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, 2021Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 37 | 578 | 15.6 | 4 | 75 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 1 | 58 |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | Nebraska | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | South Dakota State | 10 | 131 | 13.1 | 0 | 24 |
| Career | 54 | 846 | 15.7 | 5 | 75 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 3 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2024 | Nebraska | – | – | – | 11 | 60 | 0 |
| 2025 | South Dakota State | 6 | 148 | 0 | 5 | −6 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 190 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New Mexico State | 2 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Nebraska | 2 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 2 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Nebraska | 2 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Nebraska | 2 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Nebraska | 2 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | South Dakota State | 2 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 73 | 0.33 | 12th (n=410) | 0.67 | 24.3 | 11% |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 5 | 0.57 | – | – | 2.9 | – |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 1 | 0.59 | – | – | 0.6 | – |
| 2024 | Nebraska | 2 | -0.35 | – | – | -0.7 | – |
| 2025 | South Dakota State (FCS) | 22 | 0.23 | – | – | 5.0 | 4% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 20–3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | at | W 30–24 | – | – | – | 2 | 45 | 3 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 51–7 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 53 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 7–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 12–24 | 3 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | L 17–24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 41–3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 6 | at | L 29–50 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 25 | – |
2024 Nebraska 7 games, 11 returns, 60 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 40–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 28–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 34–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 28–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 7–56 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 17–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 44–25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Nebraska 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 10–13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Nebraska 2 games, 5 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | L 28–31 | 4 | 120 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 14–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 New Mexico State 10 games, 37 catches, 578 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | L 3–30 | 2 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at | L 25–34 | 3 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 43–35 | 3 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 34 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 21–41 | 4 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at | L 31–37 | 7 | 106 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 28–55 | 5 | 76 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 34–48 | 6 | 82 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 13–35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 16–56 | 2 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 44–27 | 4 | 67 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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