Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/25Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
Rico Barfield
Last confirmed: Ball State, 2023. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 214 lb · Saint Louis, MO · De Smet Jesuit
Rico Barfield: RB · Ball State · #5.
Rico Barfield
Rico Barfield arrived at Northwest Missouri St from Ball State. One game to point at: 48 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards against Indiana State — Week 3, 2023.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Ball State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| 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 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
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| 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@ No. 1 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 | 3.8 | 1 | 24 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2023
W 45-7
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Indiana State · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.34Kadin Semonza pass complete to Rico Barfield for 16 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)
- Week 3 · Indiana State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.12Rico Barfield run for 24 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)
- Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.58Kadin Semonza pass complete to Rico Barfield for 23 yds to the GASO 47 for a
- Week 1 · Kentucky · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.25Kadin Semonza pass complete to Rico Barfield for 12 yds to the UK 5 for a
- Week 2 · Georgia · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.09Layne Hatcher pass complete to Rico Barfield for 2 yds to the UGA 44 for a
- Week 2 · Georgia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.04Layne Hatcher pass complete to Rico Barfield for 8 yds to the BALL 43
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.00Kadin Semonza pass complete to Rico Barfield for 27 yds to the GASO 20 for a
- Week 2 · Georgia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.91Rico Barfield run for 1 yd to the BALL 41
- Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +0.86Rico Barfield run for 1 yd to the BALL 35 for a
- Week 2 · Georgia · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA −0.83Rico Barfield run for 1 yd to the UGA 43
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Mike Neu — 15-22 over that span.
2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
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 Neu
Pass share
39.4%
304 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
64.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
25 carries and 6 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Ball State
- Dec 2023 Entered the transfer portalBall State to Northwest Missouri St
- 2023 Ball State NeuYear 3 · 7 games
- 2022 Ball State NeuYear 2 · 4 games
- 2021 Ball State NeuYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Ball State in 2021 as a 3-star recruit, No. 923 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Ball State in the 2021 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from Ball State to Northwest Missouri St, Dec 4, 2023.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ball State, 168 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2021
- Signed with Ball State3-star out of De Smet Jesuit
2024
- Transferred to Northwest Missouri Stfrom Ball State
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
Ball State
Played his entire career under Mike Neu.