Player Dossier

2017-2023

Georgia State

Rico Arnold

WR • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Athens, GA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Rico Arnold reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

15%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

51

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

60

Reliable weekly contributor

lowhigh

Star Power

55

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Georgia State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
7
Program Path
Charlotte • Massachusetts • Georgia State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Player Story

Rico Arnold built his college career from 2017 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Athens, GA wearing No. 12, spending time with Charlotte, Georgia State, and Massachusetts. The clearest part of Rico Arnold's career...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7906

Clarke Central · Athens, GA

Committed To
Charlotte
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Rico Arnold, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Georgia State. Rico Arnold reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
797
Receptions
54
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Rico Arnold quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
797
Tracked sample
7 unique seasons · 8 entries · 25 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · Georgia State
Top game
UAB
Recruit profile
2-star · Clarke Central · Charlotte
High school pipeline
Clarke Central · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 12 · Senior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonCharlotte0-00-
2018 Regular SeasonCharlotte720266163.2
2019 Regular SeasonCharlotte0-00-
2020 Regular SeasonCharlotte4336043.2
2021 Regular SeasonMassachusetts927461378.3
2021 Regular SeasonCharlotte9-0078.3
2022 Regular SeasonMassachusetts4434047.9
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia State1-00100

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Georgia State to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted16.6Dec 4, 2023
2023Massachusetts to Georgia StateG5/FCS to G5/FCS16.6Dec 1, 2022
2021Charlotte to MassachusettsG5/FCS to G5/FCS16.6Jan 3, 2021

Rico Arnold played WR for Charlotte, Massachusetts, and Georgia State. Across 7 tracked seasons, Rico Arnold recorded 13 rushing yards, 797 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Massachusetts.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Georgia State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 83.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Charlotte, Massachusetts, Georgia State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rhode Island

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Massachusetts

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

51.2

Efficiency

83.9

Usage

20.3

Consistency

61.7

Best Game by takeover score

Rhode Island

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 85. Eastern Michigan: 58. Coastal Carolina: 38. Toledo: 44. UConn: 21. Florida State: 9. Liberty: 30. Rhode Island: 99. New Mexico State: 77

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 2 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 64.4. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 63.3. Toledo: 3 by 97.8. UConn: 2 by 70. Florida State: 1 by 60. Liberty: 1 by 100. Rhode Island: 6 by 100. New Mexico State: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins21 · Games = 1 · -34 vs Losses
Losses55 · Games = 8 · +34 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Rhode Island

Best efficiency game

100 vs New Mexico State

Result
Sat 11/27@ New Mexico StateL 27-4427738.538.50173
Sat 11/6vs Rhode IslandL 22-3569916.516.50025
Sat 10/30@ LibertyL 17-621303030130
Sat 10/23@ Florida StateL 3-59199909
Sat 10/9vs UConnW 27-1322110.510.50012
Sat 10/2vs ToledoL 7-4534414.714.70039
Sat 9/25@ Coastal CarolinaL 3-534389.59.50013
Sat 9/18vs Eastern MichiganL 28-426589.79.70019
Sat 9/11vs Boston CollegeL 28-4528542.542.50156

Player Story

Rico Arnold story

Rico Arnold built his college career from 2017 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Athens, GA wearing No. 12, spending time with Charlotte, Georgia State, and Massachusetts. The clearest part of Rico Arnold's career was his receiving role: 54 catches, 797 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 13 rushing yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 13 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 79 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Rico Arnold's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Charlotte

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Massachusetts

    2021-2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Georgia State

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonCharlotte0
2018 Regular SeasonCharlotte26674.519.3266
2019 Regular SeasonCharlotte0-266
2020 Regular SeasonCharlotte36807.536
2021 Regular SeasonMassachusetts46183.920.3425
2021 Regular SeasonCharlotte46183.920.30
2022 Regular SeasonMassachusetts3461.115.3-427
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia State0-34

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UAB

Week 5 · L 7-28 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

101

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Rhode Island

Week 10 · L 22-35

99

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Toledo

Week 2 · L 10-55

13

Receiving Yards

79.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 43.3 efficiency score.

#4

vs Boston College

Week 2 · L 28-45

85

Receiving Yards

77.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ New Mexico State

Week 13 · L 27-44 · Conference game

77

Receiving Yards

77.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Georgia State

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2021 Regular Season · Massachusetts

78.3

461 primary · 83.9 efficiency · 20.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Charlotte

78.3

461 primary · 83.9 efficiency · 20.3 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games