Receiver, South Dakota State (from New Mexico State, Nebraska), 2020–⁠25

Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Twentynine Palms, CA

Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda played receiver at New Mexico State (2020), Nebraska (2021), New Mexico State (2021), Nebraska (2022–⁠24) and South Dakota State (2025).

Career highs

7catches, career highat San José State, 2021120receiving yards, career highvs. Northwestern, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat San José State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021New Mexico State3757815.6475
2022Nebraska512024.0158
2023Nebraska177.007
2024Nebraska11010.0010
2025South Dakota State1013113.1024
Career5484615.7575

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021New Mexico State3420–––
2024Nebraska–––11600
2025South Dakota State614805−60
Career9190016540

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020New Mexico State2WRYr 1
2021Nebraska2WRYr 2
2021New Mexico State2WRYr 2
2022Nebraska2WRYr 3
2023Nebraska2WRYr 4
2024Nebraska2WRYr 5
2025South Dakota State2WRSr. (Yr 6)6′1″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021New Mexico State730.3312th (n=410)0.6724.311%
2022Nebraska50.57––2.9–
2023Nebraska10.59––0.6–
2024Nebraska2-0.35––-0.7–
2025South Dakota State (FCS)220.23––5.04%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 South Dakota State 8 games, 10 catches, 131 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.Sacramento StateW 20–⁠311401252
Sep 6atMontana StateW 30–⁠24–––2453
Sep 27vs.MercyhurstW 51–⁠72300253–
Oct 25vs.North Dakota StateL 7–⁠38––––––
Nov 1vs.Indiana StateL 12–⁠243300–––
Nov 8atSouth DakotaL 17–⁠24140–––
Nov 29vs.New HampshireW 41–⁠31150–––
Dec 6atMontanaL 29–⁠502380125–
2024 Nebraska 7 games, 11 returns, 60 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.UTEPW 40–⁠7–––––3
Sep 7vs.ColoradoW 28–⁠10–––––2
Sep 14vs.Northern IowaW 34–⁠3–––––1
Sep 28atPurdueW 28–⁠10–––––3
Oct 19atIndianaL 7–⁠56–––––1
Oct 26atOhio StateL 17–⁠21–––––1
Nov 23vs.WisconsinW 44–⁠251100–––
2023 Nebraska 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atMinnesotaL 10–⁠13170–––
2022 Nebraska 2 games, 5 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 27vs.NorthwesternL 28–⁠3141201–––
Sep 17vs.OklahomaL 14–⁠49100–––
2021 New Mexico State 10 games, 37 catches, 578 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 28vs.UTEPL 3–⁠302150–––
Sep 11atNew MexicoL 25–⁠34398118–
Sep 18vs.South Carolina StateW 43–⁠353781234–
Sep 25vs.Hawai’iL 21–⁠414180–––
Oct 2atSan José StateL 31–⁠3771062–––
Oct 9atNevadaL 28–⁠555760–––
Oct 23atHawai’iL 34–⁠486820–––
Nov 6vs.Utah StateL 13–⁠35150–––
Nov 20atKentuckyL 16–⁠562330–––
Nov 27vs.MassachusettsW 44–⁠274670–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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