Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 7, middle 6, right 8.
David Amador II
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Fourth year in the UTSA receiving corps. One game to point at: 71 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Navy — Week 7, 2026.
335 receiving yards · 40 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named David Amador II at Texas State.
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Last game (Wk 8): 47 receiving yards, 5 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-30@ No. 1 Texas | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-45vs Colorado State | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 5 | W 16-14@ Rice | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Florida | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-34vs Navy | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 71 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 42-19@ Tulane | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total | 40 | 335 | 8.4 | 1 | 36 |
Oct. 24 · W 42-19 at Tulane, play by play
5 catches for 47 yards. UTSA threw to him on 5 of its 22 passes.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
30-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Third quarter, up 21-13. Converted.
7 catches for 71 yards, his most this season.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 7 catches for 73 yards, the box score 7 for 71, so no play is placed until they agree.
A big game: 9 catches for 70 yards. UTSA threw to him on 10 of its 32 passes.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, down 7-0.
16-yard catch. Third quarter, up 20-17.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 48 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 7 catches for 52 yards, the box score 7 for 48, so no play is placed until they agree.
3 catches for 44 yards and a touchdown. UTSA threw to him on 6 of its 30 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 59-45 win.
27-yard touchdown. First quarter, made it 21-14.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 11 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 4 catches for 15 yards, the box score 4 for 11, so no play is placed until they agree.
3 catches for 26 yards. UTSA threw to him on 6 of its 43 passes.
13-yard catch. Second quarter, down 14-7.
8-yard catch on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, down 26-24. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 18 yards. UTSA threw to him on 2 of its 29 passes.
11-yard catch. Third quarter, up 31-6.
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Week 6 · 2026
W 31-24
9 rec · 70 yds
A close one, won by 7 at home.
With O. McCown — 209 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.2 · 52 rush yds (9 car) · W. Henderson III — 86 rush yds (13 car) · 2 rec · 24 yds
The plays that mattered most
204th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
5523% of team targetsCatch rate
73%40 of 55 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
73% catch rate on 55 targets · 23% of the team's targets.
4 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 30-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 50.8 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 33.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 41.1 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 47.0 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
40 catches, 2 pass attempts and 1 carry in 8 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #163 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #30 of 51 American Athletic WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,062 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the American Athletic as a redshirt junior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Traylor.
