Receiver, Texas State (from North Carolina), 2017–⁠22

Rontavius Groves

Height
6′0″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Nashville, TN

Rontavius Groves played receiver at North Carolina (2017–⁠20) and Texas State (2021–⁠22).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018North Carolina1018318.3154
2019North Carolina272509.3125
2020North Carolina44110.3017
2021Texas State10676.7018
2022Texas State2323610.3118
Career7477710.5354

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017North Carolina–––170
2019North Carolina–––100
2020North Carolina12101−10
2021Texas State–––4450
2022Texas State–––10410
Career121017920

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

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2017North CarolinaWRYr 1
2018North CarolinaWRYr 2
2019North CarolinaWRYr 3
2020North CarolinaWRYr 4
2021Texas StateWRYr 5
2022Texas StateWRSr. (Yr 6)6′0″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
2017North Carolina3-0.35––-1.1–
2018North Carolina130.29––3.8–
2019North Carolina450.6161st (n=499)0.5427.35%
2020North Carolina70.03––0.2–
2021Texas State12.55––2.6–
2022Texas State400.3411th (n=683)0.7113.87%

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

2022 Texas State 9 games, 23 catches, 236 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atNevadaL 14–⁠385550––1
Sep 10vs.Florida InternationalW 41–⁠12160––3
Oct 8vs.App StateW 36–⁠24290–––
Oct 15atTroyL 14–⁠17180––1
Oct 22vs.Southern MissL 14–⁠20150–––
Nov 5atUL MonroeL 30–⁠313460–––
Nov 12atSouth AlabamaL 21–⁠383281––1
Nov 19vs.Arkansas StateW 16–⁠134470––3
Nov 26vs.LouisianaL 13–⁠413320––1
2021 Texas State 7 games, 10 catches, 67 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 9vs.South AlabamaW 33–⁠311100––1
Oct 16vs.TroyL 28–⁠312270–––
Oct 23atGeorgia StateL 16–⁠284150–––
Oct 30atLouisianaL 0–⁠45–––––1
Nov 6vs.UL MonroeW 27–⁠192100–––
Nov 20atCoastal CarolinaL 21–⁠35150–––
Nov 27atArkansas StateW 24–⁠22–––––2
2020 North Carolina 4 games, 4 catches, 41 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 3atBoston CollegeW 26–⁠221130–––
Oct 31atVirginiaL 41–⁠44–––––1
Dec 5vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠93280121–
Dec 12atMiamiW 62–⁠26––––––
2019 North Carolina 13 games, 27 catches, 250 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠203350–––
Sep 7vs.MiamiW 28–⁠253410–––
Sep 13atWake ForestL 18–⁠241−40–––
Sep 21vs.App StateL 31–⁠344370–––
Sep 28vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠212100–––
Oct 5atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠223470–––
Oct 19atVirginia TechL 41–⁠433271–––
Oct 26vs.DukeW 20–⁠17160––1
Nov 2vs.VirginiaL 31–⁠381130–––
Nov 14atPittsburghL 27–⁠34290–––
Nov 23vs.MercerW 56–⁠73240–––
Nov 30atNC StateW 41–⁠10150–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.TempleW 55–⁠13––––––
2018 North Carolina 8 games, 10 catches, 183 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atCaliforniaL 17–⁠241140–––
Sep 8atEast CarolinaL 19–⁠412400–––
Oct 13vs.Virginia TechL 19–⁠221180–––
Oct 27atVirginiaL 21–⁠31260–––
Nov 3vs.Georgia TechL 28–⁠381150–––
Nov 10atDukeL 35–⁠42––––––
Nov 17vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠262771–––
Nov 24vs.NC StateL 28–⁠341130–––
2017 North Carolina 1 game, 1 return, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 23vs.DukeL 17–⁠27–––––1

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

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