Sophomore running back for Ball State. 2023: 96 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 6 catches.
5′11″ · 214 lb · Saint Louis, MO
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 923 nationally · Signed with Ball State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Ball State. 2023: 96 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 6 catches.
Rico Barfield
Rico Barfield arrived at Northwest Missouri St from Ball State. One game to point at: 48 rush yds, 16 rec yds against Indiana State — Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ball State, 168 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Neu.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Mike Neu — 15-22 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (84th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 21.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 13.7 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ball State | 25 | 96 | 3.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Ball State | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 43 | 168 | 3.9 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ball State | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 45–7
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-44@ Kentucky | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-45@ Georgia | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs Indiana State | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 48 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 3-40vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-42@ Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-13vs Toledo | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 25 | 96 | 3.5 | 1 | 24 |
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).