Mario Craver

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|school=Texas A&M Aggies

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|currentposition=Wide receiver

|class=Freshman

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|highschool=Clay-Chalkville (Clay, Alabama)

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Mississippi State (2024)
Texas A&M (2025–present)

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Mario Leon Craver (born January 9, 2006) is an American football wide receiver for the Texas A&M Aggies. He previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

High school career

Craver attended Clay-Chalkville High School in Clay, Alabama.{{Cite web |last=Curran |first=Hannah |date=August 19, 2022 |title=Clay-Chalkville's Craver to sit out for several games |url=https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2022/08/19/clay-chalkvilles-craver-to-sit-out-for-several-games/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=The Trussville Tribune |language=en}} As a sophomore, he recorded 46 receptions for 937 yards, and 10 touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Rushin |first=Jerell |title=Mario Craver, WR recruit high on Alabama football, embraces biggest challenge yet |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/2022/07/19/mario-craver-alabama-football-oklahoma-clay-chalkville-high-school-wr-embraces-biggest-challenge/10018331002/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=The Tuscaloosa News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Ben |date=May 1, 2023 |title='Instinctive' Clay-Chalkville 4-star WR Mario Craver trying to narrow college choices |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2023/05/instinctive-clay-chalkville-4-star-wr-mario-craver-trying-to-narrow-college-choices.html |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=al |language=en}} A four-star recruit, Craver committed to play college football at Mississippi State University over offers from Alabama, Auburn, and Ole Miss.{{Cite web |last=Krajisnik |first=Stefan |date=December 11, 2023 |title=Mario Craver commits to Mississippi State football, adds WR to Jeff Lebby's 2024 class |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2023/12/11/mario-craver-mississippi-state-football-recruiting-2024-jeff-lebby-alabama-commitment/71882847007/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US}}

College career

= Mississippi State =

In Craver's collegiate debut against Eastern Kentucky, he hauled in a 54-yard touchdown pass.{{Cite web |last=Sokoloff |first=Jon |date=September 3, 2024 |title=MSU freshman WR Mario Craver shines in debut, HC Jeff Lebby wasn't surprised |url=https://www.wcbi.com/msu-freshman-wr-mario-craver-shines-in-debut-hc-jeff-lebby-wasnt-surprised/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=Home - WCBI TV {{!}} Telling Your Story |language=en-US}} Against Texas A&M, he recorded five receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown, before exiting the game early with an injury.{{Cite web |last=Sklar |first=Sam |title=Mario Craver injury update: Mississippi State football WR goes to locker room vs Texas A&M |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2024/10/19/mario-craver-injury-update-mississippi-state-texas-am/75757747007/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US|date=October 19, 2024}} Craver finished his freshman season hauling in 17 receptions for 368 yards and three touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Sklar |first=Sam |title=Mario Craver is 20th Mississippi State football player in transfer portal, third top young receiver |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2024/12/09/mario-craver-transfer-portal-mississippi-state-football/76868308007/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US}} On December 9, 2024, Craver announced that he would enter the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/college/mississippi-state-bulldogs/news/mississippi-state-wr-mario-craver-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal/|title=Mississippi State WR Mario Craver enters NCAA transfer portal|website=On3.com|first=Chandler|last=Vessels|date=December 9, 2024|access-date=December 9, 2024}}

= Texas A&M =

On December 17, 2024, Craver announced that he would be committing to Texas A&M University.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-17 |title=Mississippi State transfer wide receiver Mario Craver commits to Texas A&M, report says |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-am-aggies/2024/12/17/mississippi-state-transfer-wide-receiver-mario-craver-commits-to-texas-am-report-says/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}

= Statistics =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" \|Season !Games ! colspan="4" \|Receiving ! colspan="4" \|Rushing
GP !Rec !Yards !Avg !TD !Att !Yards !Avg !TD
colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Mississippi State Bulldogs\|color=white}}" \|Mississippi State Bulldogs
2024 \|8 \|17 \|368 \|21.6 \|3 \|3 \|7 \|2.3 \|0
Career{{Cite web \|title=Mario Craver College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits \|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/mario-craver-1.html\|access-date=November 21, 2024 \|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com \|language=en}} !8 !17 !368 !21.6 !3 !3 !7 !2.3 !0

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!Games

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colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi State Bulldogs|color=white}}" |Mississippi State Bulldogs

2024

|17

|368

|21.6

|2.3

Career{{Cite web |title=Mario Craver College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/mario-craver-1.html|access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}

!17

!368

!21.6

!2.3

Personal life

In 2024, Craver was arrested on charges of being in possession of beer and marijuana alongside fellow Bulldog receiver, JJ Harrell.{{Cite web |last=Krajisnik |first=Stefan |title=Two Mississippi State football freshman receivers arrested on marijuana possession charges |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2024/04/30/mississippi-state-football-arrests-jj-harrell-mario-craver-jeff-lebby-possession-charges/73512365007/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Benjamin |date=May 1, 2024 |title=Mississippi State receivers Craver, Harrell arrested for marijuana, alcohol possession |url=https://cdispatch.com/sports/mississippi-state-receivers-craver-harrell-arrested-for-marijuana-alcohol-possession/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=The Dispatch |language=en-US}} In March 2025, Craver was arrested again for the possession of a vape pen.{{Cite web |last=Catalina |first=Tony |title=Texas A&M football: Aggies WR Mario Craver arrested for possessing vape pen, police say |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/aggies/2025/03/09/mario-craver-arrest-tamu-football-mississippi-state-brazos-county/82198984007/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/mario-craver/14827 Texas A&M Aggies bio]
[https://hailstate.com/sports/football/roster/mario-craver/10989 Mississippi State Bulldogs bio]

Category:Living people

Category:2006 births

Category:American football wide receivers

Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football players

Category:Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama