Entering his senior year, many scouts had Croyle ranked as high as the #2 quarterback in the country behind Joe Mauer.
She later started to play bowling recreationally in a 3M Company league that met in the upstairs of a St. Paul bar owned by Jake Mauer, grandfather of the Minnesota Twins’ catcher Joe Mauer.
During his last season with the Trojans, he amassed 1,778 rushing yards with 18 touchdowns and led his team with 10 interceptions (3 of which came against Gatorade National Player of the Year and future Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer).
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Mauer was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 23rd round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft (677 overall), the same draft that his younger brother and current Twins catcher, Joe Mauer, was selected number one overall.