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
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | North Carolina | 10 | 183 | 18.3 | 1 | 54 |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 27 | 250 | 9.3 | 1 | 25 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 | Texas State | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | Texas State | 23 | 236 | 10.3 | 1 | 18 |
| Career | 74 | 777 | 10.5 | 3 | 54 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | North Carolina | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Texas State | – | – | – | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| 2022 | Texas State | – | – | – | 10 | 41 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 92 | 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 | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | North Carolina | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | North Carolina | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | North Carolina | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Texas State | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Texas State | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina | 3 | -0.35 | – | – | -1.1 | – |
| 2018 | North Carolina | 13 | 0.29 | – | – | 3.8 | – |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 45 | 0.61 | 61st (n=499) | 0.54 | 27.3 | 5% |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 7 | 0.03 | – | – | 0.2 | – |
| 2021 | Texas State | 1 | 2.55 | – | – | 2.6 | – |
| 2022 | Texas State | 40 | 0.34 | 11th (n=683) | 0.71 | 13.8 | 7% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 14–38 | 5 | 55 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 41–12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 36–24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 14–17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 14–20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 30–31 | 3 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 21–38 | 3 | 28 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 16–13 | 4 | 47 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 13–41 | 3 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
2021 Texas State 7 games, 10 catches, 67 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 33–31 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 28–31 | 2 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 16–28 | 4 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | L 0–45 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 27–19 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 21–35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 24–22 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
2020 North Carolina 4 games, 4 catches, 41 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at | W 26–22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | at | L 41–44 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 49–9 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Dec 12 | at | W 62–26 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2019 North Carolina 13 games, 27 catches, 250 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 24–20 | 3 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 28–25 | 3 | 41 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at | L 18–24 | 1 | −4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 31–34 | 4 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 20–21 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 38–22 | 3 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 41–43 | 3 | 27 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 20–17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 31–38 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | L 27–34 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 56–7 | 3 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 41–10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 55–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2018 North Carolina 8 games, 10 catches, 183 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 17–24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 19–41 | 2 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 19–22 | 1 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at | L 21–31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 28–38 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 35–42 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 49–26 | 2 | 77 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 28–34 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
2017 North Carolina 1 game, 1 return, 7 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 17–27 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.
