UNLV · L 10-38
No catches.
Ohio · L 20-28
5 catches, 43 yards
The other 7 games average 9 yards. This one was 34 above.
Cravaack has catches in 8 of Akron’s 9 games: none against UNLV.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Connor Cravaack
Third year in the same receiving corps at Akron. On tape: 43 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Ohio, Week 10, 2026.
106 receiving yards · 17 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Against Ohio on Nov. 3: 5 catches for 43 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 8 games drawn here: 17 catches for 106 yards. Akron has thrown to him 20 times in 265 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 10): 43 receiving yards, 5 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-41@ Central Michigan | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-25vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-35@ Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-28vs Ohio | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 43 yds |
| Total | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 0 | 13 |
Week 10 · 2026
L 20-28
vs Ohio
5 rec · 43 yds
With C. Broughton — 232 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 20 rush yds (20 car) · J. Gant — 112 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 17 yds
The plays that mattered most
746th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
208% of team targetsCatch rate
85%17 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
85% catch rate on 20 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
3 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 10-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 22.3 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 21.5 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
48.8%
294 pass / 309 run
Plays / game
67.0
9 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #102 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #10 of 12 Mid-American TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,357 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Joe Moorhead.
