When I heard the news that Jalen McCleskey would be transferring due to lack of touches, I wanted to figure out why he wasn’t getting the ball as much this season. I also wanted to verify that he really wasn’t getting the ball as much as he had in the past.
To answer the latter first, I took a look at his reception-per-game average over the past two seasons and compared them to this season.
- 2016: 5.6 receptions per game
- 2017: 4.2 receptions per game
- 2018: 3.