Receiver, Central Michigan, 2011–⁠16

Jesse Kroll

Number
No. 88
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Algoma, WI

Jesse Kroll played receiver at Central Michigan (2011–⁠16).

Career highs

7catches, career highsix times; last at Oklahoma State, 2016139receiving yards, career highat Kent State, 20152receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Northern Illinois, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Central Michigan22311.5015
2013Central Michigan58517.0027
2014Central Michigan3658216.2447
2015Central Michigan6186614.2446
2016Central Michigan1321416.5142
Career1171,77015.1947

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Central Michigan88WR
2012Central Michigan88WR
2013Central Michigan88WR
2014Central Michigan88WR
2015Central Michigan88WR
2016Central Michigan88WR6′3″

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
2013Central Michigan52.26––11.3–
2014Central Michigan530.9596th (n=496)0.5250.47%
2015Central Michigan880.6774th (n=465)0.5359.310%
2016Central Michigan170.49––8.4–

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

2016 Central Michigan 4 games, 13 catches, 214 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.PresbyterianW 49–⁠3353024–
Sep 10atOklahoma StateW 30–⁠27798042–
Sep 17vs.UNLVW 44–⁠21254130–
Sep 24atVirginiaL 35–⁠491909–
2015 Central Michigan 13 games, 61 catches, 866 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Oklahoma StateL 13–⁠24323014–
Sep 12vs.MonmouthW 31–⁠10538012–
Sep 19atSyracuseL 27–⁠30799025–
Sep 26atMichigan StateL 10–⁠30686023–
Oct 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 29–⁠19568223–
Oct 10atWestern MichiganL 39–⁠41675025–
Oct 17vs.BuffaloW 51–⁠147133146–
Oct 24atBall StateW 23–⁠21228124–
Oct 31atAkronW 14–⁠6216012–
Nov 10vs.ToledoL 23–⁠287130037–
Nov 18atKent StateW 27–⁠147139040–
Nov 27vs.Eastern MichiganW 35–⁠28221013–
Dec 28 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠2121007–
2014 Central Michigan 11 games, 36 catches, 582 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.ChattanoogaW 20–⁠163651334
Sep 6atPurdueW 38–⁠1711014
Sep 13vs.SyracuseL 3–⁠405860358
Sep 20atKansasL 10–⁠24354029–
Sep 27atToledoL 28–⁠42783224–
Oct 11atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠17697139–
Oct 25atBuffaloW 20–⁠14129029–
Nov 1atEastern MichiganW 38–⁠7216010–
Nov 15vs.Miami (OH)W 34–⁠27123023–
Nov 22vs.Western MichiganL 20–⁠3231907–
Dec 24 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 48–⁠494109047–
2013 Central Michigan 2 games, 5 catches, 85 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.New HampshireW 24–⁠21354027–
Sep 14atUNLVL 21–⁠31231018–
2012 Central Michigan 2 games, 2 catches, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 20vs.Ball StateL 30–⁠41115015–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 24–⁠211808–

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

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