Cavon Croom

#85 · WR · Sr. · Bowling Green6′0″ · 195 lb · Sandusky, OH

Cavon Croom: WR · Bowling Green · #85.

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Cavon Croom

WR · Bowling Green · Sr · #85

Moves the chains on third down. Second year in the same receiving corps at Bowling Green. On tape: 50 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Marshall, Week 3, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Bowling Green	18	159	8.8	1	30
2021	Bowling Green	18	200	11.1	0	23
Career		36	359	10.0	1	30

Season	Team
2022	Bowling Green	3	8
2021	Bowling Green	--	--
Career		3	8

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 57-59vs Eastern Kentucky	2	20	10.0	0	17
Wk 3	W 34-31vs Marshall	4	50	12.5	1	30	Season-high 50 yds
Wk 4	L 14-45@ Mississippi State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 5	W 31-28@ Akron	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 6	L 7-38vs Buffalo	3	26	8.7	0	12
Wk 7	W 17-13vs Miami (OH)	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 8	W 34-18@ Central Michigan	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 10	W 13-9vs Western Michigan	2	11	5.5	0	6
Wk 11	L 6-40vs Kent State	3	30	10.0	0	16
Total		18	159	8.8	1	30

Signature game

Week 3 · 2022

W 34-31

vs Marshall

4 rec · 50 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Marshall at home in a shootout.

With S. Sir — 41.8 yards per punt · 9 punts · 46 long · M. McDonald — 282 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 24 rush yds (8 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Marshall · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +4.15M.McDonald pass complete to MSH 30. Catch made by C.Croom at MSH 30. Gain of 30 yards. C.Croom for 30 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 10 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +2.23Matt McDonald pass complete to Cavon Croom for 6 yds to the BwGrn 24 for a WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Aaron Wofford) to the BwGrn 39 for a
Week 11 · Kent State · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.57Matt McDonald pass complete to Cavon Croom for 16 yds to the KntSt 34 for a
Week 11 · Kent State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.50Matt McDonald pass complete to Cavon Croom for 3 yds to the BwGrn 44 for a
Week 8 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.47Matt McDonald pass complete to Cavon Croom for 6 yds to the BwGrn 34 for a
Week 6 · Buffalo · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.36Matt McDonald pass complete to Cavon Croom for 12 yds to the BwGrn 31 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Marshall · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.25M.McDonald pass complete to BGN 33. Catch made by C.Croom at BGN 33. Gain of 4 yards. Tackled by MSH at BGN 37.
Week 7 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.03Matt McDonald pass complete to Cavon Croom for 7 yds to the BwGrn 42 for a
Week 3 · Marshall · 2nd and 18 · Q3 · EPA +0.96M.McDonald pass complete to BGN 17. Catch made by C.Croom at BGN 17. Gain of 16 yards. Tackled by MSH at BGN 33.
Week 2 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.84Matt McDonald pass complete to Cavon Croom for 17 yds to the EKent 31 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Scot Loeffler, all balanced offenses — 10-15 over that span.

2021Bowling Green4-8HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced

2022Bowling Green6-7HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 27 (#456 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2022 season

27Below cohort / limited sample #456 of 488 · 2022?

7 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: yards / catch (6th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#140 / 275 · 47th pct

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#382 / 550 · 21st pct

Receptions#438 / 550 · 19th pct

Long catch#475 / 550 · 13th pct

Rec yards#503 / 550 · 9th pct

159

Yards / catch#517 / 550 · 6th pct

8.8

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.5	24.0	9.0	0.2
Road3g	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	18.7	7.9	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	15.7	7.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Scot Loeffler

Pass share

52.2%

440 pass / 403 run

Plays / game

64.8

13 games

Team sack rate

7.8%

450 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

18 catches and 3 carries in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

27 · #456 of 488 WRs · 2022

Cavon Croom

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Awards

18 catches and 3 carries in 9 games

Six seasons at Bowling Green