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Kruse, David
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Jersey Number 49
David Kruse
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lowell, Mich
- High School:
- Lowell
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Two-year letterwinner has played in 13 career games, primarily on special teams . . . two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all seven games on special teams, logging four tackles, with all four coming on kickoff coverage . . . saw action for a total of 88 plays on special teams . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the second year in a row . . .logged one tackle on kick return at Penn State . . . registered career-high two tackles in Northwestern game, both on kickoffs . . . named Spartan Scout Team Defensive Co-Player of the Week vs. Michigan . . . saw action in season opener vs. Rutgers, making one tackle.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in six games on special teams (Wisconsin, Penn State, Illinois, Rutgers, Maryland, Wake Forest) . . . named Scout Team Player of the Week a team-high three times, twice on defense (Indiana week, Rutgers week) and once on special teams (Northwestern week) . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2018 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starting quarterback and three-year varsity player for Coach Noel Dean at Lowell High School . . . helped Lowell reached the Division 2 state playoffs during his senior year . . . dual-threat quarterback rushed for more than 1,000 yards and also passed for over 1,000 yards while helping lead the Red Arrows to a regional title and the Division 2 state semifinals as a junior in 2016 . . . played on the 2015 team that reached the state championship game; had a 62-yard reception and a tackle in the state title game against King High School . . . also a four-year starter on the Lowell wrestling team . . . was a part of four Division 2 state championship teams (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) . . . finished runner-up in Division 2 as a senior at 189 pounds, finishing with a 39-4 record . . . regional champion and fourth-place finisher at 189 pounds as a junior . . . placed fourth at the state finals as a sophomore at 160 pounds . . . qualified for the state championships as a freshman at 145 pounds . . . son of Erick and Sue Kruse . . . plans to major in construction management . . . his brother, Connor, was a three-year letterwinner (2012-14) for the Spartans as an offensive lineman and a member of the 2013 Big Ten and 2014 Rose Bowl Championship Team . . . Connor joined the MSU Spartan Fund staff in July 2018 . . . his brother, Danny, is on the MSU wrestling team.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all seven games on special teams, logging four tackles, with all four coming on kickoff coverage . . . saw action for a total of 88 plays on special teams . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the second year in a row . . .logged one tackle on kick return at Penn State . . . registered career-high two tackles in Northwestern game, both on kickoffs . . . named Spartan Scout Team Defensive Co-Player of the Week vs. Michigan . . . saw action in season opener vs. Rutgers, making one tackle.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in six games on special teams (Wisconsin, Penn State, Illinois, Rutgers, Maryland, Wake Forest) . . . named Scout Team Player of the Week a team-high three times, twice on defense (Indiana week, Rutgers week) and once on special teams (Northwestern week) . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2018 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starting quarterback and three-year varsity player for Coach Noel Dean at Lowell High School . . . helped Lowell reached the Division 2 state playoffs during his senior year . . . dual-threat quarterback rushed for more than 1,000 yards and also passed for over 1,000 yards while helping lead the Red Arrows to a regional title and the Division 2 state semifinals as a junior in 2016 . . . played on the 2015 team that reached the state championship game; had a 62-yard reception and a tackle in the state title game against King High School . . . also a four-year starter on the Lowell wrestling team . . . was a part of four Division 2 state championship teams (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) . . . finished runner-up in Division 2 as a senior at 189 pounds, finishing with a 39-4 record . . . regional champion and fourth-place finisher at 189 pounds as a junior . . . placed fourth at the state finals as a sophomore at 160 pounds . . . qualified for the state championships as a freshman at 145 pounds . . . son of Erick and Sue Kruse . . . plans to major in construction management . . . his brother, Connor, was a three-year letterwinner (2012-14) for the Spartans as an offensive lineman and a member of the 2013 Big Ten and 2014 Rose Bowl Championship Team . . . Connor joined the MSU Spartan Fund staff in July 2018 . . . his brother, Danny, is on the MSU wrestling team.
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