2021 Football Roster
Roster
Crouch, Quavaris
Jersey Number 6
Quavaris Crouch
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Harding
- Prev School:
- Tennessee
Bio
Transfer linebacker from Tennessee has played in 33 career games (23 for the Volunteers from 2019-20, 10 for the Spartans in 2021), including 20 starts at linebacker (11 at Tennessee, nine at MSU) . . . has 160 career tackles for career (equally split at 80 solo, 80 assists), after posting 85 tackles at Tennessee, including three tackles for loss (10 yards), three pass break-ups and two forced fumbles, and has 75 tackles with 2.0 sacks, three pass break-ups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and three QB hurries at MSU . . . has four career games with double-digit tackles (two games at Tennessee with 11 each, two games at MSU with 13 each).
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media and coaches . . . ranked tied for 10th in the Big Ten with 7.5 tackles per game . . . also ranked tied for 28th in the league totaling 75 tackles . . . started nine of the first 10 games, but was limited at Ohio State in a reserve role and missed last two games of the season due to injury; also missed the Maryland game . . . his 75 tackles were nearly evenly split with 37 solo and 38 assists . . . added 2.0 tackles for loss, both coming on sacks . . . also had one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three pass break-ups and three QB hurries in 672 total defensive snaps . . . did not see action vs. Pittsburgh or Penn State due to an injury . . . was in on limited action at Ohio State, playing 15 defensive snaps and recording three tackles . . . did not play vs. Maryland due to an injury . . . logged seven stops at Purdue, playing in 85 of the 86 defensive snaps . . . registered collegiate career high for second-straight game with a game-best 13 tackles (seven solo, six assists) in Michigan game, including one wild, wrestling takedown-esque tackle, adding one pass break-up, also posting second straight game with a PBU, while playing all 84 defensive snaps . . . posted collegiate career high with a game-high 13 tackles (six solo, seven assists) at Indiana, adding one pass break-up in playing 85 of 93 total defensive snaps . . . collected seven stops and one QB hurry at Rutgers in playing 67 defensive snaps . . . registered eight tackles in Western Kentucky game, after starting at linebacker and playing 87 defensive snaps . . . started Nebraska game and posted seven stops, adding 1.0 sack that came on third down to snuff out a Husker drive, and a forced fumble, in playing 81 of 86 defensive snaps . . . logged three tackles, one pass break-up, one QB hurry and one fumble recovery at Miami, recovering fumble on Miami’s first drive, in playing 68 defensive snaps . . . notched seven stops and one QB hurry in win over Youngstown State . . . made Spartan debut in win at Northwestern, starting at linebacker and logging seven tackles, including one TFL, coming on a sack in the third quarter.
2020 (SOPHOMORE AT TENNESSEE): Started all 10 games at middle linebacker . . . finished third on the team with 57 tackles and also had two TFLs, two forced fumbles and one pass break-up . . . tied a career high with 11 tackles in the season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M . . . collected seven stops and a career-high two tackles for loss in win at Vanderbilt . . . had three tackles and one QB hurry vs. No. 6 Florida . . . posted five tackles, forced a fumble, had a QB hurry and broke up a pass at Arkansas . . . tied a career high with 11 stops vs. Kentucky . . . had seven tackles and forced a fumble at No. 3 Georgia . . . had four tackles vs. Missouri . . . had two tackles and a QB hurry in season-opening win at South Carolina.
2019 (FRESHMAN AT TENNESSEE): Played in all 13 games, including one starting assignment (vs. Alabama) . . . also lined up at running back in short-yardage situations . . . totaled 28 tackles (one TFL, 0.5 sack) . . . broke up two passes and registered four QB hurries . . . had 9 yards rushing on seven carries, including two touchdowns . . . had a 1-yard touchdown and one tackle vs. Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl . . . had a half sack in the victory over Vanderbilt . . . scored the first touchdown of his career on a 1-yard run in the second quarter at Missouri . . . had four tackles vs. Kentucky . . . earned his first career start and notched his fourth consecutive four-tackle game at No. 1 Alabama while recording a QB hurry and a half tackle for loss . . . tallied four stops each vs. Mississippi State, Georgia and Florida . . . recorded the first tackles of his career against Chattanooga, finishing the game with three stops . . . had two quarterback hurries and a pass defended against BYU . . . made his Tennessee debut at home against Georgia State in the Vols’ season opener . . . enrolled at Tennessee in January 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played linebacker and running back at Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina . . . was the consensus No. 1 player in the state of North Carolina in the class of 2019 . . . was ranked one of the top 100 overall prospects in the nation in the class of 2019 by ESPN.com (No. 42) and Rivals.com (No. 70) . . . consensus four-star recruit . . . selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl . . . was named the 2017 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year . . . was a three-time Class AAA All-State selection by the North Carolina Sports Writers Association . . . named the 2017 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year . . . also named the 2017 SoMeck All-Conference Offensive Player of the Year . . . rushed for 3,246 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior in 2017, while also racking up 51 tackles and 14 sacks . . . helped lead Harding High School to a state title in 2017, the school’s first state championship since the 1950s . . . injured his ankle in the first game of his senior year and missed the entire 2018 season due to the injury . . . born Jan. 27, 2000 . . . son of Quanita Dunlap . . . communication major.
