Bio

As a senior: Recovered from a preseason injury to have one of the best passing seasons in program history ... Started the final nine games of the season after missing a majority of the first two games ... Completed 119-of-208 passes for 1,850 yards and 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions ... Leaves Smithfield ranked second in passing attempts (756), completions (413), yards (5,325), touchdowns (46), passer efficiency (128.3) and touchdowns in a seasons (20) ... Set the program record for passing yards in a game against Albany on Nov. 5, completing 22-of-30 for 328 yards and three scores ... Threw a touchdown pass in each game he appeared in, including five-straight multi-TD games to close out the season ... Strung together a three-game stretch that might not be matched as he completed 56-of-79 for 855 yards and nine touchdowns against Robert Morris, Albany and Saint Francis (PA) ... Threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns vs. Wagner on Sept. 24 ... After missing first game against Maine, made first appearance of the year in week two vs. AIC and went 1-for-3 for 54 yards, the only completion being a 54-yard touchdown pass.

As a junior: Tied a Bryant single-game record with four touchdown passes against Merrimack in Week 3 ... Croce passed for a career-best 314 yards against Duquesne in the season finale, only three yards shy of Tony Granieri's school record 317 against Bentley in 1999 ... Croce's 25 completions against Duquesne were the third most in a single game in school history behind Granatell's record 29 at Merrimack in 2005 and Jay Graber's 26 against Monmouth in 2008 ... Croce passed for 1,780 yards in 2010, the third-best all-time behind Charlie Granatell's 1,975 in 2006 and 1,957 in 2007 ... Croce is second all-time with 3,475 career passing yards and third with 26 career passing touchdowns.

As a sophomore:Starting quarterback for all 11 games as a sophomore ... Transfer from Merrimack College who sat out the 2008 season ... Third in the NEC in passing with 154.1 passing yards per game ... Completed 50.8 percent of pass attempts (151-297) with just five interceptions thrown all season ... Threw for 1,695 yards and 13 toucdhowns (second in the conference) ... Had just one INT thrown in first eight games ... Career-best 234 yards passing (22 of 35) against Albany ... Passed for 208 yards in win at Duquesne ... Long rush of 18 yards at Robert Morris.

Before Bryant: 2007 graduate of Holy Cross High School ... Two-time All-State selection ... Hartford Courant and New Haven Register All-State in 2006 ... Led team to Class SS State title ... Set all passing records at Holy Cross ... Ranks in top-10 in passing in state history ... Gatorade Player of Year finalist ... Governor's Cup All-Star game ... National Honor Society and Athletic Council VP ... Special Olympics Volunteer. 

Personal: Born March 25, 1989 ... Son of Steve and Kelly Croce and John and Jaquei Perucci ... Two brothers (Kelly and Steven II) and three sisters (Allie, Abbey and Mia) ...  Uncle Pete Diateleni played football at Wisconsin (1992-96).