Receiver, Michigan State, 2011–⁠15

Aj Troup

Lettered 2014–⁠15 (school media guide)

Number
No. 19
Height
6′2″
Weight
218 lb
Hometown
Minneapolis, MN

Aj Troup played receiver at Michigan State (2011–⁠15).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2013 and 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Michigan State711316.1233
2015Michigan State22814.0014
Career914115.7233

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2011Michigan State19WR
2012Michigan State19WR
2013Michigan State19WR
2014Michigan State19WR
2015Michigan State19WR6′2″218

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Michigan State5-0.07––-0.3–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Michigan State 2 games, 2 catches, 28 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atWestern MichiganW 37–⁠24114014
Oct 3vs.PurdueW 24–⁠21114014
2014 Michigan State 4 games, 7 catches, 113 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Jacksonville StateW 45–⁠7338117
Sep 6atOregonL 27–⁠46119019
Sep 20vs.Eastern MichiganW 73–⁠14243133
Oct 25vs.MichiganW 35–⁠11113013

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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