Senior wide receiver for Florida Atlantic. 2025: 27 catches, 283 receiving yards.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Tampa, FL · Berkley Prep
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
27 catches · 10.5 per catch
Best game: 4 rec, 34 yds, at Ohio
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Florida Atlantic. 2025: 27 catches, 283 receiving yards.
RJ Garcia II
Moves the chains on third down. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chris Klieman and Eddie George. One game to point at: 60 rec yds, 23 rush yds against Central Michigan — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: rush yards (85th percentile). 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 · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 22.8 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 36.5 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 27.8 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
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
Three-star recruit. Now #354 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 27 | 283 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 14 | 184 | 13.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 543 | 11.1 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 2 | 61 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 61 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-7vs Lafayette | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-34@ Cincinnati | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-13vs Liberty | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-40@ Louisville | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-35@ Ohio | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-23vs Toledo | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-27vs Central Michigan | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 60 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 21-24@ Kent State | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-28vs Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-19vs Akron | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 27 | 283 | 9.7 | 0 | 28 |
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 Nico Ragaini’s 2022 season.
Matches Nico on
Differs from Nico on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Malik Murray’s path through East Tennessee State.
Julius Young
Matches Malik on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Corey Crooms's senior season at Minnesota (2023).
Matches Corey on
Differs from Corey on
Player DNA
At Florida Atlantic Graduate (2026) Arrived to Paradise in January of 2026 At Bowling Green Graduate (2025) Appeared in 12 games, starting in eight of them Hauled in 27 catches for 283 yards Made first career start in season opener against Lafayette, catching two passes for 32 yards Caught five p...
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