177 lb · St. Louis, MO · East St. Louis
His longest catch is 85 yards, 3rd among FBS wide receivers.
He has catches in 5 of Toledo’s 7 games: none against Michigan State and Eastern Michigan.
Rico Bond
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at Toledo behind him. On tape: 135 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Central Connecticut, Week 2, 2026.
192 receiving yards · 12 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 21Against Buffalo on Oct. 10: 1 catch for -1 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 12 catches for 191 yards. Toledo has thrown to him 19 times in 175 passes.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 1 |
| Career | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 1 | 85 | Season-high 135 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 49-48vs Temple | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-16vs San Diego State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-24@ Ball State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 8-23vs Buffalo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 1 | 85 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 63-10
4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · B. Hammer — 3 rec · 57 yds
The plays that mattered most
382nd in receiving yards, among all 1,995 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -22 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
209% of team targetsCatch rate
60%12 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
60% catch rate on 20 targets · 9% of the team's targets · 0% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 44.2 | 12.6 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 38.2 | 11.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Pass share
47.4%
225 pass / 250 run
Plays / game
67.9
7 games
Team sack rate
1.2%
240 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #336 at the position.
The No. 3,084 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
His career
