Rico Flores Jr.

WR · #1 · Virginia · SR · 6'2" · 211 · North Highlands, CA

Projected RES starter

158 2026 receiving yards

12 of 19 2026 catches

1 2026 TDs

3 Explosive plays

28 Career games (19 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Virginia	4	1	12-19	158	13.2	1
2025	UCLA	8	8	26-43	274	10.5	0
2024	UCLA	4	4	12-24	187	15.6	1
2023	Notre Dame	12	6	27-47	392	14.5	1

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 39.5 70

Yards per catch 13.2 53

Catch rate 63.2% 49

Receiving TDs 1 37

Around Rico

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Beau Pribula QB · 1,217 pass yds · 7g

Jekail Middlebrook RB · 396 rush yds · 7g

WR-X

Ty'Lyric Coleman WR · 89 rec yds · 7g

WR-Z

Jacquon Gibson WR · 103 rec yds · 7g

WR-SL

Kameron Courtney WR · 204 rec yds · 6g

Dakota Twitty TE · 62 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Virginia 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 10.9% 36

Red zone TD rate 77.1% 74

Line yards per carry 2.2 30

Sack rate allowed 11.6% 4

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W3	WVU	3	1	26	0	0	9%
W4	DEL	10	9	113	1	2	23%
W5	@ FSU	5	1	13	0	0	16%
W6	SYR	1	1	6	0	0	5%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#223

Elijah Paige OT · Pinnacle USC

#224

Braxton Myers S · Coppell MISS

#225

Rico Flores Jr. WR · Folsom ND

#226

Ashton Cozart WR · Flower Mound Marcus ORE

#227

Malik Elzy WR · Simeon ILL

WRs in the class

#29

Anthony Evans III Converse Judson UGA

#30 Raymond Cottrell Jr. Milton TXAM

#31

Rico Flores Jr. Folsom ND

#32

Ashton Cozart Flower Mound Marcus ORE

#33

Malik Elzy Simeon ILL

2026 · 70th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 92th pctile of class