Senior wide receiver for Virginia. 2025: 26 catches, 274 receiving yards.
6′2″ · 211 lb · North Highlands, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
26 catches · 10.5 per catch
Best game: 4 rec, 50 yds, at Indiana
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Virginia. 2025: 26 catches, 274 receiving yards.
Rico Flores
Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 59 rec yds, 2 receptions against Ohio State — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tony Elliott.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: td rate (18th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 23.8 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 44.8 | 16.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 31.7 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 35.8 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #390 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCLA | 26 | 274 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | UCLA | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 27 | 392 | 14.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 65 | 853 | 13.1 | 2 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 14-17@ Northwestern | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-37vs Penn State | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-13@ Michigan State | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Maryland | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-56@ Indiana | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Nebraska | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-48@ Ohio State | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 51 | Season-high 59 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 14-48vs Washington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 26 | 274 | 11.2 | 0 | 51 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.
Matches Ben on
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Flournoy’s path through Southeast Missouri State.
Matches Ryan on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyree Kelly's junior season at Massachusetts (2025).
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Differs from Tyree on
Player DNA
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