Receiver, Central Connecticut (from Villanova), 2020–⁠25

Ricky Ortega

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Coatesville, PA

Ricky Ortega played receiver at Villanova (2020–⁠22) and Central Connecticut (2023–⁠25).

Career highs

3rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Delaware State, 2023

Team titles: Northeast champions, 2024 and 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Central Connecticut3258.309
2025Central Connecticut201879.3118
Career232129.2118

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Villanova1−5−5.000
2023*Central Connecticut421463.5519
2024Central Connecticut22572.6320
2025Central Connecticut2−25−12.500
Career671732.6820

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023*Central Connecticut204247.62485.911
2024Central Connecticut2728.6527.401
Career224944.93006.112

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Villanova1WRFr.
2023Central Connecticut1WRSo.
2024Central Connecticut1WRJr.
2025Central Connecticut1WRSr.5′11″185

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
2022Villanova (FCS)1-0.23––-0.2–
2023Central Connecticut (FCS)730.32––23.117%
2024Central Connecticut (FCS)310.09––2.65%
2025Central Connecticut (FCS)420.096th (n=1040)0.463.76%

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 Central Connecticut 11 games, 20 catches, 187 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atUConnL 13–⁠591−100–
Sep 6vs.American InternationalW 34–⁠7117017–
Sep 13vs.Saint FrancisW 31–⁠7222014−10
Sep 20atMerrimackL 14–⁠161909−15
Sep 27vs.DartmouthL 28–⁠35112012–
Oct 4vs.Sacred HeartW 42–⁠35543013–
Oct 11atRobert MorrisW 24–⁠12432012–
Oct 18atWagnerW 24–⁠171−400–
Nov 1vs.Long Island UniversityW 10–⁠7116016–
Nov 8vs.StonehillW 40–⁠10112112–
Nov 29atRhode IslandL 19–⁠27229018–
2024 Central Connecticut 10 games, 57 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠66––––10
Sep 21atMassachusettsL 31–⁠35––––4
Oct 12vs.MercyhurstW 38–⁠20––––11
Oct 19atDartmouthL 16–⁠20–––––
Oct 26vs.Long Island UniversityL 21–⁠241909–
Nov 2vs.WagnerW 24–⁠14––––31
Nov 9atStonehillW 21–⁠17––––14
Nov 16vs.Robert MorrisW 35–⁠3321608−6
Nov 23vs.DuquesneW 21–⁠14––––−6
Nov 30atRhode IslandL 17–⁠21––––−1
2023 Central Connecticut 7 games, 146 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16atKent StateL 10–⁠38––––22
Sep 30atBrownL 20–⁠42––––16
Oct 7vs.Delaware StateW 51–⁠44––––78
Oct 14atDuquesneL 20–⁠44––––2
Oct 26vs.Long Island UniversityL 23–⁠24––––15
Nov 4atSacred HeartL 24–⁠31––––12
Nov 11atMerrimackL 24–⁠35––––1

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. American International, so that game is not listed.

2022 Villanova 1 game, −5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 22vs.UAlbanyW 31–⁠29––––−5

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

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