Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| 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 |
| Total | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 1 | 85 |
#1
Rico Bond
Sophomore wide receiver for Toledo. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
177 lb · St. Louis, MO · East St. Louis (Ill.)
Returning to Toledo for 2026
The numbers
135
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 1 TD · 33.8 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Toledo from 22% to 86% to win.Central Connecticut at Toledo · 63-10
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Toledo. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Lindenwood in 2024.
- 128 receiving yards in 2025. Then 135 in 2026.
Rico Bond
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at Toledo behind him. The receipt on tape: 135 rec yds, 4 receptions against Central Connecticut, Week 2, 2026.
135 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Lindenwood2-star out of East St. Louis
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Toledo
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Strength: long catch (100th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 REC/g, 135 YDS/g, 33.8 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · 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 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · B. Hammer — 3 rec · 57 yds
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Toledo
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Toledo players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (33 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
Background
2025 (At Lindenwood) Finalist for the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in the FCS...First Team All-OVC-Big South...Three-time OVC Freshman of the Week...Caught 61 passes for 701 yards and six touchdowns...Had a pair of 100-yard receiving games. High School Honor roll student at East St. Louis...
The receiver room · Toledo
- #2Junior Vandeross1,008 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Terrell Crosby Jr.194 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Eric Holley186 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Bryson Hammer41 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Rico Bond1 game · 2026
11 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology