| No. 16 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
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| Born: | May 3, 2001 Parlier, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 172 lb (78 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Buchanan (Clovis, California) | ||||
| College: | Fresno State (2019–2022) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2024 | |||||
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Jalen Moreno-Cropper (born May 3, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fresno State.
Moreno-Cropper grew up in Parlier, California and initially attended Sanger High School before transferring to Buchanan High School for his senior year. [1] He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at nearby Fresno State over offers from Power 5 programs such as Utah, Nebraska, California, and Oregon. [2]
Moreno-Cropper caught 15 passes for 196 yards and also rushed for 343 yards and three touchdowns during his freshman season at Fresno State. [3] As a sophomore he led the Bulldogs with 37 receptions and 520 receiving yards and had five touchdown receptions. [4] Moreno-Cropper was named second-team All-Mountain West Conference after catching 85 passes for 899 yards with 11 touchdowns during his junior season. [5] He was named first-team All-Mountain West as a senior and had 84 receptions for 1,093 yards and five touchdowns. [6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.40 s | 1.55 s | 2.54 s | 4.27 s | 7.06 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 13 reps | |
| Sources: [7] [8] | ||||||||||||
Moreno-Cropper signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. [9] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. [10] [11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the team on January 15, 2024. [12]
Moreno-Cropper was released during roster cuts on August 27, 2024 before re-signing with the team's practice squad the next day. [13] [14] Moreno-Cropper was elevated to the active roster for Dallas' Week 10 contest against the Philadelphia Eagles. [15] He would play in 12 of 60 offensive snaps in the 34-6 defeat, and reverted to the practice squad following the game. [16] Moreno-Cropper signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 6, 2025. [17]