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2016 EKU Football Roster

Aaron Perkins
Aaron Perkins
Aaron Perkins
Aaron Perkins
Aaron Perkins
Aaron Perkins
Aaron Perkins
Aaron Perkins

18 Dan Crimmins

  • Position Tight End
  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 255
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Closter, N.J.
  • High School Demarest HS
  • Previous School Boston College

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2016 AT EKU
Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team … second team preseason All-OVC by CollegeSportsMadness … started 10 times while playing in all 11 games … finished third on the team with 34 receptions and third with 531 yards … averaged a team-best 15.6 yards per reception … caught three touchdown passes … seventh in the OVC and 73rd in the nation in yards per reception … ranked 12th in the OVC in receiving yards … caught his first touchdown as a Colonel on a 10-yard reception in the season-opener at Purdue (Sept. 3) … caught a touchdown pass at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 1), finishing with 65 yards on six catches … finished with 89 yards on five receptions at Tennessee State (Oct. 15) … had a season-high 124 yards while making six receptions against Murray State (Nov. 5) … scored a touchdown at Austin Peay (Nov. 12) while catching three passes for 33 yards. 

AS A SENIOR IN 2015 AT EKU
Redshirt season. 
 
AS A JUNIOR IN 2014 AT BOSTON COLLEGE
Started eight games and saw action in 13 ... caught 25 passes for 305 yards ... averaged 12.2 yards per catch ... caught at least one pass in 10 of the 13 games played ... registered a career-high and team-high seven receptions in a 30-7 win over Massachusetts (Aug. 30) ... grabbed a 48-yard reception against Clemson (Oct. 18) ... tallied 39 yards on four receptions against Colorado State (Sept. 27) ... registered 38 yards on three catches at NC State (Oct. 11) ... tallied a career-long, 55-yard reception against Louisville (Nov. 8), notching two catches for 63 yards on the night ... caught two passes for eight total yards in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Penn State (Dec. 26). 
 
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013 AT BOSTON COLLEGE
Played in 10 games and started twice … caught 10 passes for 61 yards. 
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012 AT BOSTON COLLEGE
Appeared in 11 games ... saw action on 84 plays on offense and special teams ... played at least 10 snaps in three games - Miami (Sept. 1), at Florida State (Oct. 13), and Virginia Tech (Nov. 17) ... recorded an assisted tackle at Georgia Tech (Oct. 20) and a solo tackle against Notre Dame (Nov. 10). 
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first team all-state honors from the Newark Star-Ledger ... hauled in 55 receptions for 1,249 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2011 ... led the state in receiving touchdowns and ranked second in New Jersey for receiving yardage as a senior ... caught 133 passes for 2,630 yards and 25 touchdowns on his career ... named the Bergen County Record Male Athlete of the Week after catching 10 balls for 278 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-13 win over Northern Highlands on Oct. 6 during his senior season ... also had three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, in 2011 as a defensive back ... helped lead the Norsemen to a 7-3 record in 2011, the team's first winning season since 2004 ... played for head coach Tony Mottola ... also earned first team All-Big North and All-Bergen honors in basketball for Demarest.

PERSONAL
Full name is Daniel Crimmins ... son of James and Julie Crimmins ... has two brothers – Matt and Ryan … majoring in communications.

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