#5

J.C. Santana

WR · Tulsa · Sr. · #5

Tulsa 2022 alumnus
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J.C. Santana

WR · Tulsa · Sr · #5

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Tulsa
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Tulsa7-6HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Tulsa5-7HC: Philip Montgomery · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Tulsa5385916.27--
2021Tulsa5067413.53--
Career1031,53314.910--
SeasonTeam
2022Tulsa----------
2021Tulsa1664----
Career1664----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 37–30

at Houston

6 rec · 169 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Houston on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Trevon Bradford’s 2021 season.

Oregon State · 2021

#2

Mac Hippenhammer

Miami (OH) · 2021

All-MAC
77%
#3

Corey Crooms

Western Michigan · 2022

All-MAC
76%
#4

Dante Cephas

Kent State · 2022

All-MAC
75%
#5

Mac Hippenhammer

Miami (OH) · 2022

All-MAC
74%

Matches Trevon on

Yards / reception
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Trevon on

EPA / play (adj) (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s path through Houston Christian.

Ben Ratzlaff

98%match

Houston Christian · 2020

#2

Ladd McConkey

Georgia · 2023

WuerffelAll-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 2
98%
#3

Colton Dowell

UT Martin · 2022

NFL Rd 7
97%
#4

Marlon Williams

UCF · 2020

All-AAC
97%
#5

Josh Palmer

Tennessee · 2020

97%

Matches Ben on

Yards per reception
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Malik Benson's junior season at Oregon (2025).

Malik Benson

79%match

Oregon · 2025

NFL Rd 6
#2

Corey Crooms

Western Michigan · 2022

All-MAC
78%
#3

Dante Cephas

Kent State · 2022

All-MAC
77%
#4

Daniel Jackson

Minnesota · 2022

All-Big Ten
77%
#5

Mac Hippenhammer

Miami (OH) · 2022

All-MAC
77%

Matches Malik on

Yards / reception
Height
Weight

Differs from Malik on

EPA / play (adj) (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like J.C. Santana

#1

Ladd McConkey

Georgia · 2021

98%
#2

Ronnie Bell

Michigan · 2022

96%
#3

Dorian Singer

Arizona · 2021

96%
#4

Kyle Williams

UNLV · 2021

96%
#5

Andrew Marsh

Michigan · 2025

95%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
6742021
8592022

+27%

Up 27% from first season to most-recent.