2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 7
Chayce Crouch
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 230
- Position:
- TE/QB
- Hometown:
- Newark, Ohio
- High School:
- Newark Catholic
Career Highs
Attempts: 25 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17
Completions: 14 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/9/17
Passing Yards: 145 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17
Passing Touchdowns: 1, four times (last vs. Ball State, 9/2/17)
Long Pass: 61 at Rutgers, 10/15/16
Carries: 18 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17
Rushing Yards: 137 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16
Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16
Long Rush: 28 at Rutgers, 10/15/16
Receptions: 1 at Iowa, 10/7/17
Receiving Yards: 7 at Iowa, 10/7/17
Receiving Touchdowns: -
Long Reception: 7 at Iowa, 10/7/17
Total Offense: 279 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16
Long Punt: 44, at Purdue 11/7/15
2017 Junior
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in seven games with five starts at quarterback
- Played two games at tight end
- Completed 45 of 91 passes for 443 yards and one touchdown 88 rushing yards on 54 carries
- Voted a team captain by his teammates for the Ball State and Ohio State games
- 10-of-19 passing for a career-high 145 yards in the opener against Ball State
- Career-high 14 completions for 107 yards against Western Kentucky
- First career catch at Iowa
2016 Sophomore
- 18-of-32 passing, 249 yards, one TD in four games
- Rushed for 176 yards on 29 carries (6.1 yards/carry)
- Missed the final six games with an injury
- First career start at Rutgers
- 137 rushing yards against Purdue to become the first Illinois QB with 100+ rushing yards since Reilly O’Toole had 147 at Northwestern on Nov. 29, 2014
- Career-high 142 passing yards vs. Purdue
- Played 2+ quarters against Purdue in place of injured Wes Lunt
- Career-long 61-yard completion against Rutgers
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Redshirt Freshman
- Backup QB played in 10 games
- 15-of-34 passing for 160 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, plus 25 carries for 96 yards and one touchdown
- Threw TD against Kent State and Western Illinois in the first two games of the season
- Ran for first career touchdown at North Carolina
- Career-high 46 passing yards against Kent State, including a career-long completion of 27 yards
- Career-high 45 rushing yards on seven carries at Purdue
- Academic All-Big Ten
2014 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2014 season
- Enrolled at Illinois in January and participated in 2014 spring practices
High School
- Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports
- Ranked the No. 23 QB in the nation by Rivals and No. 27 by 247Sports
- Ranked the No. 28 player in Ohio by 247Sports and No. 31 by ScoutingOhio.com
- All-State in 2012 and 2013
- Threw for over 4,700 yards and 40 touchdowns, and rushed for over 1,000 yards and 24 touchdowns while posting a 25-6 career record as a starter
- Threw for 1,996 yards and 16 touchdowns, and rushed for another 527 yards and 13 TDs while leading Newark Catholic to an 11-2 record as a senior in 2013
- Led Newark Catholic to a runner-up finish at the 2013 OHSAA Division VI state championship
- Four-year varsity letterwinner in football, three-year letterwinner in basketball and baseball
- Batted over .400 and helped team to 2012 state baseball title
- Averaged 13 points per game and was a three-time all-region selection in basketball
Personal
- Full name is Troy Edward Crouch
- Goes by Chayce
- Born May 15, 1995
- Son of Troy and Traci Crouch
- Father played basketball and mother played softball at Shawnee State University
- Has three brothers
- Majoring in finance
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