John Ursua, 2018
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Receiver, Hawai’i, to 2018

John Ursua

Lettered 2016–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Kailua-Kona, HI
Born
Jan 17, 1994, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

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John Ursua played receiver at Hawai’i (to 2018). The Seattle Seahawks took Ursua in round 7, No. 236 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,343
Receiving yards, 2018 (Hawai’i, 8–⁠6)
Best game
272 yards
At Massachusetts, week 1, 2017: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2018
Drafted
No. 236
Round 7, 2019 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

13catches, best game on fileat San José State, 2018272receiving yards, best game on fileat Massachusetts, 20173receiving touchdowns, best game on fileat San José State, 2018

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Hawai’i5365212.3344
2017Hawai’i4766714.2585
2018Hawai’i891,34315.11680
On file (2016–⁠18)1892,66214.12485

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2016Hawai’i8630
2017Hawai’i2110
On file (2016–⁠18)10740

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Hawai’i5WRRS
2016Hawai’i5WRFr.
2017Hawai’i5WRSo.
2018Hawai’i5WRJr.5′10″175

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
2016Hawai’i810.4331st (n=489)0.5234.59%
2017Hawai’i620.6774th (n=507)0.5241.614%
2018Hawai’i1480.6063rd (n=497)0.5389.016%

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

2018 Hawai’i 13 games, 89 catches, 1,343 yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 25atColorado StateW 43–⁠347123250–
Sep 1vs.NavyW 59–⁠4110167250–
Sep 8vs.RiceW 43–⁠299133134–
Sep 15atArmyL 21–⁠2861232801
Sep 22vs.DuquesneW 42–⁠21577232–
Sep 29atSan José StateW 44–⁠4113148341–
Oct 6vs.WyomingW 17–⁠13530010–
Oct 13atBYUL 23–⁠49989126–
Oct 20vs.NevadaL 22–⁠407123170–
Oct 27atFresno StateL 20–⁠50570031–
Nov 3vs.Utah StateL 17–⁠56378154–
Nov 17vs.UNLVW 35–⁠286148168–
Nov 24atSan Diego StateW 31–⁠304340143
2017 Hawai’i 6 games, 47 catches, 667 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26atMassachusettsW 38–⁠3512272185–
Sep 9atUCLAL 23–⁠561079114–
Sep 23atWyomingL 21–⁠288102150–
Sep 30vs.Colorado StateL 21–⁠51774125–
Oct 7atNevadaL 21–⁠359126133–
Oct 14vs.San José StateW 37–⁠26114014–
2016 Hawai’i 14 games, 53 catches, 652 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26vs.CaliforniaL 31–⁠51570032–
Sep 3atMichiganL 3–⁠63222012–
Sep 10vs.UT MartinW 41–⁠36–––––
Sep 17atArizonaL 28–⁠47583138–
Oct 1vs.NevadaW 38–⁠1719095
Oct 8atSan José StateW 34–⁠175520204
Oct 15vs.UNLVL 38–⁠41121021–
Oct 22atAir ForceW 34–⁠277108140–
Oct 29vs.New MexicoL 21–⁠28544018–
Nov 5atSan Diego StateL 0–⁠55741011–
Nov 12vs.Boise StateL 16–⁠5221116–
Nov 19atFresno StateW 14–⁠13549022–
Nov 26vs.MassachusettsW 46–⁠40222013−1
Dec 24 ✦vs.Middle TennesseeW 52–⁠356120044–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Pro day 2019
Height5′9⅛″W5′9⅛″
Weight178 lbW178 lb
Arm length29⅞″W29⅞″
Hand size9¼″W9¼″
40-yard dash4.56 sW4.56 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump37″W37″
Broad jump10′0″W10′0″
Bench press17 repsW17 reps
3-cone drill6.77 sW6.77 s
20-yard shuttle4.16 sW4.16 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Seattle Seahawks11110

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2023CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders *
2024CFLBC Lions *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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