2022 Football Roster
JuanCarlos Santana
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 183
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Katy
TULSA – A five-year letterwinner and three-year starter … played in 47 career games and had 34 starts … surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards with 45 yards on 4 receptions vs. SMU in the 2022 season … had career totals of 2,325 yards and 15 TDs on 157 receptions for a 14.8 average per catch … had six career 100+ receiving games,
2020 – Played and started all 12 games … had 859 yards and seven touchdowns on 53 receptions for a 71.6-yard average per game … had three 100+ receiving games … tallied a career-best 169 yards and tied his career-high with two TDs on six receptions in the season finale at Houston … had a 28-yard TD reception vs. #19 Tulane … caught seven passes for 69 yards at Navy … caught three passes for 137 yards against JAX State … caught a career-high two TD passes vs. NIU, going for 14 and 25 yards … had 102 yards and one TD on seven catches in the season opener at Wyoming.
2021 – Played and started in all 13 games … ranked second on the team in receiving …?caught 51 passes for 689 yards and three touchdowns … had 99 yards and one TD on five receptions against Arkansas State … surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards in the Arkansas State game … had 78 yards on seven catches at No. 9-ranked Ohio State … had a team-high 61 yards on four receptions at Oklahoma State … totaled a season-best 109 yards on seven receptions vs. Navy … had four catches for 51 yards including a 21-yard TD catch at No. 2-ranked Cincinnati … caught five passes for 59 yards and a 21-yard TD against Temple … had six receptions for 75 yards in the 2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl against Old Dominion.
2020 – Played and started all nine games … had 34 catches for 544 yards, a 16.0 average and four touchdowns … had his second career 100-yard receiving game with 112 yards on four receptions vs. Mississippi State in the Armed Forces Bowl … caught five passes for 54 yards and one TD at #6 Cincinnati in the AAC Championship game … totaled a career-high 138 yards on eight catches vs. Tulane, including a 37-yard 'Hail Mary' reception in the end zone as time expired to send the game to OT … was named to the AAC's weekly honor roll for his performance against Tulane … had five receptions for 57 yards against #19 SMU … totaled 88 yards on four catches against ECU, including a 39-yard TD … totaled 42 yards on two receptions, including a 33-yard touchdown, at USF … received his first career start in the opener at OSU and had three catches for 9 yards.
2019 – Played in 11 games … missed the Houston game … totaled 19 catches for 233 yards and one touchdown … had career-bests of nine receptions for 98 yards against Navy … also had a career-best 104 all-purpose yards vs. Navy … had his first career TD on his only catch, a 14-yarder, against #25 Memphis … had a season-long 42-yard reception for his only reception vs. SMU … made his first career receptions at San Jose State in the second game of the season with three catches for 33 yards.
2018 – Played in two games … saw action against UConn and SMU.
2017 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the season due to redshirt status.
HIGH SCHOOL – Helped lead Katy High School to a 10-3 record as a senior . . . caught 43 passes for 843 yards and 13 touchdowns his senior season . . . ranked at No. 56 in the Houston Chronicle’s Area Top-100 . . . had six receptions for 130 yards against Cypress Ranch High School as a senior . . . earned honorable mention all-district honors as a junior . . . high school coach was Gary Joseph.
PERSONAL – Lists the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers as his favorite NFL teams … his favorite professional athlete is Kyrie Irving … his favorite TV show is “Family Guy” … favorite superhero is Batman … favorite movie is Godfather Part 2 … began playing football at the age of 10 … his favorite sports movie is Raging Bull … his go-to-snack is Oreo cookies … father is Juan Carlos Angulo … mother is Jeannette Santana … majoring in organizational studies … born March 6, 1999.
