Player Dossier

2019-2023

Minnesota

Corey Crooms Jr.

WR • 6'0" • 180 lbs • Country Club Hills, IL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Corey Crooms Jr. reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

29%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

70

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

57

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Western Michigan • Minnesota
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

Player Story

Corey Crooms Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Country Club Hills, IL wearing No. 4, spending time with Minnesota and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Corey Crooms...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8156

Hillcrest · Country Club Hills, IL

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Corey Crooms Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Corey Crooms Jr. reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,142
Receptions
143
Touchdowns
12

Quick Answers

Corey Crooms Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Minnesota · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,142
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Top game
Pittsburgh
Recruit profile
3-star · Hillcrest · Western Michigan
High school pipeline
Hillcrest · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2023 Receiving yards rank
376 receiving yards · WR 301st (top 30%) · Big Ten 28th (top 13%) · National 342nd (top 17%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2019 PostseasonWestern Michigan8224046.4
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan810124146.4
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1236065
2021 PostseasonWestern Michigan11174179.8
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1143694579.8
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1257814584.7
2023 Regular SeasonMinnesota928376072.7

Related Context

Corey Crooms Jr. played WR for Western Michigan and Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Corey Crooms Jr. recorded 1 rushing yards, 2,142 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Western Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Western Michigan paired 814 primary output with 81.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 81.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Michigan, Minnesota.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

67.8

Efficiency

81.3

Usage

35.2

Consistency

57.4

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 41. Ball State: 102. Pittsburgh: 26. San José State: 39. New Hampshire: 109. Eastern Michigan: 48. Ohio: 87. Miami (OH): 17. Bowling Green: 151. Northern Illinois: 105. Central Michigan: 63. Toledo: 26

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 5 by 54.7. Ball State: 10 by 68. Pittsburgh: 3 by 57.8. San José State: 1 by 100. New Hampshire: 5 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 100. Ohio: 5 by 100. Miami (OH): 3 by 37.8. Bowling Green: 8 by 100. Northern Illinois: 7 by 100. Central Michigan: 4 by 100. Toledo: 3 by 57.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins63.4 · Games = 5 · -7.6 vs Losses
Losses71 · Games = 7 · +7.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

100 vs Central Michigan

Result
Fri 11/25vs ToledoW 20-143268.78.70017
Thu 11/17@ Central MichiganW 12-104631215.80036
Thu 11/10vs Northern Illinois100 receiving yardsL 21-2471051515035
Wed 11/2@ Bowling Green100 receiving yards · High volumeL 9-13815118.918.90148
Sat 10/22@ Miami (OH)W 16-103175.75.7006
Sat 10/15vs OhioL 14-3358717.417.40174
Sat 10/8vs Eastern MichiganL 23-453481616125
Sat 10/1vs New Hampshire100 receiving yardsW 44-7510921.821.80175
Sun 9/25@ San José StateL 6-341393939039
Sat 9/17vs PittsburghL 13-343268.78.70018
Sat 9/10@ Ball State100 receiving yards · High volumeW 37-30101029.110.20120
Fri 9/2@ Michigan StateL 13-355418.28.20012

Player Story

Corey Crooms Jr. story

Corey Crooms Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Country Club Hills, IL wearing No. 4, spending time with Minnesota and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Corey Crooms Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 143 catches, 2,142 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, 2 tackles, and 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Corey Crooms Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Western Michigan

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Minnesota

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonWestern Michigan148708.5
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan148708.50
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan3610016.7-112
2021 PostseasonWestern Michigan76888.221.4732
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan76888.221.40
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan81481.335.246
2023 Regular SeasonMinnesota37684.122.9-438

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Pittsburgh

Week 3 · W 44-41

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

161

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

161 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Bowling Green

Week 10 · L 9-13 · Conference game

151

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

151 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Central Michigan

Week 10 · L 30-42 · Conference game

118

Receiving Yards

91.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs New Hampshire

Week 5 · W 44-7

109

Receiving Yards

90.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 2 · W 25-6

45

Receiving Yards

90.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan

814 primary output · 81.3 efficiency · 35.2 usage

84.7

#2

2021 Postseason · Western Michigan

79.8

768 primary · 88.2 efficiency · 21.4 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Western Michigan

79.8

768 primary · 88.2 efficiency · 21.4 usage

Milestones

6

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games