RJ Garcia II

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Berkeley Prep
Prev School:
Kansas State

Bowling Green

2025 | Senior
• Made first career start in season opener against Lafayette, catching two passes for 32 yards
• Caught five passes for 35 yards against Cincinnati in his second start
• Totaled three receptions for 38 yards in homecoming game against Liberty
• Made three receptions for 29 yards at Louisville
• Had 34 receiving yards and a 38-yard rush at Ohio

2024 | Junior
• Missed all of BGSU's games with an injury suffered in preseason camp

Kansas State

Manhattan, Kan.

• Appeared in 29 career games over three seasons at Kansas State
• Has two years of eligibility remaining after redshirting the 2021 season
• Caught 22 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns while at Kansas State
• Had a career game in the 2023 opener with five receptions for 119 yards and one score against Southeast Missouri
• Member of Kansas State's 2022 Big 12 championship squad
• Notched two receptions for 27 yards and his first career touchdown against TCU in the 2022 Big 12 Championship game, which gave K-State a 21-10 lead over TCU in the third quarter

Berkeley Prep

Tampa, Fla.

• Played safety at Berkeley Prep for head coach Dominic Ciao
• Helped the Buccaneers earn a 7-2 record and a state runner-up finish
• Finished prep career by tallying 1,342 yards on 71 receptions with 11 touchdowns
• Also returned 17 kickoffs for 504 yards (29.6 yards per return)
• Named to the 2020 Sports Illustrated All-America preseason watch list
• An honorable mention on the 2019 Tampa Bay Times Hillsborough County team
• Also played basketball at Berkeley Prep for his father, head coach Renaldo Garcia

Personal

• Son of Jodi and Renaldo Garcia
• Has one sibling, Rico
• Father, Renaldo, was a three-year starting guard for the Florida basketball team from 1987-1991, helping the Gators earn their first SEC Championship in 1989
• Renaldo went on to play professionally in Honduras