Dustin Crum (born January 5, 1999) is a

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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. Crum has also been a member of the

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of the

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Early life and high school

Crum grew up in

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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-

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(MAC) 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.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Crum was signed by the

as an

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on April 30, 2022, shortly after the conclusion of the

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. He was waived on August 27, 2022.

Ottawa Redblacks

On September 6, 2022, Crum signed with the

of the

(CFL) midway through the

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. Following the season he and the Redblacks agreed to a contract extension. He began the 2023 season as depth quarterback on the roster, behind

Jeremiah Masoli Jeremiah Taeatafa Masoli (born August 24, 1988) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL as an undrafted free ag ...

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, 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

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announced Crum as the starting quarterback for the team's Week 6 match against the

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. 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. 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.

References

External links

Kansas City Chiefs bioKent State Golden Flashes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crum, Dustin 1999 births Living people American football quarterbacks Kansas City Chiefs players Kent State Golden Flashes football players Players of American football from Ohio Sportspeople from Lorain County, Ohio Ottawa Redblacks players