Rico Flores Jr.

Enrico Flores Jr. is an American college football wide receiver for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He previously played for the UCLA Bruins and the Notre Dame [Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish].

Early life

Flores attended Folsom High School in Folsom, California. He played four years of high school football and was the starting wide receiver in the final two years. During his sophomore season, Flores caught 31 passes for 606 yards and 10 touchdowns. In his junior season, Flores had 1,157 yards on 81 receptions and 11 touchdowns. Finally, in his senior season, Flores had 72 receptions for 1,081 yards and eight touchdowns. He finished his high school career with 201 receptions for 3,222 yards and 32 touchdowns. In 2023, Flores made the All-American Bowl roster.
Rated a four-star recruit, Flores committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football. He committed to Notre Dame over offers from Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, LSU, USC, and Oregon, among others.

Flores came into Notre Dame as an early enrollee in winter. He started the 2023 [Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2023 season] making his debut against 2023 [Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy], catching a two-yard pass during 42–3 win. He earned his first start against 2023 [Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan], catching three passes for 60 yards in the 41–17 win. Against 2023 [Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State], Flores caught his first career touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to put the Irish up by four. Notre Dame couldn't hold on, losing, 17–14. Against 2023 [Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke], Flores caught two passes for 28 yards and converted a two-point conversion in the 21–14 win. Against 2023 [Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh], Flores caught two passes for a career-high 72 yards in the 58–7 win. After finishing the season with 27 catches for 392 yards and one touchdown, Flores entered the NCAA transfer portal on December 1.

On December 15, 2023, Flores announced that he would be transferring to UCLA, a school that recruited him out of high school.

On January 13, 2026, Flores announced that he would be transferring to Virginia with two years left of eligibility.