CAREER SUMMARY: First Bulldog to earn Academic All-America honors in consecutive seasons since 1976-78
SENIOR (2016): Started all 12 games … second-team Academic All-American … first-team All-Southern Conference … recorded 45 tackles, including 12.5 for loss with 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two quarterback hurries … ranked 2nd in Southern Conference with 11.0 tackles for loss in conference play … tied for 2nd in SoCon and 24th in FCS in fumble recoveries … tied for 6th in SoCon in forced fumbles … average of 1.1 tackles for loss per game ranked 7th in SoCon … recorded career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, courtesy of career-high 2.5 sacks, career-high two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and four tackles in 37-14 victory at Western Carolina … was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Catamounts … recorded career-high nine tackles, including 2.0 for loss, and one forced fumble in 24-21 victory at Wofford … forced fumble in overtime was recovered by Bulldogs to clinch victory … made seven tackles in second round of FCS Playoffs vs. No. 19 Wofford … opened season with one tackle and one quarterback hurry in 24-23 win at Mercer … made three tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in 19-14 victory vs. Furman … had two stops, including 1.0 for loss, in 19-14 win at Gardner-Webb … recorded one tackle and one quarterback hurry in 38-14 win at North Greenville … made three tackles, including 1.0 for loss, in 22-14 victory vs. No. 5 Chattanooga … had four tackles, including 1.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, in 45-10 win vs. ETSU … made five tackles, including 0.5 for loss, in 37-34 victory vs. No. 20 Samford … registered four tackles, including 2.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, in 30-20 win at VMI … had two tackles, including 0.5 for loss, at North Carolina
JUNIOR (2015): Started all 13 games … CoSIDA first-team Academic All-American … recorded 44 tackles, including 6.0 for loss with 3.0 sacks, four pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble … tied for 1st in Southern Conference and for 26th in FCS with two fumble recoveries … ranked 6th in SoCon with 3.0 sacks in conference play … recorded career-high seven tackles, 0.5 for loss, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup at Charleston Southern in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs … registered five tackles, 0.5 for loss, and one quarterback hurry in 28-10 win vs. Western Carolina … made four tackles at Georgia Southern and next week vs. Charleston Southern … recorded four tackles and one fumble recovery in 39-12 win vs. Wofford … had three tackles and one fumble recovery in 44-25 win at Samford … made two tackles, 1.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, in 38-17 win at Furman … recorded four tackles, 1.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, in 21-19 win vs. Mercer … registered three tackles, 1.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, and one pass breakup in 35-14 win vs. VMI … had one solo tackle at No. 9 Chattanooga … made five tackles, including career-high 2.0 for loss, in 23-22 win at South Carolina … recorded two solo stops and two pass breakups in 41-38 win at Coastal Carolina in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs.
SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in all 12 games with nine starts after moving to defensive line … selected as team’s Defensive Player of the Year … recorded 32 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two quarterback hurries … forced fumbles total led team and tied for third in Southern Conference and for 27th in FCS … two forced fumbles in 45-25 win at VMI tied for highest single-game total in SoCon and for second-highest in FCS in 2014 … added four tackles at Keydets … registered career-high five tackles, 0.5 for loss, at Wofford … made three tackles vs. Coastal Carolina and one stop at defending national champion Florida State … made three tackles, 0.5 for loss, at Charleston Southern … recorded four tackles, 1.0 for loss, with one fumble recovery in 37-14 win vs. Gardner-Webb … recorded three tackles and one forced fumble in 63-56 win vs. Charlotte … registered two tackles and one fumble recovery vs. Chattanooga … made three tackles at Western Carolina … recorded three tackles, including season-high 1.5 for loss, and one quarterback hurry in 42-35 win vs. Furman … had one tackle and one quarterback hurry vs. Samford.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013): Saw action in nine contests ... finished the season with eight tackles ... recorded three tackles in the season opener against Charleston Southern.
FRESHMAN (2012):Â Worked with the Bulldogs' scout team while redshirting.Â
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of St. Pius X High School ... lettered in football, basketball and baseball ... made 144 tackles, nine tackles for loss and blocked three kicks his senior season ... credited with 237 tackles in his career ... twice named the team's defensive player of the year and was all-county and second team all-state his senior season ... received six player of the week citations during his career and was a recipient of the George B. Maloof Award ... helped lead team to a record of 33-5, two trips to the state quarterfinals and a No. 3 ranking in the state his sophomore season.
PERSONAL: Son of Don and Eileen Crochet ... earned bachelor's degree in business administration and is pursuing MBA.
