#21

River Cracraft

Wide receiver for Washington State. 2016: 53 catches, 701 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · Washington State · #21

6′0″ · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Washington State 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 wide receiver for Washington State. 2016: 53 catches, 701 receiving yards, 5 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Washington State, 2,087 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 172 yds vs California.California · L 59-602014

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Washington State

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Mike Leach

Washington State

Played his entire career under Mike Leach.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mike Leach, all pass-heavy, fast tempo offenses — 20-18 over that span.

2014Washington State3-9HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2015Washington State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2016Washington State8-5HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (80th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Long catch#100 / 524 · 80th pct

Receptions#103 / 524 · 80th pct

Rec yards#117 / 524 · 78th pct

701

Rec TDs#108 / 524 · 75th pct

Yards / catch#248 / 524 · 52nd pct

13.2

Fumbles lost#80 / 216 · 40th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.0	67.8	17.3	0.7
Road4g	5.8	73.5	12.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	65.2	12.4	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	5.5	77.5	19.9	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Moore

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Washington State	53	701	13.2	5	--
2015	Washington State	53	615	11.6	4	--
2014	Washington State	66	771	11.7	8	--
Career		172	2,087	12.1	17	--

Season	Team
2016	Washington State	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Washington State	--	--	--	--	--
2014	Washington State	--	--	--	17	--
Career		--	--	--	17	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2016

W 42–16

at Stanford

7 rec · 130 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 26-point win on the road against Stanford.

With L. Falk — 357 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 84.1 · -3 rush yds (5 car) · J. Morrow — 40 rush yds (8 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 42-45vs Eastern Washington	5	41	8.2	0	18
Wk 2	L 28-31@ Boise State	5	31	6.2	0	11
Wk 3	W 56-6vs Idaho	4	42	10.5	0	19
Wk 5	W 51-33vs Oregon	4	73	18.3	0	44
Wk 6	W 42-16@ Stanford	7	130	18.6	1	30	Season-high 130 yds
Wk 7	W 27-21vs UCLA	6	74	12.3	0	21
Wk 8	W 37-32@ Arizona State	7	79	11.3	0	19
Wk 9	W 35-31@ Oregon State	4	54	13.5	0	27
Wk 10	W 69-7vs Arizona	2	90	45.0	1	71
Wk 11	W 56-21vs California	9	87	9.7	3	22	3 TD catches
Total		53	701	15.4	5	71

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