Aron Cruickshank

Senior wide receiver for Rutgers. 2022: 42 catches, 385 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Rutgers · Sr. · #1

5′10″ · 170 lb · Brooklyn, NY

CFB Index 45 · #261 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceRutgers 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 509 nationally · Signed with Wisconsin

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Rutgers. 2022: 42 catches, 385 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2018.
Named Big Ten Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Rutgers, 912 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201813 games

Signed with Wisconsin3-star out of Erasmus Hall

20209 games

Big Ten Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Yearwinner

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#509 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

3 coaches

2018

Chris Ash

Rutgers

2019

Nunzio Campanile

Rutgers

era →

2020–2022

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, and Greg Schiano. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Wisconsin8-5HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2019Wisconsin10-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2020Rutgers4-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

45Rotational starter #261 of 488?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (82nd percentile). Strength: rush yards (95th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#113 / 636 · 82nd pct

88.9%

EPA / target#373 / 636 · 41st pct

0.61

TD rate#407 / 636 · 36th pct

4.4%

Explosive rate#471 / 636 · 26th pct

8.9%

Yards / catch#508 / 636 · 20th pct

9.8

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#13 / 275 · 95th pct

115

Rush TDs#14 / 275 · 89th pct

Receptions#172 / 550 · 68th pct

Rec yards#299 / 550 · 46th pct

385

Fumbles lost#71 / 223 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#293 / 550 · 39th pct

Long catch#377 / 550 · 31st pct

Yards / catch#508 / 550 · 7th pct

9.2

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

54th → 41st percentile

Explosive rate

39th → 26th percentile

Catch rate

44th → 82nd percentile

TD rate

62nd → 36th percentile

Yards / catch

46th → 20th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.3	46.5	11.3	0.3
Road6g	2.7	17.7	7.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	40.5	9.9	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	23.7	9.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #261 of 488 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #261 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Rutgers	42	385	9.2	2	--
2021	Rutgers	20	244	12.2	2	--
2020	Wisconsin	36	243	6.8	1	--
2019	Wisconsin	3	29	9.7	0	--
2018	Wisconsin	1	11	11.0	0	--
Career		102	912	8.9	5	--

Season	Team
2022	Rutgers	11	115	370	43	--
2021	Rutgers	6	30	316	153	1
2020	Wisconsin	5	22	643	3	--
2019	Wisconsin	13	138	674	14	--
2018	Wisconsin	6	51	533	--	--
Career		41	356	2,536	213	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 66–7

vs Wagner

4 rec · 64 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 59-point win at home against Wagner.

With E. Simon — 156 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.4 · J. Langan — 43 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 8 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Michigan State · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.75Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Aron Cruickshank for 28 yds to the MchSt 31 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Indiana · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.71Aron Cruickshank run for 42 yds to the Ind 43 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Michigan · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +3.52Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Aron Cruickshank for 28 yds to the Mich 44 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Iowa · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.37Evan Simon pass complete to Aron Cruickshank for 18 yds for a TD, (Jude McAtamney KICK)
Week 2 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.19Aron Cruickshank 40 Yd pass from Evan Simon (Jude McAtamney Kick)
Week 6 · Nebraska · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Evan Simon pass complete to Aron Cruickshank for 13 yds to the Rutgr 49 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Boston College · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Aron Cruickshank run for 26 yds for a TD, (Jude McAtamney PAT MISSED)
Week 11 · Michigan State · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.43Aron Cruickshank run for 25 yds to the MchSt 1 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Iowa · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Evan Simon pass complete to Aron Cruickshank for 17 yds to the Rutgr 43 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Wagner · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.96Evan Simon pass complete to Aron Cruickshank for 12 yds to the Wagn 40 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 22-21@ Boston College	2	19	9.5	0	14
Wk 2	W 66-7vs Wagner	4	64	16.0	1	40
Wk 3	W 16-14@ Temple	5	18	3.6	0	8
Wk 4	L 10-27vs Iowa	7	55	7.9	1	18
Wk 5	L 10-49@ Ohio State	2	16	8.0	0	10
Wk 6	L 13-14vs Nebraska	5	71	14.2	0	29	Season-high 71 yds
Wk 8	W 24-17vs Indiana	2	12	6.0	0	9
Wk 9	L 0-31@ Minnesota	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 10	L 17-52vs Michigan	7	62	8.9	0	28
Wk 11	L 21-27@ Michigan State	6	45	7.5	0	28
Wk 12	L 10-55vs Penn State	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 13	L 0-37@ Maryland	1	8	8.0	0	8
Total		42	385	9.5	2	40

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Aron Cruickshank

201813 games

20209 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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