Player Career

River Cracraft Career Story

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Player Story

River Cracraft story

River Cracraft built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Rancho Santa Margarita, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of River Cracraft's career was his receiving role: 218 catches, 2,701 receiving yards, and 20 touchdowns across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Washington State. 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 1 tackle and 17 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington State.

The arc is straightforward: River Cracraft 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

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

  1. 1

    Washington State

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 PostseasonWashington State61482.110.5
2013 Regular SeasonWashington State61482.110.50
2014 Regular SeasonWashington State77177.817.5157
2015 PostseasonWashington State61575.613.3-156
2015 Regular SeasonWashington State61575.613.30
2016 Regular SeasonWashington State70177.814.786

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Stanford

Week 6 · W 42-16 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

130

Receiving Yards

92.6 takeover

130 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs California

Week 6 · L 59-60 · Conference game

172

Receiving Yards

91.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

172 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Colorado State

Week 1 · L 45-48 · Postseason

125

Receiving Yards

91.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

125 receiving yards with a 92.6 efficiency score.

#4

@ Rutgers

Week 2 · W 37-34

121

Receiving Yards

85.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Utah

Week 5 · W 28-27 · Conference game

126

Receiving Yards

81.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

126 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Washington State

771 primary output · 77.8 efficiency · 17.5 usage

76.8

#2

2016 Regular Season · Washington State

72.8

701 primary · 77.8 efficiency · 14.7 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Washington State

65.4

615 primary · 75.6 efficiency · 13.3 usage

Milestones

8

100+ receiving yards

10

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games