2018 Football Roster
Chris Crumb
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 274
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lewis Center, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Olentangy HS
- High School:
- Olentangy
- Major:
- Industry and Technology
2019 (Sr.): Started all 12 games at nose tackle … led all defensive linemen with 45 tackles … totaled a personal-best 11 tackles against Ohio on Oct. 26 … forced a fumble against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 14 that Jordan Williams returned for Ball State’s first defensive touchdown in five years … teamed up with linebacker Jaylin Thomas for a safety against Fordham on Sept. 7 … reached 100 career tackles at Kent State on Nov. 23.
2018 (Jr.): Made 11 starts at nose tackle … missed the Oct. 31 game at Toledo with an injury … tallied a tackle for loss in five games … picked up his only sack of the season at No. 8 Notre Dame on Sept. 8 … notched five stops and career-best 1.5 tackles for loss in the win over Kent State on Sept. 29 … finished with a season-high seven tackles in the overtime win over Western Michigan on Nov. 13.
2017 (So.): Played in all 12 games and started the final three games at defensive tackle … posted a season-high five tackles at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 2 … notched multiple stops in three other contests … chipped in with a tackle for loss and forced fumble in the opener at Illinois on Sept. 2.
2016 (Fr.): Saw action in nine games as a true freshman with two starts on the defensive line … earned his first collegiate start on Oct. 22 against Akron … totaled three stops, a tackle for loss and a half sack versus Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 17 … recorded two tackles against Akron and Western Michigan (Nov. 1).
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters from head coach Mark Solis at Olentangy High … team captain … totaled 136 tackles, 29 tackles for loss and 15 sacks as a senior … earned the OCC Co-Player of the Year award as well as Division I first team all-state honors in 2015 … helped his team win the conference title as a junior and senior … his class was the winningest in program history … second team all-conference as junior and sophomore … also a three-year letter winner in wrestling … qualified for the state meet in 2014 and finished second in the heavyweight bracket … 47 career pins.
PERSONAL: Son of Fred and Ann Crumb … two sisters … born Aug. 10, 1997 … full name is Michael Christopher Crumb.
