| No. 10 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1989-10-09)October 9, 1989 (age 35) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sherman Oaks (CA) Notre Dame |
| College: | Notre Dame Kansas |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
Dayne Lawrence Crist (born October 9, 1989) is a formerAmerican footballquarterback. He playedcollege football atNotre Dame before transferring to theUniversity of Kansas.
Crist attendedNotre Dame High School inSherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California. As a senior in 2007 he threw for 2,178 yards with 16touchdowns and oneinterception in 10 games, also adding 81 rushing attempts for 454 yards and four TDs. Crist was rated the third best quarterback and 25th best overall recruit in 2008 according toRivals.com,[1] and was one of seven quarterbacks named to theParadeAll-American team.[2]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayne Crist QB | Sherman Oaks, California | Notre Dame High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 4.66 | Apr 20, 2007 |
Star ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings:Scout:3 (QB) Rivals:25, 2 (QB), 4 (CA) ESPN:22, 2 (QB) | ||||||
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After not seeing any game action as a freshman in 2008, he completed 10 of 20 passes for 130 yards with a touchdown and interception as backup toJimmy Clausen during his sophomore season in 2009. During a game againstWashington State he tore his ACL and it was announced that he would be out four to six months.[3] Despite the injury he became Notre Dame's starting quarterback in 2010.[4]
Crist had his best football season in his sophomore year atNotre Dame. Crist completed 59.2 percent of his passes in 2010, passing for 2,033 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions,[5] before suffering a ruptured left patella tendon againstTulsa, ending his season.[6]
On August 23, 2011, Brian Kelly named him the starting quarterback for the 2011 season, after saying the quarterback contest between Crist and Rees was "very close." At halftime of the 2011 season opener against the University of South Florida, Brian Kelly benched the ineffective Crist in favor ofTommy Rees; the Fighting Irish went on to lose the game, and afterwards Kelly named Rees the new starting quarterback and named Crist the backup.
At the end of the 2011 season, Crist was benched once again and he announced that he was leaving Notre Dame to play for Kansas, reuniting him with former Notre Dame coachCharlie Weis. Crist became immediately eligible since he completed undergraduate requirements.
Crist entered the 2012 season as the starting quarterback. Following a disappointing start to the campaign which had taken the Jayhawks out of bowl contention, Crist had increasingly lost playing time to accommodate redshirt freshman Michael Cummings.
Kansas' 2012 football season ended with a game atWest Virginia in which Crist played only a few snaps. Although only winning one game out of twelve, the Jayhawks were extremely competitive throughout the year. They led part of the first half versusKansas State who at the time was #7 in the nation before losing 56-16. The Jayhawks also nearly beatTexas at home who were ranked in the top 25 at the time. The Jayhawks also went into overtime and nearly beatTexas Tech who was also a top 25 team at the time. The Jayhawks failed to win a game afterLabor Day with Crist finishing the season with the worst quarterback rating in NCAA Division 1A (ranked 116th out of 116 qualifying quarterbacks).[7]
Crist played in the January 2013 edition of theNFLPA Collegiate Bowl, and was named the game MVP.[8]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | ||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Notre Dame | 10 | 20 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 111.1 | ||||
| 2010 | Notre Dame | 174 | 294 | 2,033 | 15 | 7 | 129.3 | ||||
| 2011 | Notre Dame | 15 | 24 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 111.6 | ||||
| Kansas Jayhawks | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Kansas | 103 | 216 | 47.7 | 4 | 9 | 96.5 | ||||
| Career | 302 | 554 | 3,640 | 20 | 18 | 115.1 | |||||
Crist was invited to theKansas City Chiefs rookie minicamp. He was not offered a contract at the conclusion of the minicamp.[9]
On May 15, 2013, Crist signed with theBaltimore Ravens.[10] On June 4, 2013, he was released by the Baltimore Ravens.[11]
On August 25, 2013, Crist re-signed with the Ravens as backup cover forTyrod Taylor, who sustained a concussion in the Ravens' third preseason game.[12] On August 30, 2013, he was waived by the Ravens.[13]