Jalen Cropper

#5 · WR · Sr. · Fresno State6′0″ · 180 lb · Parlier, CA

Jalen Cropper: WR · Fresno State · #5.

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Jalen Cropper

WR · Fresno State · Sr · #5

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Fresno State. All-Mountain West in 2022 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 164 receiving yards and 8 receptions against UNLV, Week 11, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Fresno State	75	1,000	13.3	5	75
2021	Fresno State	85	899	10.6	11	86
2020	Fresno State	37	520	14.1	5	59
2019	Fresno State	15	196	13.1	0	48
Career		212	2,615	12.3	21	86

Season	Team
2022	Fresno State	6	22	--
2021	Fresno State	19	76	--
2020	Fresno State	4	27	184
2019	Fresno State	20	343	113
Career		49	468	297

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-7vs Cal Poly	7	63	9.0	0	28
Wk 3	L 17-45@ No. 7 USC	8	62	7.8	0	14
Wk 5	L 14-19@ UConn	5	76	15.2	0	32
Wk 6	L 20-40@ Boise State	2	23	11.5	0	16
Wk 7	W 17-10vs San José State	6	36	6.0	0	17
Wk 8	W 41-9@ New Mexico	9	158	17.6	1	75	158-yard receiving day
Wk 9	W 32-28vs San Diego State	6	67	11.2	0	29
Wk 10	W 55-13vs Hawai'i	5	93	18.6	2	59	2 TD catches
Wk 11	W 37-30@ UNLV	8	164	20.5	2	65	Season-high 164 yds
Wk 12	W 41-14@ Nevada	7	136	19.4	0	45	136-yard receiving day
Wk 13	W 30-0vs Wyoming	3	20	6.7	0	9
Wk 14	W 28-16@ Boise State	5	60	12.0	0	20
Bowl	W 29-6vs Washington State	4	42	10.5	0	13
Total		75	1000	13.3	5	75

Signature game

Week 11 · 2022

W 37-30

at UNLV

8 rec · 164 yds · 2 TD

Edged out UNLV on the road in a shootout.

With J. Haener — 313 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.3 · N. Remigio — 5 rec · 49 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.08Logan Fife pass complete to Jalen Moreno-Cropper for 75 yds for a TD, (Abraham Montano KICK)
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.66Jake Haener pass complete to Jalen Moreno-Cropper for 59 yds for a TD, (Dylan Lynch KICK)
Week 12 · Nevada · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +4.29Jake Haener pass complete to Jalen Moreno-Cropper for 45 yds to the Nevad 28 for a
Week 9 · San Diego State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.60Jake Haener pass complete to Jalen Moreno-Cropper for 29 yds to the SDSt 44 for a
Week 14 · Boise State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.97Jake Haener pass complete to Jalen Moreno-Cropper for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 3 · USC · 4th and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.93Jake Haener pass complete to Jalen Cropper for 8 yds to the USC 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · New Mexico · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.69Logan Fife pass complete to Jalen Moreno-Cropper for 18 yds to the FrsSt 49 for a
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.48Jake Haener pass complete to Jalen Moreno-Cropper for 14 yds to the FrsSt 49 for a
Week 1 · Cal Poly · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Jake Haener pass complete to Jalen Cropper for 28 yds to the CPoly 47 for a
Week 3 · USC · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.39Jalen Cropper run for 27 yds to the USC 48 for a

Teams and coaches

2019Fresno State4-8HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

2020Fresno State3-3HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Fresno State10-3HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 83 (#27 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2022 season

83All-Conference level #27 of 488 · 2022?

7 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (96th percentile). Strength: rec yards (94th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#19 / 550 · 96th pct

Rec yards#32 / 550 · 94th pct

1000

Long catch#43 / 550 · 91st pct

Rec TDs#111 / 550 · 76th pct

Rush yards#78 / 275 · 71st pct

Yards / catch#249 / 550 · 54th pct

13.3

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	5.4	55.8	10.3	0.4
Road7g	6.3	97.0	14.9	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.3	50.3	10.0	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	6.1	99.7	15.1	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Jeff Tedford

Pass share

51.0%

469 pass / 451 run

Plays / game

65.7

14 games

Team sack rate

7.9%

495 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

83 · #27 of 488 WRs · 2022

Jalen Cropper

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Four seasons at Fresno State

2021 12 games

2022 13 games