Player Career

Rico Bussey Jr. Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Rico Bussey Jr. story

Rico Bussey Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Lawton, OK wearing No. 8, spending time with Hawai'i and North Texas. The clearest part of Rico Bussey Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 160 catches, 2,227 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with North Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 2 tackles and 78 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i and North Texas.

The arc is straightforward: Rico Bussey Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    North Texas

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Hawai'i

    2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonNorth Texas9761.17.4
2016 Regular SeasonNorth Texas9761.17.40
2017 PostseasonNorth Texas6778515.2580
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Texas6778515.20
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Texas1,01787.221.3340
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Texas150509.6-867
2020 Regular SeasonHawai'i28662.119.5136

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Old Dominion

Week 9 · W 45-38 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

111

Receiving Yards

97.8 takeover

111 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 14 · L 17-41 · Conference game

109

Receiving Yards

94.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

109 receiving yards with a 90.8 efficiency score.

#3

@ UTEP

Week 6 · W 27-24 · Conference game

117

Receiving Yards

92.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

117 receiving yards with a 97.5 efficiency score.

#4

@ Fresno State

Week 8 · W 34-19 · Conference game

86

Receiving Yards

90.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 71.7 efficiency score.

#5

vs Rice

Week 9 · W 41-17 · Conference game

145

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

145 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · North Texas

1,017 primary output · 87.2 efficiency · 21.3 usage

82.9

#2

2017 Postseason · North Texas

62.7

677 primary · 85 efficiency · 15.2 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · North Texas

62.7

677 primary · 85 efficiency · 15.2 usage

Milestones

9

100+ receiving yards

7

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games