Receiver, Texas State (from Bowling Green), 2019–⁠23

Julian Ortega-Jones

Lettered 2019–⁠20 at Bowling Green (school media guide)

Number
No. 17
Height
6′2″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Worth, TX

Julian Ortega-Jones played receiver at Bowling Green (2019–⁠20) and Texas State (2021–⁠23).

Career highs

8catches, career highat UL Monroe, 202292receiving yards, career highat UL Monroe, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Bowling Green2029814.9044
2020Bowling Green1416011.4042
2021Texas State1111510.5022
2022Texas State292709.3147
2023Texas State3279.0017
Career7787011.3147

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Texas State110000
2022Texas State110000
2023Texas State640000
Career860000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Bowling Green17WRYr 1
2020Bowling Green17WRYr 2
2021Texas State17WRYr 3
2022Texas State17WRYr 4
2023Texas State17WRSr. (Yr 5)6′2″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
2019Bowling Green270.83––22.34%
2020Bowling Green250.25––6.38%
2021Texas State140.43––6.0–
2022Texas State340.5024th (n=683)0.7116.96%
2023Texas State40.57––2.3–

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

2023 Texas State 6 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atBaylorW 42–⁠31–––––
Sep 30atSouthern MissW 50–⁠36–––––
Oct 28vs.TroyL 13–⁠3121006–
Nov 4vs.Georgia SouthernW 45–⁠24–––––
Nov 11atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠31–––––
Nov 25vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠44117017–
2022 Texas State 8 games, 29 catches, 270 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atNevadaL 14–⁠3842309–
Sep 10vs.Florida InternationalW 41–⁠12238028–
Sep 17atBaylorL 7–⁠42434018–
Sep 24vs.Houston ChristianW 34–⁠0334119–
Oct 8vs.App StateW 36–⁠24218011–
Oct 22vs.Southern MissL 14–⁠20527020–
Nov 5atUL MonroeL 30–⁠31892047–
Nov 12atSouth AlabamaL 21–⁠381404–
2021 Texas State 6 games, 11 catches, 115 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.BaylorL 20–⁠29323015–
Sep 18vs.Incarnate WordL 34–⁠42228022–
Sep 25atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠59113013–
Nov 6vs.UL MonroeW 27–⁠191404–
Nov 13vs.Georgia SouthernL 30–⁠38342018–
Nov 20atCoastal CarolinaL 21–⁠351505–
2020 Bowling Green 5 games, 14 catches, 160 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 4atToledoL 3–⁠38361042–
Nov 10vs.Kent StateL 24–⁠621505–
Nov 17vs.BuffaloL 17–⁠42667027–
Nov 28atOhioL 10–⁠521909–
Dec 5atAkronL 3–⁠3131809–
2019 Bowling Green 9 games, 20 catches, 298 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Morgan StateW 46–⁠3569035–
Sep 14vs.Louisiana TechL 7–⁠35235021–
Sep 21atKent StateL 20–⁠62114014–
Oct 12vs.ToledoW 20–⁠7232026–
Oct 19vs.Central MichiganL 20–⁠382705–
Nov 2vs.AkronW 35–⁠6326019–
Nov 13atMiami (OH)L 3–⁠441404–
Nov 19vs.OhioL 24–⁠66390044–
Nov 29atBuffaloL 7–⁠49121021−6

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

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