Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 32 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Total | 5 | 65 | 12.6 | 1 | 32 |
#7
Rico Scott
Junior wide receiver for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 203 lb · Harrisburg, PA · Bishop McDevitt
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Alabama)
The numbers
65
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 1 TD · 13 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 44 yds, 1 TD, at Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 48.3 points in belief.
21.7own fans
70national conversation
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
199 windows · 2026 fan posts
rico×185.0meadows×200.1kalen×195.6derek×94.0picks×86.0jeremy×71.7elite×43.5deboer×65.2
“How Kalen DeBoer plans to Derek Meadows, Rico Scott, says Scott would “probably” get the nod for the third WR spot submitted by /u/DoctorWhosOnFirst [link] [comments]”
reddit/rolltide · fan post, verbatim
Rico Scott
This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Alabama. The receipt on tape: 44 rec yds, 3 receptions against Kentucky, Week 2, 2026.
65 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Bishop McDevitt
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Alabama
Played his entire career under Kalen DeBoer.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Alabama
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 22-8 over that span.
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 32.5 YDS/g, 12.6 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
3 rec · 44 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Kentucky.
With K. Russell — 188 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 38.9 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · D. Hill — 104 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Worked into an expanded role at wideout, playing in all 15 games with three starts ... also saw time on kickoff return ... tallied 11 receptions for 98 yards and two touchdowns ... added three kickoff returns for 35 total yards. Florida State: Caught two passes for 19 total...
The receiver room · Alabama
- #1Ryan Williams689 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Lotzeir Brooks441 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Noah Rogers413 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Rico Scott98 receiving yards · 2025
- #23MJ Chirgwin31 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology