16 Eric Craft
16 - Eric Craft
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Waterford, Mich.
High School: Waterford Kettering HS
Position: WR
gp 11
yds 428
yds/g 38.9
td 2
Career Honors

2x All-GLIAC Honorable Mention (2024, 2023)

2024

Appeared in all 11 games for the Cardinals. He had a total of 27 catches for 428 yards and two touchdowns to finish second on the team in receiving. He scored the first touchdown of the season for Saginaw Valley with an 88-yard touchdown catch in the 38-14 win over Winona State in week one. He had at least two catches in all 10 of his appearances in 2024. His best performance was a five-catch showing at UIndy, where he amassed 53 yards and 10.6 yards per catch.

2023

Played in all 11 games during the 2023 season. He finished third on the team with 21 receptions for 232 yards and two touchdowns. He recorded a season-long catch of 31 yards at Truman State during week three. He caught two or more passes six times during the season (vs. UIndy, at Ferris State, at St. Xavier, at Davenport, vs. Northern Michigan, at Michigan Tech) and caught a career-best five passes in the season finale against the Huskies, where he also totalled a season-high 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.

2022

He made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over West Virginia Wesleyan with a tackle on special teams.

High School

Attended Waterford Kettering High School, where he was named first-team all-conference. He was a three-year varsity starter and a team captain. He was named a Detroit Free Press All-North Honorable Mention as well as the Team MVP. He was a multi-sport athlete participating in football and track. He was named a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Team Leader. He was a National Honor Society Board Member.

Recent Games
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28
Statistics category Overall Conf
Receptions 27 15
Yards 428 223
Yards per game 38.9 31.9
Yards per catch 15.9 14.9
Touchdowns 2 1
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 at Winona St. W, 38-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Northwood L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Truman W, 37-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at #15 Indianapolis W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Northern Michigan W, 63-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Winona St. W, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Northwood L, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Truman W, 37-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at #15 Indianapolis W, 28-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Northern Michigan W, 63-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Winona St. W, 38-14 2 93 46.5 88 1 - -
Sep 14 at Northwood L, 10-7 3 33 11.0 24 0 - -
Sep 21 Truman W, 37-14 2 26 13.0 19 0 - -
Sep 28 at #15 Indianapolis W, 28-24 5 53 10.6 13 0 - -
Oct 5 at Northern Michigan W, 63-14 2 14 7.0 10 0 - -
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14 4 70 17.5 42 1 1 1
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9 2 36 18.0 28 0 - -
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14 2 32 16.0 17 0 - -
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24 3 44 14.7 19 0 - -
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28 2 27 13.5 14 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 at Winona St. W, 38-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Northwood L, 10-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Truman W, 37-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at #15 Indianapolis W, 28-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Northern Michigan W, 63-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 at Winona St. W, 38-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Northwood L, 10-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Truman W, 37-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at #15 Indianapolis W, 28-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Northern Michigan W, 63-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 at Winona St. W, 38-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Northwood L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Truman W, 37-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at #15 Indianapolis W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Northern Michigan W, 63-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 at Winona St. W, 38-14 1 - 93 - - 93
Sep 14 at Northwood L, 10-7 1 - 33 - - 33
Sep 21 Truman W, 37-14 1 - 26 - - 26
Sep 28 at #15 Indianapolis W, 28-24 1 - 53 - - 53
Oct 5 at Northern Michigan W, 63-14 1 - 14 - - 14
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14 1 - 70 - - 70
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9 1 - 36 - - 36
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14 1 - 32 - - 32
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24 1 - 44 - - 44
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28 1 - 27 - - 27
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 at Winona St. W, 38-14 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Northwood L, 10-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Truman W, 37-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at #15 Indianapolis W, 28-24 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Northern Michigan W, 63-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 at Winona St. W, 38-14 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Northwood L, 10-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Truman W, 37-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at #15 Indianapolis W, 28-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Northern Michigan W, 63-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Roosevelt W, 27-14 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 19 #2 Grand Valley State L, 16-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Wayne State W, 37-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Davenport W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at #1 Ferris State L, 27-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 32-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 23 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 1 5 0.5 5.0 0 5 1 1
2024-25 11 - - - - - - 1 1
2025-26 - - - - - - - - -
Total 23 1 5 0.2 5.0 0 5 2 2
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 21 1.9 232 21.1 11.0 2 31
2024-25 11 27 2.5 428 38.9 15.9 2 88
2025-26 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 48 2.1 660 28.7 13.8 4 88
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 23 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 - - - - - 0 -
2022-23 1 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 11 5 232 - - 237 21.5
2024-25 11 - 428 - - 428 38.9
2025-26 - - - - - 0 -
Total 23 5 660 - - 665 28.9
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 12 1.1 0 2 - - - - - - 0 0
2024-25 12 1.1 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
2025-26 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 24 1.0 0 4 - - - - - - 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 0 1 1.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - 1 1
Conference 7 - - - - - - 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 7 - - - - - - 1 1
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - 1 1
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 27 2.5 428 38.9 15.9 2 88
Conference 7 15 2.1 223 31.9 14.9 1 42
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 8 2.0 121 30.3 15.1 0 28
Away 7 19 2.7 307 43.9 16.2 2 88
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 7 17 2.4 288 41.1 16.9 2 88
Losses 4 10 2.5 140 35.0 14.0 0 28
-
September 4 12 3.0 205 51.3 17.1 1 88
October 4 8 2.0 120 30.0 15.0 1 42
November 3 7 2.3 103 34.3 14.7 0 19
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 7 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - 428 - - 428 38.9
Conference 7 - 223 - - 223 31.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 - 121 - - 121 30.3
Away 7 - 307 - - 307 43.9
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 7 - 288 - - 288 41.1
Losses 4 - 140 - - 140 35.0
-
September 4 - 205 - - 205 51.3
October 4 - 120 - - 120 30.0
November 3 - 103 - - 103 34.3
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 12 1.1 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 6 0.9 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 12 1.7 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 12 1.7 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
October 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
November 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -