Senior wide receiver for Hawai'i. 2020: 32 catches, 286 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′2″ · 190 lb · Lawton, OK
The story
4 wide receiver for Hawai'i. 2020: 32 catches, 286 receiving yards, 1 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearRico Bussey Jr.
Rico Bussey Jr. has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 86 rec yds, 8 receptions against Fresno State — Week 8, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Hawai'i, 2,227 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: yards / catch (7th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 27.2 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 59.0 | 8.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.6 | 40.9 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
63.7%
142 pass / 81 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hawai'i | 32 | 286 | 8.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | North Texas | 5 | 150 | 30.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | North Texas | 68 | 1,017 | 15.0 | 12 | -- |
| 2017 | North Texas | 47 | 677 | 14.4 | 7 | -- |
| 2016 | North Texas | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 160 | 2,227 | 13.9 | 22 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hawai'i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | North Texas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | North Texas | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | North Texas | -- | -- | 53 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | North Texas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 78 | -- | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 34-19@ Fresno State | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 0 | 35 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 39-33vs New Mexico | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-34@ San Diego State | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 32-40vs Boise State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Nevada | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-35@ San José State | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 15 | W 38-21vs UNLV | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 32 | 286 | 9.3 | 1 | 35 |