Koron Crump (born May 10, 1994) is a

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who is a

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. After playing

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for

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, he was signed by the

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as an

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in 2019.

College career

Crump played

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in 2014 and 2015. He combined for 100 tackles, including 21 quarterback sacks and 32 tackles-for-loss. Crump committed to Arizona State on November 16, 2015. He chose ASU over reported offers from

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, Baylor,

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and others. ASU used Crump as their gunner on the punt team, a position mostly suited for smaller players, such as cornerbacks or receivers. His main position was "devil backer," which is a rush-end linebacker at ASU, and he finished his first season in Tempe with 37 tackles, in which 10.5 went for a loss, including a team-high nine quarterback sacks. Crump added an interception, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries to go along with his first FBS touchdown. For his efforts in his first season at ASU, Crumped was named to the second-team All-Pac-12 conference. For his senior season in 2017, Crump was named to the Lott Impact trophy preseason watch list.

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

After going undrafted in the

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, Crump had a rookie minicamp tryout with the

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in May 2019, but was not signed to a contract. He signed with the

of the CFL for their

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on June 19, 2019. He was promoted to the active roster on July 31, and demoted back to the practice roster on August 9. He was released from the practice roster on November 26, 2019.

Houston Roughnecks

Crump signed with the

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of the

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on January 11, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (II)

Crump re-signed with the

on March 4, 2020. He was released on June 28, 2021.

References

1994 births Living people Players of American football from St. Louis American football linebackers Fort Scott Greyhounds football players Arizona State Sun Devils football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Houston Roughnecks players 21st-century African-American sportspeople {{Linebacker-1990s-stub