Jalen McCleskey

WR · Tulane 2019 · #1

Last confirmed: Tulane, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · 165 lb · Covington, LA

Jalen McCleskey: WR · Tulane · #1.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Speedy NoilTexas A&M · 2014 · 91% season match
Jacorey WarrickTexas · 2016 · 87% season match
Ian SadlerTexas Tech · 2015 · 86% season match
Jsi HatfieldEast Carolina · 2019 · 86% season match
Taivon JacobsMaryland · 2017 · 85% season match

Jalen McCleskey

WR · Tulane · Sr · #1

Moves the chains on third down. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mike Gundy and Willie Fritz. On tape: 120 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Houston, Week 4, 2019.

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.

Tulane in the news

Will Hall promoted to HCOct 7

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Tulane	37	581	15.7	4
2018	Oklahoma State	15	155	10.3	2
2017	Oklahoma State	50	645	12.9	5
2016	Oklahoma State	73	812	11.1	7
2015	Oklahoma State	29	253	8.7	3
Career		204	2,446	12.0	21

Season	Team
2019	Tulane	1	−1	20	--	--
2018	Oklahoma State	1	5	--	--	--
2017	Oklahoma State	--	--	--	16	--
2016	Oklahoma State	3	9	--	64	--
2015	Oklahoma State	4	25	20	111	1
Career		9	38	40	191	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-14vs Florida International	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 2	L 6-24@ No. 10 Auburn	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 3	W 58-6vs Missouri State	2	13	6.5	0	9
Wk 4	W 38-31vs Houston	4	120	30.0	2	53	Season-high 120 yds
Wk 6	W 42-33@ Army	5	50	10.0	0	13
Wk 7	W 49-7vs UConn	6	46	7.7	0	12
Wk 8	L 17-47@ Memphis	2	19	9.5	0	10
Wk 9	L 38-41@ Navy	4	42	10.5	0	23
Wk 10	W 38-26vs Tulsa	2	53	26.5	0	37
Wk 12	L 21-29@ Temple	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 13	L 31-34vs UCF	3	77	25.7	1	49
Wk 14	L 20-37@ SMU	4	49	12.3	0	33
Bowl	W 30-13vs Southern Miss	2	87	43.5	1	52
Total		37	581	15.7	4	53

Signature game

Week 4 · 2019

W 38-31

vs Houston

4 rec · 120 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Houston at home in a shootout.

With J. McMillan — 186 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.6 · 91 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · R. Wright — 41.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 61 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.10McMillan to McCleskey: a 53-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.01Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 52 yds for a TD, (Merek Glover KICK)
Week 7 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −3.42Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 1 yd to the Tulan 44 TULANE Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the Tulan 41
Week 13 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.36Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 49 yds to the UCF 26 for a
Week 13 · UCF · 4th and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.21Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 7 yds for a TD (Merek Glover KICK)
Week 4 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.09McMillan to McCleskey: a 38-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 14 · SMU · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.79Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 33 yds to the SMU 46 for a
Week 1 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.49Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 35 yds to the SoMis 31 for a
Week 10 · Tulsa · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.29Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 16 yds to the Tulan 38 for a
Week 7 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.72Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 12 yds to the TULANE 46 TULANE Penalty, personal foul (Will Wallace) to the Tulan 39

Teams and coaches

2015Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

2016Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

2017Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

2018Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Tulane7-6HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (15th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#226 / 728 · 69th pct

14.0

Explosive rate#304 / 728 · 58th pct

13.6%

TD rate#507 / 728 · 30th pct

3.4%

EPA / target#596 / 728 · 18th pct

0.27

Catch rate#619 / 728 · 15th pct

59.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / catch#130 / 556 · 76th pct

15.7

Rec yards#163 / 556 · 71st pct

581

Rec TDs#164 / 556 · 66th pct

Receptions#205 / 556 · 62nd pct

Long catch#230 / 556 · 58th pct

Fumbles lost#80 / 223 · 40th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Rush yards#256 / 283 · 8th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

19th → 18th percentile

Explosive rate

36th → 58th percentile

Catch rate

63rd → 15th percentile

TD rate

84th → 30th percentile

Yards / catch

28th → 69th percentile

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

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.0	52.3	16.9	0.5
Road6g	2.8	30.0	10.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.0	46.1	15.0	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	43.0	17.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

Pass share

35.9%

336 pass / 601 run

Plays / game

72.1

13 games

Team sack rate

7.6%

368 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

37 catches and 1 carry in 13 games

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

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