Ron'quavion Tarver

Senior wide receiver for Utah State. 2018: 66 catches, 709 receiving yards, 8 TD.

WR · Utah State · Sr. · #1

6′3″ · 215 lb · Belle Glade, FL

Utah State 2018 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Utah State. 2018: 66 catches, 709 receiving yards, 8 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Utah State, 1,880 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 143 yds vs Air Force.Air Force · L 20-272016

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Utah State

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Matt Wells

Utah State

Played his entire career under Matt Wells.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Matt Wells, all balanced offenses — 20-18 over that span.

2016Utah State3-9HC: Matt Wells · Balanced

2017Utah State6-7HC: Matt Wells · Balanced

2018Utah State11-2HC: Matt Wells · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (91st percentile). Strength: rec tds (89th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (22nd percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#48 / 550 · 91st pct

Rec TDs#50 / 550 · 89th pct

Rec yards#109 / 550 · 80th pct

709

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Long catch#331 / 550 · 39th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Rush yards#192 / 277 · 28th pct

Yards / catch#425 / 550 · 22nd pct

10.7

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.3	72.8	11.1	0.5
Road7g	4.0	38.9	9.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.7	47.3	9.3	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	5.5	63.0	10.8	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bronco Mendenhall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Utah State	66	709	10.7	8	--
2017	Utah State	48	569	11.9	7	--
2016	Utah State	46	602	13.1	3	--
Career		160	1,880	11.8	18	--

Season	Team
2018	Utah State	1	4	--	--	--
2017	Utah State	--	9	--	--	--
2016	Utah State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	13	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2018

W 45–20

at BYU

4 rush yds (1 car)

Dominant 25-point win on the road against BYU.

With T. Hintze — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 50 LONG · D. Thompson — 109 rush yds (17 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 31-38@ Michigan State	3	29	9.7	0	10
Wk 2	W 60-13vs New Mexico State	5	41	8.2	0	15
Wk 3	W 73-12vs Tennessee Tech	5	30	6.0	0	11
Wk 4	W 42-32vs Air Force	9	128	14.2	0	29	Season-high 128 yds
Wk 6	W 45-20@ BYU	3	18	6.0	2	8	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 59-28vs UNLV	4	52	13.0	2	29	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 24-16@ Wyoming	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 9	W 61-19vs New Mexico	7	112	16.0	1	39
Wk 10	W 56-17@ Hawai'i	5	40	8.0	1	22
Wk 11	W 62-24vs San José State	8	74	9.3	0	15
Wk 12	W 29-24@ Colorado State	6	69	11.5	0	28
Wk 13	L 24-33@ Boise State	6	76	12.7	1	42
Bowl	W 52-13@ North Texas	4	33	8.3	1	13
Total		66	709	10.0	8	42

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology