Receiver, Hawai’i (from North Texas), 2016–⁠20

Rico Bussey Jr.

Lettered 2020 (school media guide)

Number
No. 8
Height
6′2″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Lawton, OK

Rico Bussey Jr. played receiver at North Texas (2016–⁠19) and Hawai’i (2020).

At a glance

Best season
1,017
Receiving yards, 2018 (North Texas, 9–⁠4)
National rank
No. 9
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2018

Career highs

9catches, career hightwice; last vs. Louisiana Tech, 2018156receiving yards, career highvs. Abilene Christian, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Incarnate Word, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016North Texas89712.1130
2017North Texas4767714.4760
2018North Texas681,01715.01268
2019North Texas515030.0157
2020Hawai’i322868.9135
Career1602,22713.92268

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016North Texas8WRYr 1
2017North Texas8WRYr 2
2018North Texas8WRYr 3
2019North Texas8WRYr 4
2020Hawai’i8WRSr. (Yr 5)6′2″190

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
2016North Texas110.75––8.3–
2017North Texas730.4741st (n=507)0.5234.29%
2018North Texas1060.6972nd (n=497)0.5372.612%
2019North Texas81.27––10.1–
2020Hawai’i110.24––2.7–

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

2020 Hawai’i 7 games, 32 catches, 286 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 24atFresno StateW 34–⁠19886035
Nov 7vs.New MexicoW 39–⁠33529011
Nov 14atSan Diego StateL 10–⁠3442208
Nov 21vs.Boise StateL 32–⁠40112012
Nov 28vs.NevadaW 24–⁠21446019
Dec 5atSan José StateL 24–⁠35869113
Dec 12vs.UNLVW 38–⁠21222021
2019 North Texas 2 games, 5 catches, 150 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Abilene ChristianW 51–⁠314156157
Sep 14atCaliforniaL 17–⁠231−600
2018 North Texas 12 games, 68 catches, 1,017 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.SMUW 46–⁠239109022
Sep 8vs.Incarnate WordW 58–⁠168128335
Sep 15atArkansasW 44–⁠17527110
Sep 22atLibertyW 47–⁠7239122
Sep 29vs.Louisiana TechL 27–⁠299112235
Oct 6atUTEPW 27–⁠248117138
Oct 13vs.Southern MissW 30–⁠7441016
Oct 20atUABL 21–⁠296104155
Oct 27vs.RiceW 41–⁠174145168
Nov 10atOld DominionL 31–⁠34682226
Nov 15vs.Florida AtlanticW 41–⁠38586049
Nov 24atUTSAW 24–⁠21227023
2017 North Texas 13 games, 47 catches, 677 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9atSMUL 32–⁠54326012
Sep 16atIowaL 14–⁠311707
Sep 23vs.UABW 46–⁠43333022
Sep 30atSouthern MissW 43–⁠28433116
Oct 14vs.UTSAW 29–⁠26232122
Oct 21atFlorida AtlanticL 31–⁠69119019
Oct 28vs.Old DominionW 45–⁠387111134
Nov 4atLouisiana TechW 24–⁠23122122
Nov 11vs.UTEPW 45–⁠10365160
Nov 18vs.ArmyW 52–⁠49785029
Nov 25atRiceW 30–⁠14371151
Dec 2atFlorida AtlanticL 17–⁠418109027
Dec 16 ✦vs.TroyL 30–⁠50464133
2016 North Texas 4 games, 8 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.SMUL 21–⁠34218010
Sep 10vs.Bethune-CookmanW 41–⁠201808
Oct 1vs.Middle TennesseeL 13–⁠30314010
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArmyL 31–⁠38257130

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′0⅜″
Weight186 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.50 s
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.21 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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