Dustin Crum
Dustin Crum is an American professional football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Kent State. Crum has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
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.College career
Crum completed 16-of-30 passes for 232 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions as a freshman. As a sophomore, he completed 16-of-27 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns. 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. 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.Crum entered his senior season on the watchlists for the Davey O'Brien and Manning Awards. He was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference as a senior after passing 1,182 yards and 12 touchdowns over four games during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. 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 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.