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2017 Football Roster

32 Daniel Crochet

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 228
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Stone Mountain, Ga.
  • Highschool Saint Pius X Catholic HS

Biography

As a senior (2017)
• Credited with 11 tackles, including two for a loss with a sack, intercepted a pass and forced a fumble in six games.
• Had his first career interception to go along with five tackles and one for a loss in the 2017 opener at Delaware.
• Notched a pair of stops at Yale in the Ivy League opener.
• Had a sack and forced a fumble against Columbia.
• Missed four games due to injury, returning with two tackles in the win at Princeton.
• Made one stop at Penn in the season finale.

As a junior (2016)
• Posted 23 tackles with 1.5 for a loss, a half-sack and a forced fumble in seven contests for the Big Red at middle linebacker.
• Opened 2016 with a career-high 11 tackles to go along with a half-sack and a tackle for loss in the win at Bucknell.
• Missed three games due to injury.
• Made five tackles, including a half-tackle for loss, at No. 16 Harvard.
• Notched three tackles and forced a fumble while getting the start against Sacred Heart.
• Had a pair of stops in the season finale against Ivy champ Penn.

As a sophomore (2015)
• Ranked seventh on the team in tackles (38) while playing in all 10 contests.
• Was third with his 4.5 tackles for loss and added sack and a pass breakup.
• Notched three tackles with one for loss in a shutout win over Columbia.
• Had a career-best six tackles with a half-tackle for loss at Dartmouth.
• Made a five tackles at Princeton and four more at Penn.
• Notched four tackles with two for a loss against Harvard.
• Tied a career high with four stops at Yale and also notched four tackles vs. Brown.
• Had three tackles and a pass breakup against Colgate.
• Made three tackles, including an 11-yard sack, in the 2015 season opener against Bucknell.
• Posted a pair of stops at Sacred Heart.

As a freshman (2014)
• Saw action in four contests as a freshman, making five special teams tackles.
• Made three tackles as a reserve linebacker vs. Yale.
• Had special teams tackles vs. Dartmouth and Ivy champion Harvard.
• Saw special teams action against Bucknell.

At Saint Pius X Catholic HS
• A two-time all-state pick at linebacker at Saint Pius X Catholic HS, Crochet was honored by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Associated Press.
• He was named all-region and all-county as a senior captain.
• Crochet was a first-team all-state pick in 2012 after recording 106 tackles (13 for a loss) on a state runner-up squad.
• He was named one of the state’s top 10 linebackers by the Atlanta Journal Constitution prior to his senior year.
• Crochet also played basketball and volleyball and served as team captain on the hardwood in his final campaign.

Personal
• Daniel Park Crochet is the son of Donald and Eileen Crochet and has an older brother.
• His brother Joseph plays football at The Citadel.
• He is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2014-15Freshman

    Inside Linebacker
    6'3" 222 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2015-16Sophomore

    Inside Linebacker
    6'3" 232 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2016-17Junior

    Inside Linebacker
    6'3" 236 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2017-18Senior

    Linebacker
    6'3" 228 lbs
    32