Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Ball State
Rico Barfield
RB • 5'11" • 214 lbs • Saint Louis, MO, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Rico Barfield leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana State
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Rico Barfield, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State. Rico Barfield leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 259
- Rushing yards
- 168
- Receiving yards
- 91
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Rico Barfield quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 259
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Indiana State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Coral Gables · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Coral Gables · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Sophomore
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 184 scrimmage yards · RB 367th (top 52%) · Mid-American 84th (top 37%) · National 1,111th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Ball State | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 4 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 7 | 184 | 96 | 88 | 2 | 52.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ball State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 18 | Dec 4, 2023 |
Rico Barfield played RB for Ball State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Rico Barfield recorded 168 rushing yards, 91 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Ball State paired 184 primary output with 41.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana State
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
26.3
Efficiency
41.4
Usage
9
Consistency
42.6
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 26. Georgia: 20. Indiana State: 64. Georgia Southern: 60. Western Michigan: 3. Eastern Michigan: 4. Toledo: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 4 by 56.3. Georgia: 8 by 20.8. Indiana State: 6 by 94.4. Georgia Southern: 6 by 57.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 15.6. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 20.8. Toledo: 3 by 24.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64 · Games = 1 · +44 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 6 · -44 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana State
Best efficiency game
94.4 vs Indiana State
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Ball State
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Ball State | 12 | 41.7 | 4.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 63 | 35.5 | 6.3 | 51 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 184 | 41.4 | 9 | 121 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana State
Week 3 · W 45-7
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64
Scrimmage Yards
74.3 takeover
64 scrimmage yards and 10 usage.
#2
vs Georgia Southern
Week 4 · L 3-40
60
Scrimmage Yards
64 takeover
Loss with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
60 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
#3
vs Murray State
Week 3 · W 31-0
39
Scrimmage Yards
60.3 takeover
Win with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
39 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#4
vs Georgia State
Week 1 · L 20-51 · Postseason
12
Scrimmage Yards
51.8 takeover
Loss with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
12 scrimmage yards and 4.8 usage.
#5
@ Tennessee
Week 1 · L 10-59
21
Scrimmage Yards
40.7 takeover
Loss with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
21 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
184 primary output · 41.4 efficiency · 9 usage
52.4
#2
2021 Postseason · Ball State
40.5
12 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
32.5
63 primary · 35.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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