Jalen McCleskey

Senior wide receiver for Tulane. 2019: 37 catches, 581 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Tulane · Sr. · #1

5′11″ · 165 lb · Covington, LA

Tulane 2019 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Tulane. 2019: 37 catches, 581 receiving yards, 4 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Tulane, 2,446 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 162 yds at Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh · W 59-212017

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2015–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2019

2 coaches

2015

Curtis Johnson

Tulane

2016–2019

Willie Fritz

Tulane

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Curtis Johnson → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

2016Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

2017Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

2018Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Tulane7-6HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (8th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / catch#130 / 556 · 76th pct

15.7

Rec yards#163 / 556 · 71st pct

581

Rec TDs#164 / 556 · 66th pct

Receptions#205 / 556 · 62nd pct

Long catch#230 / 556 · 58th pct

Fumbles lost#80 / 223 · 40th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Rush yards#256 / 283 · 8th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.9	57.3	20.7	0.6
Road6g	2.8	30.0	10.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.0	46.1	15.0	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	43.0	17.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Hall

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

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Tulane	37	581	15.7	4	--
2018	Oklahoma State	15	155	10.3	2	--
2017	Oklahoma State	50	645	12.9	5	--
2016	Oklahoma State	73	812	11.1	7	--
2015	Oklahoma State	29	253	8.7	3	--
Career		204	2,446	12.0	21	--

Season	Team
2019	Tulane	1	-1	20	--	--
2018	Oklahoma State	1	5	--	--	--
2017	Oklahoma State	--	--	--	16	--
2016	Oklahoma State	3	9	--	64	--
2015	Oklahoma State	4	25	20	111	1
Career		9	38	40	191	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2019

W 58–6

vs Missouri State

2 rec · 13 yds

Dominant 52-point win at home against Missouri State.

With T. Spears — 89 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · A. Jones — 73 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-14vs Florida International	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 2	L 6-24@ Auburn	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 3	W 58-6vs Missouri State	2	13	6.5	0	9
Wk 4	W 38-31vs Houston	4	120	30.0	2	53	Season-high 120 yds
Wk 6	W 42-33@ Army	5	50	10.0	0	13
Wk 7	W 49-7vs UConn	6	46	7.7	0	12
Wk 8	L 17-47@ Memphis	2	19	9.5	0	10
Wk 9	L 38-41@ Navy	4	42	10.5	0	23
Wk 10	W 38-26vs Tulsa	2	53	26.5	0	37
Wk 12	L 21-29@ Temple	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 13	L 31-34vs UCF	3	77	25.7	1	49
Wk 14	L 20-37@ SMU	4	49	12.3	0	33
Bowl	W 30-13vs Southern Miss	2	87	43.5	1	52
Total		37	581	15.9	4	53

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