Michigan State · L 20-30
No catches.
Eastern Michigan · W 34-14
No catches.
Western Michigan · W 45-38
No catches.
Bond has catches in 5 of Toledo’s 8 games: none against Michigan State, Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Rico Bond
On tape: 135 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Central Connecticut, Week 2, 2026.
192 receiving yards · 12 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 1 | 85 |
| Career | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 1 | 85 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 1 | 85 | Season-high 135 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 49-48vs Temple | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-16vs San Diego State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-24@ Ball State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 8-23vs Buffalo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 1 | 85 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 63-10
4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · B. Hammer — 3 rec · 57 yds
The plays that mattered most
455th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to -3 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
208% of team targetsCatch rate
60%12 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
60% catch rate on 20 targets · 8% of the team's targets · 0% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 44.2 | 12.6 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 38.2 | 11.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Pass share
47.3%
266 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
70.2
8 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
The No. 3,084 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
