Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 20-17@ Louisiana | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#12
Rico Arnold
Senior wide receiver on Georgia State's 2023 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Athens, GA
CFB Index 44 · #246 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceGeorgia State 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
2★
WR recruit
No. 2358 nationally · Signed with Charlotte
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver on Georgia State's roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Charlotte in 2017.
Rico Arnold
Moves the chains on third down. Rico Arnold has played for five head coaches across five seasons and three programs.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
How it ended
Five seasons at Georgia State, 797 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 101 yds at UAB.UAB · L 7-282018
2017
- Signed with Charlotte2-star out of Clarke Central
20219 games
- Entered the portal
2023
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coach2018
Georgia State
2020–2023
Georgia State
Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Charlotte5-7HC: Brad Lambert · Run-heavy
2020Charlotte2-4HC: Will Healy · Run-leaning
2021Massachusetts1-11HC: Alex Miller · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Massachusetts1-11HC: Don Brown · Run-heavy
2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 27 | 461 | 17.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | Charlotte | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Charlotte | 20 | 266 | 13.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 797 | 14.8 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Charlotte | -- | -- | 79 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Charlotte | 1 | 13 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 13 | 79 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Artie Henry’s 2020 season.
92%match
Matches Artie on
Yards / reception
Height
TD rate
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Donovan Brown’s path through San Diego State.
96%match
#3
Jalen McDonald
95%
Matches Donovan on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Adonicas Sanders's junior season at Georgia Tech (2021).
85%match
Matches Adonicas on
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Adonicas on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Rico Arnold
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology