Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Minnesota
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.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 8 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 8 | 10 | 124 | 1 | 46.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 65 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 11 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 79.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 43 | 694 | 5 | 79.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 57 | 814 | 5 | 84.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 9 | 28 | 376 | 0 | 72.7 |
Related Context
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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
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 84.1 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: Eastern Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 77.8th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
41.8
Efficiency
84.1
Usage
22.9
Consistency
84.4
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 63. Eastern Michigan: 45. North Carolina: 46. Northwestern: 42. Louisiana: 31. Michigan State: 42. Illinois: 23. Purdue: 42. Ohio State: 42
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. Nebraska: 7 by 60. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 100. North Carolina: 4 by 76.7. Northwestern: 2 by 100. Louisiana: 3 by 68.9. Michigan State: 2 by 100. Illinois: 3 by 51.1. Purdue: 2 by 100. Ohio State: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins45.3 · Games = 4 · +6.3 vs Losses
Losses39 · Games = 5 · -6.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/18 | @ Ohio State | L 3-37 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Purdue | L 30-49 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Illinois | L 26-27 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Michigan State | W 27-12 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Louisiana | W 35-24 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Northwestern | L 34-37 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ North Carolina | L 13-31 | — | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 25-6 | — | 3 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Nebraska | W 13-10 | — | 7 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
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
Western Michigan
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Minnesota
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Western Michigan | 148 | 70 | 8.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 148 | 70 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 36 | 100 | 16.7 | -112 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 768 | 88.2 | 21.4 | 732 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 768 | 88.2 | 21.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 814 | 81.3 | 35.2 | 46 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 376 | 84.1 | 22.9 | -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
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#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
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