J.Michael Sturdivant

#9 · WR · Sr. · Florida6′3″ · 213 lb · Flower Mound, TX · Flower Mound Marcus

J.Michael Sturdivant is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida.

Sturdivant moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Justin Wilcox, Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster and Billy Napier. A game that shows it: 62 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Ole Miss — Week 12, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ja'Cory ThomasOld Dominion · 2025 · 83% season match
Bryson GreenWisconsin · 2023 · 81% season match
Justin MarshallBuffalo · 2022 · 81% season match
Loic FouonjiTexas Tech · 2022 · 78% season match
Kameron BrownCoastal Carolina · 2021 · 78% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Florida	27	406	15.0	3	57
2024	UCLA	22	315	14.3	2	45
2023	UCLA	36	597	16.6	4	62
2022	California	65	755	11.6	7	48
2021	California	--	--	--	--	--
Career		150	2,073	13.8	16	62

Season	Team
2025	Florida	1	1	10
2024	UCLA	1	5	--
2023	UCLA	--	--	--
2022	California	2	−8	--
2021	California	--	--	--
Career		4	−2	10

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 55-0vs Long Island University	2	7	3.5	1	8
Wk 2	L 16-18vs South Florida	2	21	10.5	0	12
Wk 3	L 10-20@ No. 3 LSU	3	43	14.3	0	18
Wk 4	L 7-26@ No. 4 Miami	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 6	W 29-21vs No. 9 Texas	2	42	21.0	0	23
Wk 7	L 17-34@ No. 5 Texas A&M	2	53	26.5	0	27
Wk 8	W 23-21vs Mississippi State	3	43	14.3	0	20
Wk 10	L 20-24vs No. 5 Georgia	2	21	10.5	0	13
Wk 11	L 7-38@ Kentucky	3	29	9.7	0	12
Wk 12	L 24-34@ No. 6 Ole Miss	2	62	31.0	1	57	Season-high 62 yds
Wk 13	L 11-31vs No. 20 Tennessee	2	22	11.0	0	20
Wk 14	W 40-21vs Florida State	3	58	19.3	1	34
Total		27	406	15.0	3	57

Signature game

Week 12 · 2025

L 24-34

at Ole Miss

2 rec · 62 yds · 1 TD

With D. Lagway — 218 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.5 · 34 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · T. Doman — 47.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +4.65Lagway to Sturdivant: a 57-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Texas · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.22DJ Lagway pass complete to J. Michael Sturdivant for 19 yds to the TEX 45 for a
Week 1 · Long Island University · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.95DJ Lagway pass complete to J. Michael Sturdivant for 8 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
Week 14 · Florida State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Lagway to Sturdivant: a 5-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Miami · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.51DJ Lagway pass complete to J. Michael Sturdivant for 5 yds to the MIA 40 for a
Week 11 · Kentucky · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +2.40Lagway to Sturdivant: a 12-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 7 · Texas A&M · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.32DJ Lagway pass complete to J. Michael Sturdivant for 26 yds to the TA&M 49 for a
Week 7 · Texas A&M · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.29DJ Lagway pass complete to J. Michael Sturdivant for 27 yds to the FLA 47 for a
Week 11 · Kentucky · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.19Jones Jr. to Sturdivant: a 7-yard pass.
Week 10 · Georgia · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Lagway to Sturdivant: a 13-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

27 rec · 406 yds · 3 TD

26 of 27 receptions matched to play-by-play

18 of 45 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

4514% of team targets

Catch rate

58%26 of 45 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

17% of targets (3)

100%catch rate

Air -3.7 · YAC 12.3 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

33% of targets (6)

83%catch rate

Air 6.8 · YAC 2.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

22% of targets (4)

50%catch rate

Air 11.8 · YAC 2.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

28% of targets (5)

20%catch rate

Air 35.2 · YAC 6.0 avg

58% catch rate on 45 targets · 14% of the team's targets · 20% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

20%9 of his 45 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2021California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

2022California4-8HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning

2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning

2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo

2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier and Billy Gonzales · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 42 (#288 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

42Rotational starter #288 of 485 · 2025?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: catch rate (17th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#178 / 798 · 78th pct

0.60

Yards / catch#234 / 798 · 71st pct

13.4

Explosive rate#229 / 798 · 71st pct

13.3%

TD rate#428 / 798 · 46th pct

2.2%

Catch rate#659 / 798 · 17th pct

57.8%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#133 / 558 · 76th pct

15.0

Long catch#177 / 558 · 68th pct

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Rec yards#284 / 558 · 49th pct

406

Receptions#320 / 558 · 41st pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Rush yards#226 / 287 · 20th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

72nd → 78th percentile

Explosive rate

88th → 71st percentile

Catch rate

58th → 17th percentile

TD rate

67th → 46th percentile

Yards / catch

75th → 71st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.3	32.2	13.3	0.3
Road5g	2.2	38.4	17.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	28.5	13.5	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	39.2	16.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Billy Napier

Pass share

49.4%

372 pass / 381 run

Plays / game

62.8

12 games

Team sack rate

5.5%

397 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

27 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

42 · #288 of 485 WRs · 2025

Former four-star. Now #288 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-SEC

Based on 2025: #40 of 58 SEC WRs

How the All-SEC base rate is computed

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%).