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
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
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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.
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%)
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.
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