Derrick Crudup
18  Derrick Crudup
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Deerfield Beach, Florida

High School:
Deerfield Beach HS

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 206

Position:
Quarterback

Experience:
3L

Major:
Liberal Arts

CAREER: An important player in the quarterback rotation who started one game in 2003...unflappable competitor who has proven his poise under pressure several times during his Miami career...brings an added dimension to the position, presenting opponents with the ability to improvise on the run...has impressive speed and throwing ability...has the most experience in the UM sys-tem of all the Hurricane quarterbacks, entering his fifth year in the program...criminology major.

2003 (JUNIOR): Completed 34 of 57 attempts for 377 yards and 3 touchdowns while throwing 3 interceptions...produced a com-pletion percentage of 59.6 percent...compiled a pass efficiency rat-ing of 122.1...also rushed 29 times for 75 yards (2.6 avg.) includ-ing a long of 15...started one game (the Syracuse game) after a tight quarterback competition in the spring...played in seven games...completed four of seven attempts (57.1%) for 72 yards against Louisiana Tech, including a 51-yard completion to Devin Hester...was a perfect 3 for 3 for 36 yards and a touchdown against East Carolina...completed two of three attempts (66.7%) for 13 yards with one interception at Boston College...was an impressive six of seven (85.7%) for 72 yards against Temple...played exten-sively in the second half at Virginia Tech, completing 13 of 21 (61.9%) for 97 yards and a touchdown with one interception...made his first start as a Hurricane against Syracuse and completed five of 13 (38.5%) for 80 yards and one touchdown with one interception in the victory over the Orangemen...his TD against Syracuse came on a 45-yard toss to Ryan Moore...was one of three (33.3%) for seven yards in limited action against Rutgers.

2002 (SOPHOMORE):Played in eight games and completed 15- of-26 pass attempts (57.7%) for 226 yards and 2 touchdowns without an interception...had a long completion of 33 yards and compiled an efficiency rating of 155.65 for the regular season...completed an eight-yard pass to Quadtrine Hill on his only play in a clutch appearance in overtime of the Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State...misfired on his lone pass attempt in the win at Syracuse...completed both of his pass attempts at Rutgers for a total of 49 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown strike to tight end David Williams...saw his most extensive action of the season against Connecticut, completing 4-of-10 passes for 54 yards, including a 29-yarder...completed his lone pass attempt against Boston College for a 9-yard gain...completed all four pass attempts for a total of 51 yards in the win at Temple, including a 21-yarder...also had a 14- yard run against the Owls...played most of the fourth quarter in the win at Florida, but did not attempt a pass...completed 3-of-7 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown against Florida A&M...threw a 32- yard scoring pass to Roscoe Parrish in the second quarter of the FAMU game, the first touchdown catch of Parrish's Miami career.

2001 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games in his redshirt freshman season as the backup quarterback...completed 10-of-22 pass attempts for 100 yards and one touchdown without throwing an interception in 2001...rushed seven times for 35 yards and one touchdown...made his debut in the season opener at Penn State, but did not attempt a rush or a pass while playing virtually the entire fourth quarter...played much of the fourth quarter against Rutgers, posting a 24-yard run on a scramble on his first collegiate rushing attempt and misfiring on his first pass attempt...completed both pass attempts (16 yards) at Pittsburgh, including a 15-yarder to true freshman Kellen Winslow, the first pass completion of his Miami career and Winslow's first reception as a Hurricane...played the entire fourth quarter in the win over Troy State, completing 3-of-7 passes for 28 yards...did not play in the win at Florida State as the starting unit went the distance...was 3-of-5 passing for 32 yards in the win over West Virginia...played the entire fourth quarter against Temple but failed to complete a pass attempt...did not play in the win at Boston College...played most of the second half in the win over Syracuse, rushing twice for 22 yards and one touchdown on a memorable 13-yard scramble in which he broke four tackles on the way to the end zone...threw his first touchdown pass as a Hurricane in Miami's 65-7 win over Washington, a 13-yarder to Jason Geathers.

2000 (REDSHIRT): One of 17 members of the 2000 recruiting class to redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Deerfield Beach...SuperPrep All-American...rated the No. 5 athlete in the Southeast by PrepStar...listed as the No. 31 overall prospect in Florida by SuperPrep...USA Today Honorable Mention All-American...listed as one of the South's top players by recruiting analyst Bill Buchalter of the Orlando Sentinel...named the No. 1 athlete in Florida on the Florida Times-Union Super 75 list... named first-team All-South by Border Wars...named to the Sun-Sentinel Class 4A-5A-6A All-Broward County second-team...sec-ond- team All-State selection... threw for over 1,800 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior...com-pleted 75 percent of his passes as a junior and 60 percent as a sen-ior... over two years as starting quarterback was 161-of-240 for 2,508 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing TDs...accounted for over 4,000 total yards in his final two sea-sons... team went 17-3 in two seasons as starting QB...timed at 4.65 in the 40...coached by Perry Schneider.

PERSONAL: Born 4/15/82...full name is Derrick Lashaw Crudup...liberal arts major...chose Miami over Auburn, Georgia, West Virginia and LSU...son of Derrick and Shelia Crudup...his father, Derrick, Sr., played college football at Florida and Oklahoma and played for the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders (1989-91)...Derrick Jr. and Sr. both have been members of football national title teams, one of a select few duos in the history of college football to do so.

CRUDUP'S CAREER BESTS

Passing Yards49 (at Rutgers, 2002)
Pass Completions4 (Temple 2002, Connecticut, 2002)
Pass Attempts10 (Connecticut, 2002)
Longest Pass Play33 (at Rutgers, 2002)

CRUDUP'S CAREER STATISTICS

PASSINGRUSHING
YearG-SAtt-Com-IntPct.YardsTDLPAttYardsAvg.TDLP
20028-026-15-057.72262338-17-2.107
20018-022-10-045.51001197355.0124
2000DID NOT PLAY - Redshirt Season
Totals16-048-25-052.132633315181.2124
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