John Carroll University Athletics

Miami (OH) transfer who brings inspiration and motiviation to the field as evidenced by receiving 556 votes for the 2010 Rudy Award.

Awards
All-OAC first team, 2013
OAC Defensive Player of the Week, 9/23/13
Lee Tressel Shriner Classic Player of the Game, 9/21/13

2013
First team All-OAC honoree ... Led the team with 91 tackles ... Named OAC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 23 ... Erupted for career day in win over then-No. 23 Baldwin Wallace ... Totaled 15 tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss ... Forced a fumble against Yellow Jackets on a kickoff which set up field goal right before halftime ... Stepped in right away as a starting linebacker ... Registered nine tackles in shutout over Otterbein and seven tackles against Green Knights ... Tied for the team lead with 10 tackles in 54-0 drubbing of Capital ... Has at least six tackles in every game ... Added 12 tackles against St. John Fisher ... Did not play against Wilmington.

2012
Appeared in four games making one start at Miami (OH) University.

2011
Appeared in four of Miami's final five games including his debut against Buffalo (10/29/11).

2010
Earned 556 votes for the Rudy Award, a prize named after Notre Dame's Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger and symbolizes college football's most inspirational and motiviational player ... Scout Team Player of the Week numerous times.

2009
Red-shirted at Miami.

High School
First team All-Ohio ... District Defensive Player of the Year ... First team All-District ... Three-time All-Conference and All-County selection ... National Honor Society Honoree who graduated with 4.2 GPA.

Academic & Personal
Mechanical Engineering major ... Son of Kerry and Lynn Krotz.