Player Dossier

2009-2012

Miami (OH)

Andy Cruse

WR • 6'4" • Cincinnati, OH, USA

Alpha targetPossession profile

Andy Cruse reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

39

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

37

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

48

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Miami (OH)
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Andy Cruse built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 15, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Andy Cruse's career was his receiving role: 160...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.7967

Turpin · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To
Miami (OH)
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Andy Cruse, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Andy Cruse reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,662
Receptions
160
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

Andy Cruse quick answers

Latest team and position
Miami (OH) · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,662
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 39 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Top game
Central Michigan
Recruit profile
2-star · Turpin · Miami (OH)
High school pipeline
Turpin · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 15 · Class 2012
2012 Receiving yards rank
681 receiving yards · WR 101st (top 12%) · Mid-American 14th (top 8%) · National 113th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)718248254.1
2010 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)825342248.7
2011 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)1243391463.7
2012 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)1274681676.7

Related Context

Andy Cruse played WR for Miami (OH). Across 4 tracked seasons, Andy Cruse recorded 3 rushing yards, 1,662 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Miami (OH).

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Miami (OH) paired 681 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 86.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2009 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

35.4

Efficiency

86.3

Usage

11

Consistency

57.1

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 56. Ohio: 48. Northern Illinois: 22. Toledo: 61. Temple: 11. Bowling Green: 28. Buffalo: 22

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 3 by 100. Ohio: 5 by 64. Northern Illinois: 2 by 73.3. Toledo: 4 by 100. Temple: 1 by 73.3. Bowling Green: 2 by 93.3. Buffalo: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins61 · Games = 1 · +29.8 vs Losses
Losses31.2 · Games = 6 · -29.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

100 vs Buffalo

Result
Wed 11/18vs BuffaloL 17-421222222022
Thu 11/12vs Bowling GreenL 14-352281414016
Fri 11/6@ TempleL 32-341111111011
Sat 10/31vs ToledoW 31-2446115.315.30129
Sat 10/24vs Northern IllinoisL 22-272221111018
Sat 10/17@ OhioL 7-285489.69.60015
Sat 10/10@ NorthwesternL 6-1635618.718.70123

Player Story

Andy Cruse story

Andy Cruse built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 15, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Andy Cruse's career was his receiving role: 160 catches, 1,662 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 3 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Andy Cruse's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Miami (OH)

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)24886.311
2010 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)34270.412.994
2011 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)39162.41549
2012 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)68159.724290

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Central Michigan

Week 7 · W 27-20 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

179

Receiving Yards

97.3 takeover

179 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Kent State

Week 11 · L 32-48 · Conference game

123

Receiving Yards

90.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Akron

Week 5 · W 56-49 · Conference game

111

Receiving Yards

86.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

111 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.

#4

@ Northwestern

Week 6 · L 6-16

56

Receiving Yards

83.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Buffalo

Week 9 · W 41-13 · Conference game

49

Receiving Yards

82.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

681 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 24 usage

76.7

#2

2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

63.7

391 primary · 62.4 efficiency · 15 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

54.1

248 primary · 86.3 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

5

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games