9 Noah Cracraft
Noah Cracraft
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    West Des Moines, Iowa
  • High School:
    Valley
  • Position:
    WR
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    1048
  • yds/g
    104.8
  • td
    14

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • One-time D3football.com All-Region Team (2024)
  • One-time A-R-C All-Conference Team (2024)
  • A-R-C Rookie of the Year (2024)
  • One-time D3football.com Team of the Week (10/1/24)
  • One-time letterwinner (2024)
2024 | freshman
  • Played in all 10 games
  • Named to D3football.com All-Region third team
  • Earned A-R-C All-Conference second team honors
  • Won the inaugural A-R-C Rookie of the Year award
  • Caught 69 passes for 1,048 yards and 14 touchdowns
  • Broke the school record for most receiving touchdowns in a rookie season
  • First Simpson football player to earn All-Region honors in a rookie season
  • Recorded the longest offensive play in school history, a 97-yard receiving touchdown
  • Recorded multiple touchdowns in five games
  • Eclipsed 100 receiving yards in four games
High School
  • Graduated in 2024 from Valley High School
  • Named first team all-district in football (2024)
  • Qualified for the State track and field championships four times
  • Four-time qualifier in track and field for the Drake relays
  • One-time selection to the elite all-state track and field team
Personal
  • Parent is Vanessa
  • Majoring in finance with a minor in health science

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15
  Overall Conf
Receptions 69 59
Yards 1048 791
Yards per game 104.8 98.9
Yards per catch 15.2 13.4
Touchdowns 14 11

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 3 21 7.0 8 0 - -
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15 2 3 1.5 3 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 3 51 17.0 43 1 - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 7 206 29.4 97 2 - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 2 40 20.0 35 2 1 0
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 13 178 13.7 46 2 - -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 5 85 17.0 33 1 - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 7 125 17.9 36 0 - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 6 90 15.0 39 2 - -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 5 50 10.0 16 1 - -
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10 9 86 9.6 19 0 - -
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15 12 137 11.4 44 3 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 1 18 18.0 18 0
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - 2 17 8.5 17 0
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - 1 1 1.0 1 0
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 1 - 51 - - 51
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 1 - 206 18 - 224
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 1 - 40 17 - 57
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 1 - 178 1 - 179
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 1 - 85 - - 85
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 1 -4 125 -1 - 120
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 1 -1 90 - - 89
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 1 21 50 - - 71
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10 1 -1 86 - - 85
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15 1 3 137 - - 140

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 12 - 2 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 12 - 2 - 0 - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 12 - 2 - 0 - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 12 0 2 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 6 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15 18 0 3 - - - - - - 0 0 0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Coe L, 47-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther W, 29-15 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 10 0 3 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 10 0 3 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 10 8 18 1.8 2.3 0 8 1 0
Total 10 8 18 1.8 2.3 0 8 1 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 10 69 6.9 1048 104.8 15.2 14 97
Total 10 69 6.9 1048 104.8 15.2 14 97

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - 5 35 7.0 0 18
Total - - - - - 5 35 7.0 0 18

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 10 18 1048 35 - 1101 110.1
Total 10 18 1048 35 - 1101 110.1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 84 8.4 0 14 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Total 84 8.4 0 14 - 0 - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 0 3 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Conference 8 0 3 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Away 5 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 5 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Losses 5 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
November 2 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 8 18 1.8 2.3 0 8 1 0
Conference 8 8 18 2.3 2.3 0 8 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 6 20 4.0 3.3 0 8 - -
Away 5 2 -2 -0.4 -1.0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 6 20 4.0 3.3 0 8 - -
Losses 5 2 -2 -0.4 -1.0 0 0 1 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - 1 0
October 4 5 16 4.0 3.2 0 8 - -
November 2 3 2 1.0 0.7 0 3 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 69 6.9 1048 104.8 15.2 14 97
Conference 8 59 7.4 791 98.9 13.4 11 46
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 44 8.8 696 139.2 15.8 8 97
Away 5 25 5.0 352 70.4 14.1 6 43
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 44 8.8 696 139.2 15.8 8 97
Losses 5 25 5.0 352 70.4 14.1 6 43
Month September 4 25 6.3 475 118.8 19.0 7 97
October 4 23 5.8 350 87.5 15.2 4 39
November 2 21 10.5 223 111.5 10.6 3 44

