Receiver, Fresno State, 2019–⁠22

Jalen Cropper

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Parlier, CA
Born
May 3, 2001

Jalen Cropper played receiver at Fresno State (2019–⁠22).

At a glance

Best season
1,000
Receiving yards, 2022 (Fresno State, 10–⁠4)
Best game
202 yards
At Utah State, week 11, 2020: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

118rushing yards, career highat New Mexico State, 201914catches, career highat UCLA, 2021202receiving yards, career highat Utah State, 20204receiving touchdowns, career highvs. UNLV, 2021

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Fresno State1519613.1048
2020Fresno State3752014.1559
2021Fresno State8589910.61186
2022Fresno State751,00013.3575
Career2122,61512.32186

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Fresno State51130
2020Fresno State91840
Career142970

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Fresno State2034317.1382
2020Fresno State4276.8010
2021Fresno State19764.0222
2022Fresno State6223.7027
Career494689.6582

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Fresno State5WRFr.
2020Fresno State5WRSo.
2021Fresno State5WRJr.
2022Fresno State5WRSr.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
2019Fresno State430.8789th (n=499)0.5437.47%
2020Fresno State620.6766th (n=346)0.5541.313%
2021Fresno State1260.6446th (n=410)0.6780.213%
2022Fresno State740.8973rd (n=683)0.7165.710%

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

2022 Fresno State 13 games, 75 catches, 1,000 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Cal PolyW 35–⁠7763028–
Sep 17atUSCL 17–⁠4586201418
Oct 1atUConnL 14–⁠19576032−2
Oct 8atBoise StateL 20–⁠40223016–
Oct 15vs.San José StateW 17–⁠106360174
Oct 22atNew MexicoW 41–⁠99158175–
Oct 29vs.San Diego StateW 32–⁠28667029–
Nov 5vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠13593259–
Nov 11atUNLVW 37–⁠308164265–
Nov 19atNevadaW 41–⁠1471360452
Nov 25vs.WyomingW 30–⁠032009–
Dec 3atBoise StateW 28–⁠16560020–
Dec 17 ✦vs.Washington StateW 29–⁠6442013–
2021 Fresno State 13 games, 85 catches, 899 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.UConnW 45–⁠038718613
Sep 4atOregonL 24–⁠317491178
Sep 11vs.Cal PolyW 63–⁠105701249
Sep 18atUCLAW 40–⁠37141411271
Sep 24vs.UNLVW 38–⁠3010108426−1
Oct 2atHawai’iL 24–⁠27573135−1
Oct 16atWyomingW 17–⁠0418194
Oct 23vs.NevadaW 34–⁠327340121
Oct 30atSan Diego StateW 30–⁠206840386
Nov 6vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠40346027−8
Nov 13vs.New MexicoW 34–⁠75410114
Nov 25atSan José StateW 40–⁠977612924
Dec 18 ✦vs.UTEPW 31–⁠2497202416
2020 Fresno State 6 games, 37 catches, 520 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24vs.Hawai’iL 19–⁠34221014–
Oct 29vs.Colorado StateW 38–⁠1744212415
Nov 7atUNLVW 40–⁠272140910
Nov 14atUtah StateW 35–⁠1610202359–
Dec 5atNevadaL 26–⁠3771070322
Dec 12atNew MexicoL 39–⁠4912134132–
2019 Fresno State 9 games, 15 catches, 196 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atUSCL 23–⁠31––––39
Sep 21vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠204250104
Sep 28atNew Mexico StateW 30–⁠17114014118
Oct 12atAir ForceL 24–⁠431808–
Oct 18vs.UNLVW 56–⁠27––––91
Oct 26vs.Colorado StateL 31–⁠41270713
Nov 2atHawai’iW 41–⁠3836204861
Nov 9vs.Utah StateL 35–⁠3738704517
Nov 15atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠171−700–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′11⅛″
Weight172 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan72⅞″W
40-yard dash4.40 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump32″W
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press13 repsW
3-cone drill7.06 sW
20-yard shuttle4.27 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 3 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Dallas Cowboys2000
2026 (so far)New Orleans Saints1000
NFL career3000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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