#12

Rico Arnold

WR · Georgia State · Sr. · #12

Georgia State 2023 alumnus
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Rico Arnold

WR · Georgia State · Sr · #12

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2358 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Georgia State
2022
Georgia State
2023
Georgia State

Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Massachusetts1-11HC: Alex Miller · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Massachusetts1-11HC: Don Brown · Run-heavy
2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Georgia State----------
2022Massachusetts4348.50--
2021Massachusetts2746117.13--
Career3149516.03--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

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.

Artie Henry

92%match

Marshall · 2020

#2

Adonicas Sanders

Georgia Tech · 2021

83%
#3

Shae Wyatt

Tulane · 2021

82%
#4

Jermaine Braddock

San José State · 2021

81%
#5

Myron Mitchell

UAB · 2020

81%

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.

San Diego State · 2025

#2

Zakhari Franklin

Illinois · 2024

All-Conference USA
95%
#3

Jalen McDonald

Merrimack · 2025

95%
#4

Jake Thaw

Delaware · 2025

94%
#5

R.J. Sneed

Colorado · 2022

94%

Matches Donovan on

Height
Yards per reception
Weight

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Adonicas Sanders's sophomore season at Georgia Tech (2021).

Georgia Tech · 2021

#2

Jermaine Braddock

San José State · 2021

82%
#3

TJ Graham

Texas State · 2021

81%
#4

Jamari Thrash

Georgia State · 2021

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
81%
#5

Marcell Barbee

Texas State · 2021

All-Sun Belt
80%

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

#1

Donovan Brown

San Diego State · 2025

96%
#2

Zakhari Franklin

UTSA · 2021

95%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
4612021
34.02022

-93%

Sharp dropoff (-93%) — career inflection point.