Rico Gafford: CB · Wyoming · #5.
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Rico Gafford
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. A two-star recruit with two seasons on the field at Wyoming since. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Hawai'i — Week 4, 2017.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 6 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-24@ Iowa | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-0vs Gardner-Webb | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-49vs Oregon | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-21vs Hawai'i | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 45-10vs Texas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-23@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ Boise State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-3vs New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 16-13vs Colorado State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-13vs Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-20@ San José State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 37-14vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
39tackles this season39 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
2 seasons under Craig Bohl — 16-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Craig Bohl
Pass share
44.3%
347 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
60.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
381 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Wyoming, 99 tackles — the college career is complete.
