Receiver, Michigan State (from Tennessee), 2011–⁠15

DeAnthony Arnett

Lettered 2012–⁠15 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Saginaw, MI

DeAnthony Arnett played receiver at Tennessee (2011) and Michigan State (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

8catches, career highat Florida, 20112receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Buffalo, 2011

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2013 and 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Tennessee2424210.1235
2012Michigan State36923.0048
2013Michigan State177.007
2014Michigan State2115.506
2015Michigan State610617.7225
Career3643512.1448

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Tennessee5WR
2012Michigan State5WR
2013Michigan State5WR
2014Michigan State5WR
2015Michigan State5WR6′0″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Michigan State10.23––0.2–
2014Michigan State3-0.06––-0.2–
2015Michigan State71.63––11.4–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Michigan State 4 games, 6 catches, 106 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atWestern MichiganW 37–⁠24236121–
Sep 19vs.Air ForceW 35–⁠2118082
Oct 10atRutgersW 31–⁠24241125–
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠38121021–
2014 Michigan State 2 games, 2 catches, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Jacksonville StateW 45–⁠71606–
Sep 20vs.Eastern MichiganW 73–⁠141505–
2013 Michigan State 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Western MichiganW 26–⁠131707–
2012 Michigan State 3 games, 3 catches, 69 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8atCentral MichiganW 41–⁠71480484
Oct 13vs.IowaL 16–⁠191909–
Nov 17vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠23112012–
2011 Tennessee 7 games, 24 catches, 242 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 17atFloridaL 23–⁠33859012–
Oct 1vs.BuffaloW 41–⁠10327213–
Oct 8vs.GeorgiaL 12–⁠20322011–
Oct 29vs.South CarolinaL 3–⁠14359026–
Nov 5vs.Middle TennesseeW 24–⁠0347035–
Nov 12atArkansasL 7–⁠491808–
Nov 26atKentuckyL 7–⁠1032009–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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