Ricky Ortega

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Ricky Ortega
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Coatesville, PA
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Villanova (Coatesville HS)
  • gp
    13
  • yds
    187
  • yds/g
    14.4
  • td
    1
Bio

2024: NEC Academic Honor Roll (3.2+ GPA) ... Played in all 11 games ... Ran the ball 23 times and scored three touchdowns on the ground ... Was 2-5 passing on the season ... 

2023: Saw action in 10 games under center ... Rushed the ball 48 times for 182 yards and a team-best six rushing touchdowns ... Was 19-41 passing with a TD pass at Brown ... Was 11-20 for 133 yards passing against the Bears ... Carried 13 times for 16 yards at Brown .. Rished 10 times for a career-best 78 yards and three scores in the win over Delaware State .. 

At Villanova: Appeared in one game during his time at Villanova

At Coatesville High School: Played football and was a track & field athlete … Set the Pennsylvania state record for career touchdowns with 179 … All-time leading passer in the Ches-Mont League, the district and among Pennsylvania big schools … Named the Pennsylvania state Player of the Year as a senior …Three-time first team all-state performer … Two-time Eastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year as a sophomore and a senior … Chosen as the all-area Player of the Year as a sophomore and a junior … Four-time first team Ches-Mont pick … Named to the Eastern Pennsylvania All-Decade team and the Ches-Mont first team All-Decade squad … Recorded a school record 47 victories as a starting quarterback … Threw for 10,176 yards and 129 touchdowns while amassing 13,120 total yards and the record 179 total touchdowns … Team won two district titles and four Ches-Mont titles … Selected as a Mr. Pennsylvania Football finalist and won the Michael Payton Quarterback of the Year as a senior in 2019 … As a track & field athlete was a Ches-Mont and District 1 champion in the javelin … Finished third at the state meet as a sophomore in 2018 … Inducted to the National Honor Society.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 20 9
Yards 187 78
Yards per game 14.4 11.1
Yards per catch 9.3 8.7
Touchdowns 1 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Connecticut L, 59-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l W, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U. W, 31-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack L, 16-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart W, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris W, 24-12 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Connecticut L, 59-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l W, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U. W, 31-7 1 -10 -10.0 0 0 - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack L, 16-14 1 -15 -15.0 0 0 - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth L, 35-28 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 4 Sacred Heart W, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris W, 24-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Connecticut L, 59-13 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Sep 6 American Int'l W, 34-7 1 17 17.0 17 0 - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U. W, 31-7 2 22 11.0 14 0 - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack L, 16-14 1 9 9.0 9 0 - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth L, 35-28 1 12 12.0 12 0 1 1
Oct 4 Sacred Heart W, 42-35 5 43 8.6 13 0 - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris W, 24-12 4 32 8.0 12 0 - -
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 - -
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7 1 16 16.0 16 0 - -
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10 1 12 12.0 12 1 - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19 2 29 14.5 18 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Connecticut L, 59-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 American Int'l W, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Saint Francis U. W, 31-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Merrimack L, 16-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 Dartmouth L, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Sacred Heart W, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Robert Morris W, 24-12 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Connecticut L, 59-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l W, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U. W, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack L, 16-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart W, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris W, 24-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Connecticut L, 59-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l W, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U. W, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack L, 16-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart W, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris W, 24-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Connecticut L, 59-13 1 - -1 - - -1
Sep 6 American Int'l W, 34-7 1 - 17 - - 17
Sep 13 Saint Francis U. W, 31-7 1 -10 22 - - 12
Sep 20 at Merrimack L, 16-14 1 -15 9 - - -6
Sep 27 Dartmouth L, 35-28 1 - 12 - - 12
Oct 4 Sacred Heart W, 42-35 1 - 43 - - 43
Oct 11 at Robert Morris W, 24-12 1 - 32 - - 32
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17 1 - -4 - - -4
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7 1 - 16 - - 16
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10 1 - 12 - - 12
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33 1 - - - - 0
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19 1 - 29 - - 29
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Connecticut L, 59-13 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 American Int'l W, 34-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U. W, 31-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 at Merrimack L, 16-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 Dartmouth L, 35-28 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart W, 42-35 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris W, 24-12 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Connecticut L, 59-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l W, 34-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U. W, 31-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack L, 16-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth L, 35-28 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 4 Sacred Heart W, 42-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris W, 24-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner W, 24-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU W, 10-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill W, 40-10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Duquesne L, 38-33 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst W, 35-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Rhode Island L, 27-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 10 20 42 47.6% 248 24.8 5.9 1 1 45 100.3
2024-25 11 2 5 40.0% 52 4.7 10.4 0 1 36 87.4
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 22 47 46.8% 300 8.8 6.4 1 2 45 98.9
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 10 48 182 18.2 3.8 6 19 2 1
2024-25 11 23 60 5.5 2.6 3 20 - -
2025-26 13 2 -25 -1.9 -12.5 0 0 1 1
Total 34 73 217 6.4 3.0 9 20 3 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 3 0.3 25 2.3 8.3 0 9
2025-26 13 20 1.5 187 14.4 9.3 1 18
Total 34 23 0.7 212 6.2 9.2 1 18
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 10 182 - - - 182 18.2
2024-25 11 60 25 - - 85 7.7
2025-26 13 -25 187 - - 162 12.5
Total 34 217 212 - - 429 12.6
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 36 3.6 6 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
2024-25 18 1.6 3 0 - - - - - - 0 0
2025-26 6 0.5 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 60 1.8 9 1 - - - - 0 - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 13 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 13 2 -25 -1.9 -12.5 0 0 1 1
Conference 7 1 -10 -1.4 -10.0 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 1 -10 -1.4 -10.0 0 0 1 1
Away 6 1 -15 -2.5 -15.0 0 0 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 1 -10 -1.3 -10.0 0 0 - -
Losses 5 1 -15 -3.0 -15.0 0 0 1 1
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 2 -25 -6.3 -12.5 0 0 1 1
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 13 20 1.5 187 14.4 9.3 1 18
Conference 7 9 1.3 78 11.1 8.7 1 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 11 1.6 122 17.4 11.1 1 17
Away 6 9 1.5 65 10.8 7.2 0 18
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 15 1.9 138 17.3 9.2 1 17
Losses 5 5 1.0 49 9.8 9.8 0 18
Month
August 1 1 1.0 -1 -1.0 -1.0 0 0
September 4 5 1.3 60 15.0 12.0 0 17
October 3 10 3.3 71 23.7 7.1 0 13
November 5 4 0.8 57 11.4 14.3 1 18
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 5 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 13 -25 187 - - 162 12.5
Conference 7 -10 78 - - 68 9.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 7 -10 122 - - 112 16.0
Away 6 -15 65 - - 50 8.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 8 -10 138 - - 128 16.0
Losses 5 -15 49 - - 34 6.8
Month
August 1 - -1 - - -1 -1.0
September 4 -25 60 - - 35 8.8
October 3 - 71 - - 71 23.7
November 5 - 57 - - 57 11.4
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.5 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 6 0.9 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 0.9 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 0.8 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 13 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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