Receiver, Tulane (from Oklahoma State), 2015–⁠19

Jalen McCleskey

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Weight
165 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Covington, LA

Jalen McCleskey played receiver at Oklahoma State (2015–⁠18) and Tulane (2019).

Career highs

11catches, career hightwice; last vs. West Virginia, 2016162receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 20173receiving touchdowns, career highat Pittsburgh, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Oklahoma State292538.7356
2016Oklahoma State7381211.1752
2017Oklahoma State5064512.9581
2018Oklahoma State1515510.3229
2019Tulane3758115.7453
Career2042,44612.02181

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Oklahoma State1200221111
2016Oklahoma State–––7640
2017Oklahoma State–––5160
2019Tulane1200–––
Career2400341911

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Oklahoma State1WRYr 1
2016Oklahoma State1WRYr 2
2017Oklahoma State1WRYr 3
2018Oklahoma State1WRYr 4
2019Tulane1WRSr. (Yr 5)5′11″165

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
2015Oklahoma State350.2614th (n=465)0.539.24%
2016Oklahoma State960.4740th (n=489)0.5244.610%
2017Oklahoma State580.6164th (n=507)0.5235.26%
2018Oklahoma State220.40––8.87%
2019Tulane620.3520th (n=499)0.5421.67%

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

2019 Tulane 13 games, 37 catches, 581 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Florida InternationalW 42–⁠14150–––
Sep 7atAuburnL 6–⁠24120–––
Sep 14vs.Missouri StateW 58–⁠62130–––
Sep 19vs.HoustonW 38–⁠3141202–––
Oct 5atArmyW 42–⁠335500–––
Oct 12vs.UConnW 49–⁠76460–––
Oct 19atMemphisL 17–⁠472190–––
Oct 26atNavyL 38–⁠414420–––
Nov 2vs.TulsaW 38–⁠262530–––
Nov 16atTempleL 21–⁠291180–––
Nov 23vs.UCFL 31–⁠343771–––
Nov 30atSMUL 20–⁠374490120–
Jan 4 ✦vs.Southern MissW 30–⁠132871–––
2018 Oklahoma State 4 games, 15 catches, 155 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.Missouri StateW 58–⁠176662–––
Sep 8vs.South AlabamaW 55–⁠132110–––
Sep 15vs.Boise StateW 44–⁠213260–––
Sep 22vs.Texas TechL 17–⁠414520–––
2017 Oklahoma State 12 games, 50 catches, 645 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.TulsaW 59–⁠241−20––2
Sep 8atSouth AlabamaW 44–⁠74190––2
Sep 16atPittsburghW 59–⁠2171623–––
Sep 23vs.TCUL 31–⁠444790–––
Sep 30atTexas TechW 41–⁠345481–––
Oct 14vs.BaylorW 59–⁠164491––1
Oct 21atTexasW 13–⁠108780–––
Nov 4vs.OklahomaL 52–⁠622150–––
Nov 11atIowa StateW 49–⁠4251090–––
Nov 18vs.Kansas StateL 40–⁠45290–––
Nov 25vs.KansasW 58–⁠177670–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 30–⁠211120–––
2016 Oklahoma State 13 games, 73 catches, 812 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.SE LouisianaW 61–⁠74270––1
Sep 10vs.Central MichiganL 27–⁠30111031––2
Sep 17vs.PittsburghW 45–⁠383170––3
Sep 24atBaylorL 24–⁠355770–––
Oct 1vs.TexasW 49–⁠3141092–––
Oct 8vs.Iowa StateW 38–⁠315741––1
Oct 22atKansasW 44–⁠2061290–––
Oct 29vs.West VirginiaW 37–⁠2011661–––
Nov 5atKansas StateW 43–⁠378681–––
Nov 12vs.Texas TechW 45–⁠445501–––
Nov 19atTCUW 31–⁠65260–––
Dec 3atOklahomaL 20–⁠382160–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.ColoradoW 38–⁠84500–––
2015 Oklahoma State 13 games, 29 catches, 253 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atCentral MichiganW 24–⁠131−10––3
Sep 12vs.Central ArkansasW 32–⁠81560––4
Sep 19vs.UTSAW 69–⁠143580––1
Sep 26atTexasW 30–⁠27–––––2
Oct 3vs.Kansas StateW 36–⁠343121––2
Oct 10atWest VirginiaW 33–⁠26160––1
Oct 24vs.KansasW 58–⁠1012001204
Oct 31atTexas TechW 70–⁠53590––1
Nov 7vs.TCUW 49–⁠294300––2
Nov 14atIowa StateW 35–⁠311220–––
Nov 21vs.BaylorL 35–⁠453162–––
Nov 28vs.OklahomaL 23–⁠58310–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ole MissL 20–⁠483240––2

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

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