3 George Craan
George Craan
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    222
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Hyde Park, Mass.
  • High School:
    Concord-Carlisle
  • Position:
    RB
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    372
  • yds/g
    33.8
  • td
    2

Bio

Junior running back who transferred to Bentley in 2013 after beginning his collegiate career at Boston College … saw his first collegiate game action last fall … is majoring in marketing … one varsity letter.

2014: Was second on the team in rushing, gaining 296 yards on 80 carries in six games … 49.3 yards per game and 3.7 yards per carry were both team bests … starter in three games … rushed for four touchdowns, including two Nov. 1 at Assumption when he gained 112 yards on 28 carries … his performance against the Greyhounds earned him a spot on the Nov. 3 Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll … debuted with 84 yards and one TD vs. Mercyhurst Sept. 12 … scored at least one TD in his first four games … gained 66 yards on 10 rushes Sept. 20 at Saint Anselm … 11 of his 16 third down carries resulted in first downs, touchdowns or both.

2013: Was not on the active roster during his first year at Bentley.

2012 (at BC): Did not see any action as a true freshman.

Personal: 2012 graduate of Concord-Carlisle High School where he earned football All-Scholastic honors from both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald as a junior and senior, among many other honors … 2010 Boston Herald Player of the Year … played in two state championship games and helped C-C to a Super Bowl win at Gillette Stadium in 2011 … MVP of Shriners’ All-Star game in 2012 … accolades included 2011 ESPNBoston.com All-State, 2011 Lowell Sun All-Area first team, 2011 Concord-Carlisle Offensive Player of the Year, 2011 Dual County League Small Offensive MVP and 2011 Dual County League Small MVP … New England Prep Stars Football Player of the Year in 2010 … competed in wrestling and track as well as football at Concord-Carlisle … one of five students nominated for The Posse Foundation scholarship … Senator Scott Brown Nomination for Outstanding Athletic Performance in Massachusetts in 2010 … has been involved in community service while at Bentley, BC and C-C, and also in his hometown of Hyde Park … age as of Sept. 1: 21 … son of Ines Vilme and Anthony Craan … has four brothers and two sisters … brothers are Sunny (29), Patrice (27), Anthony (31) and Vladimar (38) … sisters are Kathy (37) and Gigi (26).

2014 Statistics                2013: No game action

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20
  Overall Conf
Rushes 127 110
Yards 372 309
Yards per game 33.8 34.3
Yards per rush 2.9 2.8
Touchdowns 2 2
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 0 0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 at Mercyhurst L, 35-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 New Haven L, 22-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Merrimack L, 41-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Pace W, 15-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Mercyhurst L, 35-20 12 29 2.4 7 0 - -
Sep 11 New Haven L, 22-21 9 21 2.3 5 0 - -
Sep 19 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-13 18 41 2.3 6 0 - -
Sep 26 at Merrimack L, 41-10 9 19 2.1 8 0 - -
Oct 2 at Pace W, 15-13 7 23 3.3 8 0 - -
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14 19 69 3.6 10 1 - -
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6 20 64 3.2 21 1 1 0
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14 5 5 1.0 7 0 - -
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7 17 49 2.9 8 0 - -
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28 6 18 3.0 8 0 - -
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20 5 34 6.8 15 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Mercyhurst L, 35-20 2 6 3.0 6 0 - -
Sep 11 New Haven L, 22-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-13 1 16 16.0 16 0 - -
Sep 26 at Merrimack L, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Pace W, 15-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14 2 16 8.0 16 0 - -
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 at Mercyhurst L, 35-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 New Haven L, 22-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 26 at Merrimack L, 41-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Pace W, 15-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 at Mercyhurst L, 35-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 New Haven L, 22-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Merrimack L, 41-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Pace W, 15-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 at Mercyhurst L, 35-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 New Haven L, 22-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Merrimack L, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Pace W, 15-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 at Mercyhurst L, 35-20 1 29 6 - - 35
Sep 11 New Haven L, 22-21 1 21 - - - 21
Sep 19 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-13 1 41 16 - - 57
Sep 26 at Merrimack L, 41-10 1 19 - - - 19
Oct 2 at Pace W, 15-13 1 23 - - - 23
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14 1 69 16 - - 85
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6 1 64 - - - 64
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14 1 5 5 - - 10
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7 1 49 - - - 49
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28 1 18 - - - 18
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20 1 34 - - - 34

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 at Mercyhurst L, 35-20 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 New Haven L, 22-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-13 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 26 at Merrimack L, 41-10 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 at Pace W, 15-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20 0 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 5 at Mercyhurst L, 35-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 New Haven L, 22-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Southern Conn. St. W, 15-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Merrimack L, 41-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Pace W, 15-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Saint Anselm W, 19-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 American Int'l W, 10-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Stonehill L, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Assumption L, 40-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 LIU Post W, 30-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 LIU Post L, 34-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 26 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 6 80 296 49.3 3.7 4 29 - -
2015-16 11 127 372 33.8 2.9 2 21 1 0
2016-17 9 72 245 27.2 3.4 2 19 - -
Total 26 279 913 35.1 3.3 8 29 1 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 6 5 0.8 30 5.0 6.0 1 10
2015-16 11 6 0.5 43 3.9 7.2 0 16
2016-17 9 1 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total 26 12 0.5 73 2.8 6.1 1 16

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 6 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 26 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 6 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 1 20 20.0 0 20 - - - - -
Total 1 20 20.0 0 20 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 - - - - - 0 -
2014-15 6 296 30 - - 326 54.3
2015-16 11 372 43 - - 415 37.7
2016-17 9 245 0 - 20 265 29.4
Total 26 913 73 - 20 1006 38.7

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 30 5.0 4 1 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 12 1.1 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 12 1.3 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 54 2.1 8 1 0 - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 26 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 11 127 372 33.8 2.9 2 21 1 0
Conference 9 110 309 34.3 2.8 2 21 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 77 247 41.2 3.2 2 21 1 0
Away 5 50 125 25.0 2.5 0 8 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 70 215 43.0 3.1 2 21 1 0
Losses 6 57 157 26.2 2.8 0 15 - -
Month September 4 48 110 27.5 2.3 0 8 - -
October 5 68 210 42.0 3.1 2 21 1 0
November 2 11 52 26.0 4.7 0 15 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 11 6 0.5 43 3.9 7.2 0 16
Conference 9 4 0.4 37 4.1 9.3 0 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 3 0.5 32 5.3 10.7 0 16
Away 5 3 0.6 11 2.2 3.7 0 6
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 3 0.6 32 6.4 10.7 0 16
Losses 6 3 0.5 11 1.8 3.7 0 6
Month September 4 3 0.8 22 5.5 7.3 0 16
October 5 3 0.6 21 4.2 7.0 0 16
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    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 - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 11 372 43 - - 415 37.7
Conference 9 309 37 - - 346 38.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 6 247 32 - - 279 46.5
Away 5 125 11 - - 136 27.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 5 215 32 - - 247 49.4
Losses 6 157 11 - - 168 28.0
Month September 4 110 22 - - 132 33.0
October 5 210 21 - - 231 46.2
November 2 52 - - - 52 26.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 12 1.1 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 1.3 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 12 2.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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