Career Accolades
• 2018 team captain
• 2018 Biletnikoff Award semifinalist
• 2018 All-Pac-12 second team
• 2017 All-Pac-12 honorable mention
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4, 2018)
• Tied 41-year-old school record with 14 touchdown catches in 2018
• Finished second in school history with 28 career receiving touchdowns
• Finished third in school history with nine career 100-yard receiving games
• Finished 10th in school history with 16.44 yards per reception (career)
• Finished 12th in school history with 2,219 career receiving yards
• Finished 18th in school history with 135 career receptions
As a Senior (2018)
• Team captain
• All-Pac-12 second team
• Biletnikoff Award semifinalist
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4)
• Played in 12 games and started 12
• Led team with 63 catches for 1,059 yards and 14 touchdowns
• Tied 41-year-old school record with 14 touchdown catches
• 14 touchdown receptions led Pac-12 and ranked No. 3 in the nation
• Fifth-most receiving yards in a single-season in school history (1,059)
• Fourth-most 100-yard receiving games in a season in school history (5)
• Fourth in the Pac-12 and 21st in the nation with 88.3 receiving yards per game
• Led team in scoring with 86 points, sixth in the Pac-12 with 7.2/game
• Six catches, 226 receiving yards and three touchdowns (38, 19 and 80 yards) vs. San Diego State
• Third-most receiving yards in a single-game in program history
• Three catches for 36 yards and two touchdowns (9 and 8 yards) vs. UC Davis
• Four catches for 84 yards and two touchdowns (13 and 15 yards) at Oregon
• Five catches for 30 yards, including a four-yard touchdown at Notre Dame
• Eight catches for 103 yards vs. Utah
• Seven catches for 91 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown at Arizona State
• 10 catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns (18 and 25 yards) vs. Washington State
• Seven catches for 106 yards and three touchdowns (19, 23 and 2 yards) at UCLA
• Five catches for 109 yards at Cal
• Three catches for 90 yards in win over Pitt (Sun Bowl)
As a Junior (2017)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention
• Team-high 48 receptions
• Team-high 781 receiving yards
• Team-high nine receiving touchdowns
• Second among Pac-12 players
• 25th nationally
• Ninth-most in a season in school history
• Team-high 65.1 receiving yards/game
• Team-high four receptions and 67 yards, including three-yard touchdown catch at USC
• Team-high five catches and 62 receiving yards vs. UCLA
• Team-high four catches for 63 yards and one touchdown vs. Arizona State
• Team-high six catches for 112 yards and two touchdowns vs. Oregon
• Three catches for 30 yards, three-yard game-winning touchdown with 20 seconds left at Oregon State
• Three catches for 52 yards at Washington State
• Team-high five catches and 130 receiving yards vs. Washington
• Team-high seven catches and 79 receiving yards vs. Cal
• Team-high four catches, 38 receiving yards and four-yard touchdown catch vs. Notre Dame
• Two catches for 87 yards vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)
• Team-high five catches for 61 yards and three touchdowns vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)
• Tied Stanford bowl game record with three touchdown receptions
As a Sophomore (2016)
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• 12 games played
• 24 receptions for 379 yards (15.8 yards/catch)
• Team-high five receiving touchdowns
• First three career receptions, 29 receiving yards, eight-yard game-winning touchdown with 24 seconds left at UCLA
• Two catches for 24 yards, including 19-yard touchdown at Washington
• Team-high five catches for 68 yards and a one-yard touchdown reception vs. Washington State
• One catch for five yards and a touchdown at Arizona
• One catch for five yards vs. Oregon State
• Five catches, 106 receiving yards, 61-yard touchdown catch at Oregon
• Four catches for 107 yards at Cal
• One catch for seven yards vs. Rice
As a Freshman (2015)
• Did not see action
The Arcega-Whiteside File
• Played at Dorman (S.C.) under head coach David Gutshall
• Nation’s 45th-best wide receiver by PrepStar, 62nd by Rivals, 79th by 247Sports, 87th by Scout
• South Carolina’s eighth-best recruit by Scout, ninth by Rivals and PrepStar, 10th by 247 Sports, 16th by ESPN
• 2015 Parade All-America first team
• 2014 South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year
• 2014 South Carolina Mr. Football finalist
• School’s career leader in receptions (207), receiving yards (3,779) and touchdowns (38)
• 1,824 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns with school-record 108 receptions as a senior
• 1,500 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior
• 18.2 yards/catch as a three-year varsity starter
• Two-time all-state
• Two-time all-region
• Two-time all-area
• Team ranked 25th nationally by USA Today
• Lettered in basketball
• 2014 McDonald’s All-America nominee
• 2014 all-state
• 2014 team MVP
• Led team to three regional titles
• Lettered in track and field
• 2014 all-state
• Fourth in 100m at 2014 state meet
• All-state in three sports during 2013-14 season
• Born in Zaragoza, Spain
• Full name is Jose Joaquin Arcega-Whiteside
• Son of Joaquin Arcega and Valorie Whiteside
• Mother played basketball professionally overseas and collegiately at Appalachian State
• Father played basketball professionally overseas
• One sibling, Keenan
• Uncles, Fernando and Jose Arcega, played basketball for Spain in 1984 Summer Olympics
• Cousin, Taylor Sowell, played football at Duke
• Cousin, Gaila Proctor, played volleyball at Clemson
• Junior Scholar
• Beta Club
• National Honor Society
• Dorman Youth Association
• Stars Reading Program
• Learned English as third language
• Lived in several countries, including Spain, Portugal and Italy
• Moved to South Carolina at age six
• Majoring in international relations
"You go and play big-time games...and then go to the classroom and compete with the smartest people in the world." - @jjarcega_22 ahead of this week's #NFLDraft.#StanfordNFL pic.twitter.com/1lrOn8GpSw
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) April 24, 2019
"If you're here, you're blessed. Take advantage of every opportunity." » @jjarcega_22#NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/Yoi3yWOwpZ
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) March 2, 2019
Congratulations to @jjarcega_22, voted by his teammates as our 2018 Team MVP and Irving S. Zeimer Award winner.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/neQ8ba93ks
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) December 4, 2018
.@jjarcega_22's incredible season continued Saturday with his 4th 100-yard receiving game & 5th multi-touchdown performance.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/LrZqRGqii7
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) November 25, 2018
Historic night for @jjarcega_22.
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) September 1, 2018
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