University of Arizona Athletics

2021: Played in all 12 games and made five starts … Was Arizona’s second-leading receiver with 33 catches for 326 yards and a touchdown … Caught five passes for 53 yards and a touchdown in the season opener vs. BYU, all season-highs … Caught five passes for the second-straight game against San Diego State … Hauled in three catches for 51 yards vs. Arizona State.

2020: Appeared in four of Arizona’s five games as a fixture a top the wide receiver depth chart… Finished season with 11 catches for 133 yards… His 12.1 yards per catch were the most among Wildcat receivers with 10 or more catches for the season… Best performance of the season came versus Colorado (12-5-2020) with three catches for 71 yards, which included second longest catch of his career at 42 yards… Season high for catches was four in Territorial Cup that netted him 40 yards.

2019: Played in all 12 games for the Wildcats with nine starts at slot receiver...Led the team with 45 receptions on the season, recording at least one catch in all 12 games...Finished third on the team with 397 yards and tied for second with three receiving touchdowns...Earned the first start of his career in season opener against Hawai’i (Aug. 24) and recorded three catches for 31 yards...Posted 80 all-purpose yards against Northern Arizona (Sept. 7) with a 42-yard punt return, 29 receiving yards and a nine-yard rush...Recorded a season-high seven catches for 44 yards in home win over UCLA (Sept. 28)...Tied his season high of seven catches one week later at Colorado (Oct. 5), posting 74 receiving yards and his first touchdown of the season...Recorded his first 100-yard game at USC (Oct. 19), catching five passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns...Both touchdown catches came in the fourth quarter from Grant Gunnell, including a 56-yard score and a 27-yard touchdown...Secured four catches for 42 yards on week later at Stanford (Oct. 26)...Completed the season with six catches for 18 yards in Territorial Cup game against ASU (Nov. 30)...Totaled four rushes for 22 yards on the season and three punt returns for 44 yards...Finished with 463 all-purpose yards.

2018: Did not play.

2017: Played in 11 games as a backup receiver and occasional special teams contributor … Caught first career pass – a 24-yard grab – against Purdue in Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27).

High School: Graduated from Charter Oak High School in California…Four-year letterwinner in football at wide receiver, defensive back and running back…Two-time team captain…Team Most Valuable Player as a senior…Three-time All-San Gabriel Valley selection…Three-time all-state selection…Caught 51 passes for 766 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior…Also rushed for 644 yards on 102 carries and 17 touchdowns…Had 72 tackles, three interceptions and two sacks on defense.
 
Personal: Son of Brian and Cynthia Casteel…Has two sisters…Cousin Joe Mathis played football at Washington…Majoring in Literacy, Learning & Leadership.