Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Memphis
Joe Craig
WR • 5'11" • Gaffney, SC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Joe Craig reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Joe Craig built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Gaffney, SC wearing No. 9, spending time with Clemson and Memphis. The clearest part of Joe Craig's career was his return-game role:...
Read the storyJoe Craig, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Memphis. Joe Craig reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 430
- Receptions
- 45
Quick Answers
Joe Craig quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 430
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Memphis
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 74 receiving yards · WR 663rd (top 70%) · American Athletic 91st (top 55%) · National 1,042nd (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Memphis | 12 | 37 | 338 | 0 | 72.5 |
| 2014 Postseason | Memphis | 10 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Memphis | 10 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 30.6 |
Related Context
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Joe Craig played WR for Clemson and Memphis. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joe Craig recorded 5 rushing yards and 430 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Memphis paired 338 primary output with 63.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 63.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Clemson, Memphis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Memphis
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
28.2
Efficiency
63.7
Usage
19.6
Consistency
61
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 15. Middle Tennessee: 65. Arkansas State: 27. UCF: 61. Houston: 33. SMU: 43. Cincinnati: 28. UT Martin: 12. South Florida: 9. Louisville: 20. Temple: 0. UConn: 25
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. Duke: 3 by 33.3. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 100. Arkansas State: 1 by 100. UCF: 5 by 81.3. Houston: 3 by 73.3. SMU: 5 by 57.3. Cincinnati: 5 by 37.3. UT Martin: 5 by 16. South Florida: 1 by 60. Louisville: 1 by 100. UConn: 4 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins16 · Games = 3 · -16.2 vs Losses
Losses32.2 · Games = 9 · +16.2 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
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/7 | @ UConn | L 10-45 | — | 4 | 25 | 5 | 6.30 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Temple | L 21-41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Louisville | L 17-24 | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 11/17 | @ South Florida | W 23-10 | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs UT Martin | W 21-6 | — | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 0 | 7 |
| Thu 10/31 | vs Cincinnati | L 21-34 | — | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs SMU | L 29-34 | — | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Houston | L 15-25 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs UCF | L 17-24 | — | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arkansas State | W 31-7 | — | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 15-17 | — | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Duke | L 14-28 | — | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
Player Story
Joe Craig story
Joe Craig built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Gaffney, SC wearing No. 9, spending time with Clemson and Memphis. The clearest part of Joe Craig's career was his return-game role: 1,309 return yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Memphis. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 5 rushing yards and 430 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson and Memphis.
The arc is straightforward: Joe Craig moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Clemson
2010-2011
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2013-2014
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Clemson | 18 | 43.3 | 6.3 | 18 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Memphis | 338 | 63.7 | 19.6 | 320 |
| 2014 Postseason | Memphis | 74 | 68.3 | 5.6 | -264 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Memphis | 74 | 68.3 | 5.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 3 · L 15-17
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
65
Receiving Yards
90.1 takeover
65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs UCF
Week 6 · L 17-24 · Conference game
61
Receiving Yards
86.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 81.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs BYU
Week 1 · W 55-48 · Postseason
42
Receiving Yards
71.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
42 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs SMU
Week 8 · L 29-34 · Conference game
43
Receiving Yards
62.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
43 receiving yards with a 57.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Cincinnati
Week 10 · L 21-34 · Conference game
28
Receiving Yards
59.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 37.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Memphis
338 primary output · 63.7 efficiency · 19.6 usage
72.5
#2
2011 Regular Season · Clemson
41.4
18 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Memphis
30.6
74 primary · 68.3 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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