Colorado State University Pueblo

2023 (R-Jr.): Played in eight games as the Pack's back-up quarterback ... Was 22-for-26 passing for 213 yards and gained 147 yards rushing on 14 carries ... Tossed two touchdown passes and scored three rushing touchdowns ... Completed 85 percent of his passes and had a 171.1 passing efficiency ... Accounted for 360 yards of total offense and averaged 45.0 yards of total offense per game ... Was a perfect 5-for-5 passing for 56 yards at New Mexico Highlands (10/14) and was 8-for-9 passing for 122 yards and a passing touchdown at Fort Lewis (9/30) ... In that same game at Fort Lewis, he rushed five times for 58 yards and scored on a 27-yard touchdown run and totaled 180 yards of total offense ... Has now passed for 1,935 yards in his collegiate career and has had 16 career touchdown passes and has rushed for 326 yards and has had four rushing scores ... In the classroom, was named to the RMAC Football All-Academic Honor Roll, was a 2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society member and earned a spot on the First-Team NFF Colorado Chapter Academic All-Colorado Team. 
 
2022 (R-So.): Played in seven games and started the first six games of the season at quarterback … Was 75-for-124 passing for 849 yards … Tossed seven touchdown passes and had three interceptions … Recorded a 60.5 completion percentage and averaged 121.3 passing yards per game … Tallied three 100-plus yard passing games, including a season and career-best 396 yards in the Pack’s season opener at Midwestern State (9/3) … Against the Mustangs in the opener, Croell was 24-for-38 passing with one interception and a career-high five touchdown passes … Also carried the ball 36 times for 149 yards and averaged 4.1 yards per carry ... Scored first career rushing touchdown against Fort Lewis (10/1) … Posted a 131.8 passing efficiency rating on the year … Finished season with 998 yards of total offense as he averaged 142.6 yards of offense per game.

2021 (R-Fr.): Burst onto the scene for the Pack at quarterback as a redshirt freshman ... Made first appearance in opening game vs. Texas A&M-Commerce and completed his first career attempt with a 35-yard dime to Nigel Mitchell ... Made 10 appearances and three starts as a freshman while splitting time under center ... Hurled for team-highs with 873 yards and seven touchdowns on the season ... Finished season with a 127.05 passer rating ... Led Pack with 59.54 percent completion percentage ... Logged season-high 253 yards and a season-long completion of 90 yards at Western Colorado ... Led the Pack to wins over South Dakota Mines and Colorado Mesa as starting quarterback ... Threw for 100 or more yards in four games.

2020 (R-Fr.): No Season Due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

2019 (Fr.): Redshirted.

Broomfield HS: Threw for 4,100 yards and 43 touchdowns at Broomfield High School … Named All-State and All-Conference … Played for Coach Blair Hubbard at Broomfield.

Personal: Born Dec. 2 ... Son of Mike and Sue Croell … Has two siblings, Chad and Katie … Marketing major.