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media and coaches . . . ranked tied for 10th in the Big Ten with 7.5 tackles per game . . . also ranked tied for 28th in the league totaling 75 tackles . . . started nine of the first 10 games, but was limited at Ohio State in a reserve role and missed last two games of the season due to injury; also missed the Maryland game . . . his 75 tackles were nearly evenly split with 37 solo and 38 assists . . . added 2.0 tackles for loss, both coming on sacks . . . also had one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three pass break-ups and three QB hurries in 672 total defensive snaps . . . did not see action vs. Pittsburgh or Penn State due to an injury . . . was in on limited action at Ohio State, playing 15 defensive snaps and recording three tackles . . . did not play vs. Maryland due to an injury . . . logged seven stops at Purdue, playing in 85 of the 86 defensive snaps . . . registered collegiate career high for second-straight game with a game-best 13 tackles (seven solo, six assists) in Michigan game, including one wild, wrestling takedown-esque tackle, adding one pass break-up, also posting second straight game with a PBU, while playing all 84 defensive snaps . . . posted collegiate career high with a game-high 13 tackles (six solo, seven assists) at Indiana, adding one pass break-up in playing 85 of 93 total defensive snaps . . . collected seven stops and one QB hurry at Rutgers in playing 67 defensive snaps . . . registered eight tackles in Western Kentucky game, after starting at linebacker and playing 87 defensive snaps . . . started Nebraska game and posted seven stops, adding 1.0 sack that came on third down to snuff out a Husker drive, and a forced fumble, in playing 81 of 86 defensive snaps . . . logged three tackles, one pass break-up, one QB hurry and one fumble recovery at Miami, recovering fumble on Miami’s first drive, in playing 68 defensive snaps . . . notched seven stops and one QB hurry in win over Youngstown State . . . made Spartan debut in win at Northwestern, starting at linebacker and logging seven tackles, including one TFL, coming on a sack in the third quarter.
2020 (SOPHOMORE AT TENNESSEE): Started all 10 games at middle linebacker . . . finished third on the team with 57 tackles and also had two TFLs, two forced fumbles and one pass break-up . . . tied a career high with 11 tackles in the season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M . . . collected seven stops and a career-high two tackles for loss in win at Vanderbilt . . . had three tackles and one QB hurry vs. No. 6 Florida . . . posted five tackles, forced a fumble, had a QB hurry and broke up a pass at Arkansas . . . tied a career high with 11 stops vs. Kentucky . . . had seven tackles and forced a fumble at No. 3 Georgia . . . had four tackles vs. Missouri . . . had two tackles and a QB hurry in season-opening win at South Carolina.
2019 (FRESHMAN AT TENNESSEE): Played in all 13 games, including one starting assignment (vs. Alabama) . . . also lined up at running back in short-yardage situations . . . totaled 28 tackles (one TFL, 0.5 sack) . . . broke up two passes and registered four QB hurries . . . had 9 yards rushing on seven carries, including two touchdowns . . . had a 1-yard touchdown and one tackle vs. Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl . . . had a half sack in the victory over Vanderbilt . . . scored the first touchdown of his career on a 1-yard run in the second quarter at Missouri . . . had four tackles vs. Kentucky . . . earned his first career start and notched his fourth consecutive four-tackle game at No. 1 Alabama while recording a QB hurry and a half tackle for loss . . . tallied four stops each vs. Mississippi State, Georgia and Florida . . . recorded the first tackles of his career against Chattanooga, finishing the game with three stops . . . had two quarterback hurries and a pass defended against BYU . . . made his Tennessee debut at home against Georgia State in the Vols’ season opener . . . enrolled at Tennessee in January 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played linebacker and running back at Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina . . . was the consensus No. 1 player in the state of North Carolina in the class of 2019 . . . was ranked one of the top 100 overall prospects in the nation in the class of 2019 by ESPN.com (No. 42) and Rivals.com (No. 70) . . . consensus four-star recruit . . . selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl . . . was named the 2017 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year . . . was a three-time Class AAA All-State selection by the North Carolina Sports Writers Association . . . named the 2017 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year . . . also named the 2017 SoMeck All-Conference Offensive Player of the Year . . . rushed for 3,246 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior in 2017, while also racking up 51 tackles and 14 sacks . . . helped lead Harding High School to a state title in 2017, the school’s first state championship since the 1950s . . . injured his ankle in the first game of his senior year and missed the entire 2018 season due to the injury . . . born Jan. 27, 2000 . . . son of Quanita Dunlap . . . communication major.
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