Rico Flores Jr.
Virginia Cavaliers
85
Great

Rico Flores Jr.

Virginia CavaliersSolid
RESDefenseGreatTRANSFER · UCLA
Projected Starter

Is Rico Flores Jr. starting?

Rico Flores Jr. is the projected starter at RES for Virginia Cavaliers.

Rico Flores Jr. is the projected starting RES on a Solid Virginia — 85 OVR.

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Depth at RES · Virginia Cavaliers

  1. 11185Rico Flores Jr.Starter
  2. 21568Dillon Newton-Short
  3. 36567Grant Ellinger
  4. 49462Ezekiel Larry

What's Next

Who do they play next?Prince Strachan — vs West Virginia · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Dillon Newton-Short — No. 2 at RES for VirginiaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Virginia Cavaliers

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Folsom, ranked #225 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 26 catches, 274 yards, 0 TD. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #225 NatlTeam Share8%
North Highlands, CA
Jersey
#11
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
211 lbs
Transfer
UCLA

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—262740

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9170
National Rank
#225
High School
Folsom
Hometown
Folsom, CA

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 61th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.93 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 61% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 20% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Rico Flores Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

26 rec · 274 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach VirginiaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.