#23

BJ Busbee

Senior wide receiver for San Diego State. 2021: 22 catches, 272 receiving yards.

WR · San Diego State · Sr. · #23

5′7″ · 149 lb · Long Beach, CA

CFB Index 34 · #370 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceSan Diego State 2021 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for San Diego State. 2021: 22 catches, 272 receiving yards.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at San Diego State, 557 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 41 yds at San José State.San José State · W 19-132021

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

San Diego State

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2019

Rocky Long

San Diego State

2020–2021

Brady Hoke

San Diego State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Rocky Long → Brady Hoke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018San Diego State7-6HC: Rocky Long · Run-heavy

2019San Diego State10-3HC: Rocky Long · Run-leaning

2020San Diego State4-4HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy

2021San Diego State12-2HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

34Below cohort / limited sample #370 of 468?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (92nd percentile). Strength: catch rate (88th percentile). Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#51 / 655 · 92nd pct

1.10

Catch rate#76 / 655 · 88th pct

87.5%

Yards / catch#264 / 655 · 60th pct

13.2

Explosive rate#352 / 655 · 45th pct

12.5%

TD rate#568 / 655 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#152 / 273 · 44th pct

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Yards / catch#349 / 557 · 37th pct

12.4

Receptions#360 / 557 · 34th pct

Rec yards#381 / 557 · 32nd pct

272

Long catch#430 / 557 · 22nd pct

Rec TDs#494 / 557 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.0	25.3	14.6	0.0
Road4g	1.8	17.2	7.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.8	23.0	14.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	21.2	9.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sean Lewis

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #370 of 468 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	San Diego State	22	272	12.4	0	--
2020	San Diego State	6	40	6.7	0	--
2019	San Diego State	13	109	8.4	0	--
2018	San Diego State	8	136	17.0	1	--
Career		49	557	11.4	1	--

Season	Team
2021	San Diego State	4	11	--	--	--
2020	San Diego State	1	6	37	87	1
2019	San Diego State	2	--	--	--	--
2018	San Diego State	5	14	--	--	--
Career		12	31	37	87	1

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · UTSA · 2&20 · Q2 · EPA +3.52Lucas Johnson pass complete to BJ Busbee for 31 yds to the TexSA 1 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Boise State · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.71Lucas Johnson pass complete to BJ Busbee for 14 yds to the SDSt 45 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · UNLV · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Lucas Johnson pass complete to BJ Busbee for 9 yds to the UNLV 37 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.52Jordon Brookshire pass complete to BJ Busbee for 36 yds to the NMex 30 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · UTSA · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +1.95Lucas Johnson pass complete to BJ Busbee for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 7 · San José State · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.82BJ Busbee run for 3 yds to the SJSt 48 for a 1ST down SAN JOSÉ ST Penalty, Personal Foul (16 Yards) to the SJSt 36 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Utah State · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +1.77Jalen Mayden pass complete to BJ Busbee for 11 yds to the UthSt 41 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · UNLV · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +1.76Lucas Johnson pass complete to BJ Busbee for 12 yds to the SDSt 39 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · San José State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.42Jordon Brookshire pass complete to BJ Busbee for 16 yds to the SDSt 41 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Boise State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.24Lucas Johnson pass complete to BJ Busbee for 14 yds to the BoiSt 47 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 28-10vs New Mexico State	2	19	9.5	25
Wk 2	W 38-14@ Arizona	1	4	4.0	4
Wk 4	W 48-21vs Towson	2	15	7.5	12
Wk 6	W 31-7vs New Mexico	1	36	36.0	36
Wk 7	W 19-13@ San José State	3	41	13.7	16	Season-high 41 yds
Wk 8	W 20-14@ Air Force	1	3	3.0	3
Wk 9	L 20-30vs Fresno State	1	11	11.0	11
Wk 12	W 28-20@ UNLV	2	21	10.5	12
Wk 13	W 27-16vs Boise State	3	37	12.3	14
Wk 14	L 13-46vs Utah State	3	34	11.3	13
Total		19	221	11.9	36

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

BJ Busbee

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

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