Upcoming Event: Football versus Stetson on August 29, 2026 at 6 p.m.
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6 p.m.
Football
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 2
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Twentynine Palms, Calif.
- High School:
- Twentynine Palms H.S.
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Administration
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2025: Contributed as a wide receiver and punt/kick returner during his only season in a Jackrabbit uniform ... tallied 42 all-purpose yards on five touches (1 rush, 1 receiving, 1 kick return and 2 punt returns) in season opener against Sacramento State (8/30) ... returned two kickoffs for 45 yards in double-overtime win at Montana State (9/6) ... accumulated season-high 83 all-purpose yards (2 receptions for 30 yards and 2 kickoff returns for 53 yards) in home victory against Mercyhurst (9/27) ... completed a pass for 26 yards versus North Dakota State (10/25) ... recorded season-high three receptions for 30 yards versus Indiana State (11/1) ... caught one pass for 15 yards and returned a pair of punts for 21 yards in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener against New Hampshire (11/29) ... hauled in season-long 24-yard reception and added another 14-yard receptioni and 25-yard kick return in playoff finale at Montana (12/6)
BEFORE SDSU: Has made a few other stops in his collegiate career and will have one season of eligibility remaining at South Dakota State ... during the 2024 season, led Nebraska with 11 punt returns for 60 yards while adding depth in the passing game with six receptions for 130 yards over three seasons (2022-24) ... was granted a final year of eligibility with the Jackrabbits after having his 2023 campaign limited to one game due to injury ... began his collegiate career at Saddleback College (Calif.), where he caught 56 passes for 953 yards and 13 touchdowns ... then moved on to New Mexico State, where he recorded 42 receptions for 639 yards and four touchdowns over 12 games across two seasons ... graduated from Nebraska with a degree in child, youth and family studies, and is furthering his academic pursuits in sports and recreation administration
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2025)
- MVFC Honor Roll (2025)
2025: Contributed as a wide receiver and punt/kick returner during his only season in a Jackrabbit uniform ... tallied 42 all-purpose yards on five touches (1 rush, 1 receiving, 1 kick return and 2 punt returns) in season opener against Sacramento State (8/30) ... returned two kickoffs for 45 yards in double-overtime win at Montana State (9/6) ... accumulated season-high 83 all-purpose yards (2 receptions for 30 yards and 2 kickoff returns for 53 yards) in home victory against Mercyhurst (9/27) ... completed a pass for 26 yards versus North Dakota State (10/25) ... recorded season-high three receptions for 30 yards versus Indiana State (11/1) ... caught one pass for 15 yards and returned a pair of punts for 21 yards in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener against New Hampshire (11/29) ... hauled in season-long 24-yard reception and added another 14-yard receptioni and 25-yard kick return in playoff finale at Montana (12/6)
BEFORE SDSU: Has made a few other stops in his collegiate career and will have one season of eligibility remaining at South Dakota State ... during the 2024 season, led Nebraska with 11 punt returns for 60 yards while adding depth in the passing game with six receptions for 130 yards over three seasons (2022-24) ... was granted a final year of eligibility with the Jackrabbits after having his 2023 campaign limited to one game due to injury ... began his collegiate career at Saddleback College (Calif.), where he caught 56 passes for 953 yards and 13 touchdowns ... then moved on to New Mexico State, where he recorded 42 receptions for 639 yards and four touchdowns over 12 games across two seasons ... graduated from Nebraska with a degree in child, youth and family studies, and is furthering his academic pursuits in sports and recreation administration
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