Senior wide receiver for California. 2023: 10 catches, 101 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Leimert Park, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 154 nationally · Signed with Miami
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for California. 2023: 10 catches, 101 receiving yards.
Brian Hightower
Moves the chains on third down. Five head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 32 rec yds, 3 receptions against Washington — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at California, 910 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 18.2 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 16.6 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | California | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Illinois | 37 | 452 | 12.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Illinois | 11 | 209 | 19.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Miami | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Miami | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 70 | 910 | 13.0 | 6 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-21@ North Texas | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-14vs Auburn | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 32-59@ Washington | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21vs Arizona State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-63@ Oregon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 10 | 101 | 9.6 | 0 | 20 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Joseph Ngata’s 2022 season.
Matches Joseph on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen Kelsey’s path through Campbell.
Jalen Kelsey
Lujuan Winningham
Matches Jalen on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Patrick Bryant's senior season at Illinois (2022).
Matches Patrick on
Differs from Patrick on
Player DNA