Receiver, Minnesota (from Western Michigan), 2019–⁠23

Corey Crooms

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Country Club Hills, IL

Corey Crooms played receiver at Western Michigan (2019–⁠22) and Minnesota (2023).

Career highs

10catches, career highat Ball State, 2022161receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Western Michigan1214812.3138
2020Western Michigan23618.0028
2021Western Michigan4476817.5674
2022Western Michigan5781414.3575
2023Minnesota2837613.4032
Career1432,14215.01275

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Western Michigan4WRYr 1
2020Western Michigan4WRYr 2
2021Western Michigan4WRYr 3
2022Western Michigan4WRYr 4
2023Minnesota4WRSr. (Yr 5)6′0″180

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
2019Western Michigan170.61––10.5–
2020Western Michigan31.29––3.9–
2021Western Michigan471.3899th (n=410)0.6764.76%
2022Western Michigan890.5126th (n=683)0.7145.713%
2023Minnesota310.9063rd (n=681)0.8027.96%

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

2023 Minnesota 9 games, 28 catches, 376 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.NebraskaW 13–⁠10763020–
Sep 9vs.Eastern MichiganW 25–⁠6345022–
Sep 16atNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠31446017–
Sep 23atNorthwesternL 34–⁠37242027–
Sep 30vs.LouisianaW 35–⁠24331016–
Oct 28vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠12242030–
Nov 4vs.IllinoisL 26–⁠27323011–
Nov 11atPurdueL 30–⁠49242022–
Nov 18atOhio StateL 3–⁠37242032–
2022 Western Michigan 12 games, 57 catches, 814 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atMichigan StateL 13–⁠35541012–
Sep 10atBall StateW 37–⁠3010102120−2
Sep 17vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠34326018–
Sep 24atSan José StateL 6–⁠34139039–
Oct 1vs.New HampshireW 44–⁠75109175–
Oct 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 23–⁠45348125–
Oct 15vs.OhioL 14–⁠33587174–
Oct 22atMiami (OH)W 16–⁠1031706–
Nov 2atBowling GreenL 9–⁠138151148–
Nov 9vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠247105035–
Nov 16atCentral MichiganW 12–⁠10463036−3
Nov 25vs.ToledoW 20–⁠14326017–
2021 Western Michigan 11 games, 44 catches, 768 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atMichiganL 14–⁠47458127–
Sep 11vs.Illinois StateW 28–⁠0660019–
Sep 18atPittsburghW 44–⁠418161154–
Sep 25vs.San José StateW 23–⁠3255137–
Oct 2atBuffaloW 24–⁠17452020–
Oct 9vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠45436017–
Nov 3vs.Central MichiganL 30–⁠427118154–
Nov 9vs.AkronW 45–⁠40373145–
Nov 16atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠22218017–
Nov 23atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠213630366
Dec 27 ✦vs.NevadaW 52–⁠24174174–
2020 Western Michigan 1 game, 2 catches, 36 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 18atCentral MichiganW 52–⁠44236028–
2019 Western Michigan 8 games, 12 catches, 148 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.MonmouthW 48–⁠13221012–
Sep 7atMichigan StateL 17–⁠51118018–
Sep 14vs.Georgia StateW 57–⁠101606–
Oct 12vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠1621408–
Oct 19atEastern MichiganL 27–⁠34138138–
Oct 26vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠1021709–
Nov 12atOhioW 37–⁠34110010–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 20–⁠23224020–

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

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