Craig Wilkins

WR · Marshall 2014 · #81

Last confirmed: Marshall, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · Hialeah, FL

Craig Wilkins: WR · Marshall · #81.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Marcus BennettAir Force · 2018 · 92% season match
Marquez McNairUTSA · 2017 · 91% season match
Jabari CarrSan José State · 2014 · 89% season match
Kai De La CruzLouisville · 2014 · 88% season match
John TsimisRutgers · 2014 · 82% season match

Craig Wilkins

WR · Marshall · #81

Moves the chains on third down. A game that shows it: 77 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Middle Tennessee — Week 7, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

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

Marshall in the news

Jury favors Marshall in lawsuitOct 7
Michigan TE apologizes for criticizing OCFOX Sports Oct 6

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	Marshall	19	236	12.4	2
Career		19	236	12.4	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-27@ Miami (OH)	2	18	9.0	0	10
Wk 2	W 48-7vs Rhode Island	3	36	12.0	0	17
Wk 3	W 44-14vs Ohio	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 6	W 56-14@ Old Dominion	3	24	8.0	0	10
Wk 7	W 49-24vs Middle Tennessee	5	77	15.4	2	26	Season-high 77 yds
Wk 8	W 45-13@ Florida International	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 13	W 23-18@ UAB	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 14	L 66-67vs Western Kentucky	2	29	14.5	0	21
Wk 15	W 26-23vs Louisiana Tech	1	11	11.0	0	11
Total		19	236	12.4	2	26

Signature game

Week 7 · 2014

W 49-24

vs Middle Tennessee

5 rec · 77 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 25-point win at home against Middle Tennessee.

With R. Cato — 337 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.1 · T. Williams — 47.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Rhode Island · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.00Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 13 yds to the RIsld 39 for a
Week 7 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.83Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 24 yds to the MTnSt 35 for a
Week 7 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 26 yds for a TD, (Justin Haig KICK)
Week 8 · Florida International · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.71Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 9 yds to the FlaIn 46 for a
Week 7 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.59Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 6 yds for a TD, (Justin Haig KICK)
Week 7 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.59Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 12 yds to the MTnSt 43 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Ohio · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.95Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 16 yds to the Ohio 33 for a
Week 2 · Rhode Island · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.56Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 6 yds to the Marsh 37 for a
Week 6 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.52Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 10 yds to the ODU 45 for a
Week 6 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.48Rakeem Cato pass complete to Craig Wilkins for 10 yds Craig Wilkins fumbled, forced by Reggie Owens, recovered by ODU Reggie Owens

Teams and coaches

2014Marshall13-1HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (94th percentile). Strength: catch rate (88th percentile). Concern: long catch (12th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#44 / 713 · 94th pct

0.89

Catch rate#89 / 713 · 88th pct

79.2%

TD rate#128 / 713 · 82nd pct

8.3%

Explosive rate#265 / 713 · 62nd pct

12.5%

Yards / catch#317 / 713 · 56th pct

12.5

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#299 / 556 · 46th pct

12.4

Rec TDs#283 / 556 · 40th pct

Rec yards#422 / 556 · 24th pct

236

Receptions#425 / 556 · 23rd pct

Long catch#486 / 556 · 12th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.4	33.8	13.8	0.4
Road4g	1.8	16.8	10.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.8	34.2	12.1	0.4
Weeks 8+4g	1.2	16.2	12.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Doc Holliday

Pass share

46.3%

472 pass / 548 run

Plays / game

72.9

14 games

Team sack rate

4.5%

494 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

19 catches in 9 games

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Craig Wilkins

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Marshall in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

19 catches in 9 games

Four seasons at Marshall

His moves

2011