#11
Virginia · 2026

Rico Flores Jr.

WRSenior6' 2", 211 lbsNorth Highlands, CA
Virginia Cavaliers4-3 · TDC #34
Snap share
36%
likely 30–42%
Receptions
12
467th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
158
460th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.2
Rec. TD
1
346th of 826 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.61
19 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

19 plays · +11.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.61
Passing+0.61
1st down+0.53
2nd down+0.58
3rd down+0.32
Standard downs+0.78
Passing downs+0.47
Jr.WR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays13%
Run plays0%
1st down6%
2nd down5%
3rd down11%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs11%
Jr.WR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets19—
Target share18.4%199th / 524
Catch rate63.2%298th / 524
Success rate per target52.6%193rd / 524
Yards per target8.3244th / 524
Explosive catches15.8%135th / 524
Deep-target rate21.1%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
19
12 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
13.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.2
38 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
120
of 158 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
21%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted19 targets charted

63% comp13.9 avg. depth3.2 YAC/catch21% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 22 yds, 11.0 per target250% · 22yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (16%), 2 caught (67%), 31 yds, 10.3 per target367% · 31yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target250% · 23yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target2100% · 11yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 26 yds, 26.0 per target1100% · 26yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · UCLA

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Jr.’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
19
12 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
9.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.4
65 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
99
of 164 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted19 targets charted

60% comp9.5 avg. depth5.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (16%), 3 caught (100%), 78 yds, 26.0 per target3100% · 78yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 18 yds, 18.0 per target1100% · 18yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (21%), 3 caught (75%), 11 yds, 2.8 per target475% · 11yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target250% · 8yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (21%), 2 caught (50%), 24 yds, 6.0 per target450% · 24yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target250% · 17yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farVirginia#34 · 4-3436%12158118.4%
2025UCLA#89 · 3-9848%26274018.5%
2024UCLA#65 · 5-7421%12187110.7%
2023Notre Dame#7 · 10-31148%27392111.4%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Rico Flores Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Rico Flores Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.7 avg. game scoreBest: 8.7 vs Delaware (Week 4)1 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1NC StateW 34–8—no stats recorded
2Norfolk StateW 59–3—no stats recorded
3vsWest VirginiaL 27–385.612626.0026
4DelawareW 42–38.7911312.6123
5@Florida StateL 7–384.811313.0013
6SyracuseW 28–253.9166.006
7@SMUL 13–23—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games5.71215813.2126

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions12467th / 1995
Yards158460th / 1981
Yards / catch13.2—
Touchdowns1346th / 826
Long26—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 3 · West Virginia70~41 (27–50)359%
Wk 4 · Delaware85~68 (45–83)1080%
Wk 5 · Florida State71~42 (28–51)559%
Wk 6 · Syracuse55~15 (5–21)127%
Season465166 (140–196)1936%

Position Room

17 WRs on the Virginia roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
5Kameron CourtneyWRJR18204213%+0.53
18Da'Shawn MartinWRJR15231513%+0.24
11Rico Flores Jr.WRSR12158113%+0.61
8Ty'Lyric ColemanWRSR108916%+0.73
4Jacquon GibsonWRSR810327%+0.37
84Isaiah RobinsonWRSO59817%+0.36
13Josiah AbdullahWRSO410214%+1.98
81TeKai KirbyWRSR11603%+0.11
15Dillon Newton-ShortWRSO—————
22Tyson DavisWRSR—————
26Jack RhodesWRFR———2%-1.11
27Kyle AltWR—————
45Brand MorganWRSO—————
80Trevor LaddWRJR———4%-0.33
82DaMari CarterWRFR—————
85Dylan CopeWRFR—————
CJ SpenceWR———8%-0.68

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Virginia depth chart →