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Eric Kraus
6 Eric Kraus
  • Height:
    5'8"
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School:
    Mount Lebanon
  • Position:
    LB
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    53.0
  • sac
    1.0
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2019: Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team … The College’s 50th all-time CoSIDA Academic All-American® and the 14th from the football team … Started all 10 games at linebacker … Finished the year with 53 tackles, two shy of the team lead, and had 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack … Tallied a career-high 11 tackles at Allegheny (Nov. 9) a week removed from a nine-tackle afternoon in win over Ohio Wesleyan (Nov. 2) … Logged nine tackles and a sack in Wooster’s win over Wabash (Oct. 12), in what marked the Scots’ first win over the Little Giants since 2004 … Had two tackles for loss and five tackles total at Wittenberg (Sept. 21) … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2018: Broke camp in the regular linebacker rotation and earned a pair of starts by season’s end … Played in all 10 games and finished the year with 32 tackles and two fumble recoveries … Erupted for a season-high 10 tackles and a fumble recovery versus Kenyon (Oct. 27), in what marked Wooster’s first shutout since 2010, and went on to tally 13 tackles over final two games of the season … 23 of 32 tackles came over final three games … Opened the year with three tackles in win at Bluffton (Sept. 1) … Named to the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Wooster: Attended Pennsylvania State University for a year, but did not play any varsity sports … Prior to that, two-time WPIAL Premiere Pigskin Performer and first-team all-conference linebacker at Mount Lebanon High School … Prepped for Mike Melnyk.

Personal: Born Dec. 22, 1998 … Son of Paul and Susan Kraus … Majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 20 20
Assists 33 29
Tackles 53.0 49.0
Tackles per game 5.3 5.4
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 7 7
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 Bluffton W, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Oberlin W, 17-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Wittenberg L, 14-12 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at DePauw L, 31-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Bluffton W, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Oberlin W, 17-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Wittenberg L, 14-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at DePauw L, 31-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Bluffton W, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Oberlin W, 17-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Wittenberg L, 14-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at DePauw L, 31-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 Bluffton W, 31-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Oberlin W, 17-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Wittenberg L, 14-12 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at DePauw L, 31-26 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 Bluffton W, 31-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Oberlin W, 17-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Wittenberg L, 14-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at DePauw L, 31-26 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 Bluffton W, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Oberlin W, 17-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Wittenberg L, 14-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at DePauw L, 31-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 Bluffton W, 31-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 Oberlin W, 17-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Wittenberg L, 14-12 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at DePauw L, 31-26 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 Bluffton W, 31-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Oberlin W, 17-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Wittenberg L, 14-12 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at DePauw L, 31-26 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 Bluffton W, 31-6 0 4 4.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - 2 - -
Sep 14 Oberlin W, 17-0 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Wittenberg L, 14-12 3 2 5.0 - - 2.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at DePauw L, 31-26 2 4 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Wabash W, 24-10 6 3 9.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Denison L, 38-21 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Kenyon W, 51-13 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Ohio Wesleyan W, 16-14 4 5 9.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Allegheny L, 24-14 2 9 11.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Hiram W, 37-12 0 4 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 20 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 10 - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 20 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 10 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
Total 20 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 10 17 15 32.0 3.2 - - 1.0 9 - 2 0 - - 1 -
2019-20 10 20 33 53.0 5.3 1.0 7 4.5 13 - - - - - 2 -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 37 48 85.0 4.3 1.0 7 5.5 22 - 2 0 - - 3 -

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 20 33 53.0 5.3 1.0 7 4.5 13 - - - - - 2 -
Conference 9 20 29 49.0 5.4 1.0 7 4.0 11 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 13 13 26.0 5.2 1.0 7 2.5 10 - - - - - 2 -
Away 5 7 20 27.0 5.4 - - 2.0 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 6 10 18 28.0 4.7 1.0 7 2.5 10 - - - - - 2 -
Losses 4 10 15 25.0 6.3 - - 2.0 3 - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 3 3 7 10.0 3.3 - - 2.5 5 - - - - - 2 -
October 4 11 8 19.0 4.8 1.0 7 1.0 7 - - - - - - -
November 3 6 18 24.0 8.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
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Kraus Voted to CoSIDA’s Academic All-America® Team

Junior linebacker is Wooster’s 50th Academic All-America® selection, 14th from the football team

December 11, 2019

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Kraus Voted to CoSIDA's Academic All-District® Team

Junior one of three Div. III linebackers selected within District VII

November 14, 2019

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Strausbaugh Ties Wooster's Career Receiving Touchdowns Record in Loss at Allegheny

Senior now has 30 touchdown receptions

November 9, 2019

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Wooster Off to Meadville This Week to Take On Allegheny

Kickoff set for 1 p.m. on Saturday

November 4, 2019

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Barrett's Go-Ahead Field Goal, Talley's Fumble Recovery Cap Wild Final Minute, as Wooster Tops Ohio Wesleyan 16-14

All-time series now tied 32-32-0

November 2, 2019

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Wooster Stuns Wabash, Wins Against Little Giants for First Time Since 2004

Scots log three interceptions, seven sacks, and four fourth-down stops in victory

October 12, 2019

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2019 Outlook: Scots Look to Take “Next Step,” Challenge for NCAC Championship

Football team reports on Tuesday, Aug. 13

August 6, 2019