Julian Fleming

#3 · WR · Sr. · Penn State6′2″ · 206 lb · Catawissa, PA · Southern Columbia

Julian Fleming: WR · Penn State · #3.

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Julian Fleming

WR · Penn State · Sr · #3

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Ryan Day and James Franklin. A game that shows it: 60 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Kent State — Week 4, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

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

Penn State in the news

$21M jumbotron deal funded externallyOct 30
2027 RB commit for Penn StateOct 24
Penn State RB's father apologizes to playerBleacher Report Oct 20
QB commit flips to BCOct 18

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Penn State	14	176	12.6	1	39
2023	Ohio State	26	271	10.4	0	37
2022	Ohio State	34	533	15.7	6	79
2021	Ohio State	12	86	7.2	1	17
2020	Ohio State	7	74	10.6	0	23
Career		93	1,140	12.3	8	79

Season	Team
2024	Penn State	--	--
2023	Ohio State	--	3
2022	Ohio State	--	--
2021	Ohio State	22	--
2020	Ohio State	--	--
Career		22	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 34-27vs Bowling Green	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 4	W 56-0vs Kent State	2	60	30.0	0	39	Season-high 60 yds
Wk 5	W 21-7vs No. 19 Illinois	2	9	4.5	0	7
Wk 6	W 27-11vs UCLA	2	27	13.5	0	15
Wk 7	W 33-30@ USC	2	33	16.5	0	17
Wk 9	W 28-13@ Wisconsin	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 10	L 13-20vs No. 4 Ohio State	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 11	W 35-6vs Washington	2	19	9.5	1	11
Wk 14	W 44-7vs Maryland	1	5	5.0	0	5
Total		14	176	12.6	1	39

Signature game

Week 11 · 2024

W 35-6

vs Washington

2 rec · 19 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 29-point win at home against Washington.

With D. Allar — 220 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.1 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · C. Smith — 95 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · USC · 4th and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.64Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 17 yds to the USC 39 for a
Week 5 · Illinois · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA −3.63Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 2 yds to the ILL 15
Week 7 · USC · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 16 yds to the USC 23 for a
Week 11 · Washington · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 8 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)
Week 9 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.11Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 16 yds to the PSU 39 for a
Week 4 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.89Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 21 yds to the KENT 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · UCLA · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.63Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 15 yds to the UCLA 1 for a
Week 4 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.63Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 39 yds to the KENT 15 for a
Week 11 · Washington · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.05Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 11 yds to the PSU 43 for a
Week 6 · UCLA · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.57Drew Allar pass complete to Julian Fleming for 12 yds to the UCLA 33 for a

Teams and coaches

2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2024Penn State13-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 27 (#445 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2024 season

27Below cohort / limited sample #445 of 466 · 2024?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: receptions (8th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#292 / 541 · 45th pct

12.6

Long catch#391 / 541 · 27th pct

Rec TDs#369 / 541 · 23rd pct

Rec yards#491 / 541 · 9th pct

176

Receptions#492 / 541 · 8th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.6	18.1	9.9	0.1
Road2g	1.5	24.5	16.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.8	26.4	13.5	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.2	11.0	8.6	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Pass share

41.8%

437 pass / 609 run

Plays / game

65.4

16 games

Team sack rate

4.6%

457 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

14 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

27 · #445 of 466 WRs · 2024

Former five-star. Now #445 at the position.

Julian Fleming

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Style of play

Fans

Penn State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

14 catches in 9 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2020 4 games

2024 9 games