J.C. Santana

Senior wide receiver for Tulsa. 2022: 53 catches, 859 receiving yards, 7 TD.

WR · Tulsa · Sr. · #5

6′0″ · 183 lb · Katy, TX

CFB Index 71 · #71 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceTulsa 2022 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Tulsa. 2022: 53 catches, 859 receiving yards, 7 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tulsa, 2,310 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 169 yds at Houston.Houston · W 37-302022

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Tulsa

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

1 coach

2019–2022

Philip Montgomery

Tulsa

Played his entire career under Philip Montgomery.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

71Quality starter #71 of 488?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Tre Lamb

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

71 · #71 of 488 WRs

Career stats

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

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022

W 54–17

vs Jacksonville State

3 rec · 137 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 37-point win at home against Jacksonville State.

With D. Brin — 424 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.5 · -10 rush yds (3 car) · L. Wilson — 44 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Wyoming · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +5.16Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 41 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 3 · Jacksonville State · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +4.10Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 59 yds to the JaxSt 18 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Houston · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.01Braylon Braxton pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 52 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 2 · Northern Illinois · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.76Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 25 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 13 · Houston · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.76Braylon Braxton pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 25 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 13 · Houston · 2&12 · Q2 · EPA +3.62Braylon Braxton pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 38 yds to the Houst 25 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Northern Illinois · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.53Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 38 yds to the NoIll 30 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Tulane · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.20Braylon Braxton pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 28 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 5 · Cincinnati · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 16 yds to the Cincy 46 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Northern Illinois · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.86Davis Brin pass complete to JuanCarlos Santana for 14 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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 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	17.3	7	59

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

J.C. Santana

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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