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - 5 35 7.0 0 18
Conference - - - - - 4 17 4.3 0 17
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - 3 18 6.0 0 18
Away - - - - - 2 17 8.5 0 17
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - 3 18 6.0 0 18
Losses - - - - - 2 17 8.5 0 17
Month September - - - - - 4 36 9.0 0 18
October - - - - - 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 18 1048 35 - 1101 110.1
Conference 8 18 791 17 - 826 103.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 20 696 18 - 734 146.8
Away 5 -2 352 17 - 367 73.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 5 20 696 18 - 734 146.8
Losses 5 -2 352 17 - 367 73.4
Month September 4 - 475 36 - 511 127.8
October 4 16 350 -1 - 365 91.3
November 2 2 223 - - 225 112.5

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 84 8.4 0 14 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Conference 66 8.3 0 11 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 48 9.6 0 8 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Away 36 7.2 0 6 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 48 9.6 0 8 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Losses 36 7.2 0 6 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Month September 42 10.5 - 7 - 0 - - - - 0 0
October 24 6.0 0 4 - 0 - - - - 0 0
November 18 9.0 0 3 - - - - - - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month 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 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Cracraft, Hangartner garner all-region accolades

Freshman Noah Cracraft and junior CJ Hangartner both garnered D3football.com All-Region Third Team honors.

December 11, 2024

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Six players named all-conference, Cracraft tabbed rookie of the year

Simpson placed six players on the All-American Rivers Conference Football Team, highlighted by two first team selections and inaugural Rookie of...

November 22, 2024

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Jensen breaks record, Cracraft shines as Storm cap perfect home season

J Jensen III and Noah Cracraft connected for three touchdowns, Joe Bream added one on the ground, and Simpson finished off a perfect 5-0 home...

November 16, 2024

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Storm fall to Kohawks in final road game

Aiden Lanier kicked a 35-yard field goal and Cole Staska caught a four-yard touchdown pass as Simpson fell 47-10 to Coe on the road.

November 9, 2024

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Simpson hangs on to beat Buena Vista

Simpson came one win closer to an undefeated season at home with a 24-16 victory over Buena Vista on Saturday.

October 26, 2024

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No. 12/13 Knights pull away from Storm late

The Storm put up a strong fight and hung with No. 12/13 Wartburg for as long as they could, but the Knights pulled away with a big second half to...

October 19, 2024

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Storm top Prairie Wolves on Homecoming, improve to 3-0 at home

Simpson gained an early lead and held off a late surge by Nebraska Wesleyan, securing a 21-14 Homecoming victory to maintain an undefeated 3-0...

October 12, 2024

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Simpson overpowered by Central

The Dutch took control early, scoring on every possession in the first half and capitalizing on three turnovers to fuel a 59-14 victory over the...

October 5, 2024

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Cracraft named to D3football.com Team of the Week after third straight multi-touchdown game

After securing his sixth and seventh touchdowns of the year, freshman Noah Cracraft has earned a spot on the D3football.com Team of the Week.

October 1, 2024

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Simpson clinches 66-14 home win over Loras

J Jensen III threw five touchdown passes, the special teams unit delivered a blocked punt, safety and fumble recovery, and Simpson stormed to a...

September 28, 2024

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Simpson succumbs to Dubuque in A-R-C opener

Despite a defensive effort featuring three interceptions and a forced fumble, Simpson succumbed to a 28-14 defeat in its American Rivers Conferenc...

September 21, 2024

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Storm erupt in second half, defeat Polars 45-7

Demarico Young and Noah Cracraft scored twice in the second half, the defense generated three interceptions, and Simpson rolled to a commanding...

September 14, 2024

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Simpson drops 2024 opener to Augustana

Simpson fell 30-13 in its season opener against Augustana.

September 7, 2024