J.C. Santana

#5 · WR · Sr. · Tulsa6′0″ · 183 lb · Katy, TX

J.C. Santana: WR · Tulsa · #5.

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J.C. Santana

WR · Tulsa · Sr · #5

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Fourth year in the Tulsa receiving corps. On tape: 169 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Houston, Week 13, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Tulsa	53	859	16.2	7	59
2021	Tulsa	50	674	13.5	3	42
2020	Tulsa	34	544	16.0	4	57
2019	Tulsa	19	233	12.3	1	42
Career		156	2,310	14.8	15	59

Season	Team
2022	Tulsa	--	--	--
2021	Tulsa	1	6	64
2020	Tulsa	2	20	--
2019	Tulsa	--	--	59
Career		3	26	123

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 37-40@ Wyoming	7	102	14.6	1	41
Wk 2	W 38-35vs Northern Illinois	4	87	21.8	2	38	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 54-17vs Jacksonville State	3	137	45.7	1	59	137-yard receiving day
Wk 4	L 27-35@ No. 16 Ole Miss	4	55	13.8	0	18
Wk 5	L 21-31vs Cincinnati	4	30	7.5	0	16
Wk 6	L 21-53@ Navy	7	69	9.9	0	25
Wk 8	W 27-16@ Temple	4	44	11.0	0	16
Wk 9	L 34-45vs SMU	4	45	11.3	0	21
Wk 10	L 13-27vs No. 19 Tulane	2	41	20.5	1	28
Wk 11	L 10-26@ Memphis	3	52	17.3	0	41
Wk 12	W 48-42vs South Florida	5	28	5.6	0	10
Wk 13	W 37-30@ Houston	6	169	28.2	2	52	Season-high 169 yds
Total		53	859	16.2	7	59

Signature game

Week 13 · 2022

W 37-30

at Houston

6 rec · 169 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Houston on the road in a shootout.

With B. Braxton — 316 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.4 · 51 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · L. Wilson — 43.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Wyoming · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.16Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 41 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 3 · Jacksonville State · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +4.10Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 59 yds to the JaxSt 18 for a
Week 13 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.01Braylon Braxton pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 52 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 2 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.76Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 25 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 13 · Houston · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.76Braylon Braxton pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 25 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 13 · Houston · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.62Braylon Braxton pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 38 yds to the Houst 25 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.53Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 38 yds to the NoIll 30 for a
Week 10 · Tulane · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.20Braylon Braxton pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 28 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 5 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 16 yds to the Cincy 46 for a
Week 2 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.86Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 14 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Philip Montgomery — 22-24 over that span.

2019Tulsa4-8HC: Philip Montgomery · Balanced, fast tempo

2020Tulsa6-3HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Tulsa7-6HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Tulsa5-7HC: Philip Montgomery · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 71 (#71 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2022 season

71Quality starter #71 of 488 · 2022?

6 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rec tds (89th percentile). Strength: rec yards (89th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#46 / 550 · 89th pct

Rec yards#62 / 550 · 89th pct

859

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 84th pct

Yards / catch#92 / 550 · 83rd pct

16.2

Receptions#104 / 550 · 81st pct

Long catch#164 / 550 · 69th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.7	61.3	18.7	0.7
Road6g	5.2	81.8	15.8	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.8	80.0	18.9	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	63.2	15.7	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Philip Montgomery

Pass share

49.8%

415 pass / 419 run

Plays / game

69.5

12 games

Team sack rate

9.2%

468 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

53 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

71 · #71 of 488 WRs · 2022

J.C. Santana

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

53 catches in 12 games

Five seasons at Tulsa