9 Noah Cracraft
Noah Cracraft
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    West Des Moines, Iowa
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Valley
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    1.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

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 A-R-C Offensive Player of the Week (10/20/25)
  • 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
  • Parents are Vanessa and Nate (Stephanie)
  • Has two siblings, Baylor and Kennedy
  • Majoring in sports administration with a minor in health science

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 0 0
Assists 1 1
Tackles 1.0 1.0
Tackles per game .1 .1
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 1 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 0 7 - 7 0 - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 4 8 2.0 4 1 - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 8 62 7.8 16 2 - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 4 27 6.8 16 0 - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 6 78 13.0 45 0 - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 11 230 20.9 40 4 - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 7 100 14.3 33 2 - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 5 56 11.2 44 2 - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 3 37 12.3 17 0 - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 5 50 10.0 28 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 1 - 8 - - 8
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 1 7 62 - - 69
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 1 - 27 - - 27
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 1 - 78 - - 78
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 1 - 230 - - 230
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 1 - 100 - - 100
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 1 5 56 - 0 61
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 1 - 37 - - 37
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 1 - 50 - - 50

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 12 0 2 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 24 - 4 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 12 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 12 0 2 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 0 - 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 6 Augustana (Ill.) L, 42-41 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 20 No. 10/11 Wartburg L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Buena Vista W, 41-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Coe L, 34-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Luther W, 36-3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 25 Dubuque W, 27-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Loras W, 28-27 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 No. 19 Central (Iowa) L, 35-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 23-22 0 1 1.0 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
2025-26 9 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 -200.0
Total 19 0 4 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 -50.0

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
2025-26 9 1 12 1.3 12.0 0 7 - -
Total 19 9 30 1.6 3.3 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
2025-26 9 53 5.9 648 72.0 12.2 11 45
Total 19 122 6.4 1696 89.3 13.9 25 97

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 19 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - 5 35 7.0 0 18
2025-26 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 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
2025-26 9 12 648 - 0 660 73.3
Total 19 30 1696 35 0 1761 92.7

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
2025-26 66 7.3 0 11 0 - - - - - 0 0
Total 150 7.9 0 25 0 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
2025-26 9 0 1 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 19 0 1 1.0 .1 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 9 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 -200.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 4 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 -200.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 -200.0
Month September 3 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 -200.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 9 1 12 1.3 12.0 0 7 - -
Conference 7 1 5 0.7 5.0 0 5 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 1 12 2.4 12.0 0 7 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 1 12 2.0 12.0 0 7 - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 0 7 2.3 - 0 7 - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 5 1.7 5.0 0 5 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 9 53 5.9 648 72.0 12.2 11 45
Conference 7 41 5.9 578 82.6 14.1 8 45
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 20 5.0 223 55.8 11.2 3 45
Away 5 33 6.6 425 85.0 12.9 8 44
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 40 6.7 525 87.5 13.1 10 44
Losses 3 13 4.3 123 41.0 9.5 1 45
Month September 3 16 5.3 97 32.3 6.1 3 16
October 3 24 8.0 408 136.0 17.0 6 45
November 3 13 4.3 143 47.7 11.0 2 44

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
Conference 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 9 12 648 - 0 660 73.3
Conference 7 5 578 - 0 583 83.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 4 - 223 - - 223 55.8
Away 5 12 425 - 0 437 87.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 6 12 525 - 0 537 89.5
Losses 3 - 123 - - 123 41.0
Month September 3 7 97 - - 104 34.7
October 3 - 408 - - 408 136.0
November 3 5 143 - 0 148 49.3

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 66 7.3 0 11 0 - - - - - 0 0
Conference 48 6.9 0 8 0 - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 18 4.5 - 3 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 48 9.6 0 8 0 - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 60 10.0 0 10 0 - - - - - 0 0
Losses 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Month September 18 6.0 0 3 - - - - - - 0 0
October 36 12.0 - 6 - - - - - - 0 0
November 12 4.0 0 2 0 - - - - - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 9 0 1 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 0 1 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 0 1 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 0 1 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month September 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 0 1 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Simpson places three on all-region squad

Noah Cracraft, CJ Hangartner, and Tanner Philpott were selected to the D3football.com All-Region 5 Team.

December 10, 2025

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Four first team picks highlight Simpson’s 11 A-R-C selections

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Noland named to D3football.com Team of the Week for second consecutive week

For the second straight week, linebacker Noah Noland has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week, recognizing his standout performance...

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Noland, Philpott repeat as A-R-C Players of the Week

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October 27, 2025

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Storm bring the heat, lock down Dubuque in Homecoming clash

Simpson used a dominant defensive effort and a series of explosive plays to take down Dubuque, 27-7, in Saturday’s Homecoming matchup.

October 25, 2025

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Cracraft’s four-touchdown game garners A-R-C weekly honors

fter finding the end zone four times in Simpson’s 36-3 win at Luther, wide receiver Noah Cracraft has been named the American Rivers...

October 20, 2025

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Simpson rolls past Luther behind Thoreson-to-Cracraft connection

Jayden Thoreson and Noah Cracraft connected for four touchdowns as Simpson beat Luther 36-3 on the road Saturday.

October 18, 2025

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Storm fall to Coe in A-R-C play

Coe capitalized on early momentum and a strong first half to hand Simpson a 34-7 setback Saturday afternoon at Buxton Stadium.

October 11, 2025

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Pick-six performance lands Hangartner on D3football.com Team of the Week

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Thoreson tosses five touchdowns as Storm dominate Crown

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Simpson battles in all phases, comes up one point short in overtime

The Storm showcased versatility with scoring contributions on offense, defense, and special teams, but the effort wasn’t enough as they...

September 6, 2025

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Storm football ready to build on momentum entering 2025 season

Coming off its best season since 2019, Simpson enters 2025 looking to take another step forward under third-year head coach Reed Hoskins.

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