 1.60 s | 2.74 s | 4.36 s | 32.5 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]
References
- Behm, Jon. "High school football: Midview's Dustin Crum wins Matt Wilhelm Award". The Morning Journal.
- Goul, Matt (July 22, 2016). "Midview senior QB Dustin Crum commits to Kent State football". Cleveland.com.
- Podolski, Mark. "Midview grad, QB Dustin Crum in contention to start Kent State opener". The Morning Journal.
- "College football: Midview graduate Dustin Crum turns disappointment into a season to remember as Kent State's quarterback". chroniclet.com.
- "Q&A With Kent State QB Dustin Crum: Latest On MAC Football". September 24, 2020.
- Cummings, Ian (September 9, 2020). "Kent State QB Dustin Crum the ultimate underdog in 2021 | PFN". Pro Football Network.
- "Crum's career night pushes Kent State past Utah State in Frisco Bowl". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020.
- "Former Midview football star Dustin Crum was overlooked before Kent State success". wkyc.com.
- "Dustin Crum named to Davey O'Brien watchlist". Record-Courier.
- "EMU notes: Kent State's Dustin Crum could give Eagles trouble in opener". The Detroit News.
- Writer, By Allen Moff Staff. "Crum takes center stage as Flashes open 2020 season". Record-Courier.
- "NFL Draft Profile: Dustin Crum, Quarterback, Kent State Golden Flashes". SI.com. March 4, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- "Kent State star quarterback Crum returning in 2021". Record-Courier. December 14, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- "Kent State's Dustin Crum gains confidence from Kenny Pickett". Akron Beacon Journal. March 3, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- "Dustin Crum Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- "Dustin Crum, Kent State, QB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- "Former Kent State standouts Dustin Crum, Keshunn Abram sign with NFL teams". Record-Courier. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- "Chiefs announce first roster moves ahead of 53-man deadline". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. August 27, 2022.
- 3Down Staff (2022-09-06). "Ottawa Redblacks bring back NFL cut Brandin Dandridge, sign former Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum". 3DownNation. Retrieved 2022-09-06.