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
Career highs
9catches, career hightwice; last vs. Louisiana Tech, 2018156receiving yards, career highvs. Abilene Christian, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Incarnate Word, 2018Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Texas | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 1 | 30 |
| 2017 | North Texas | 47 | 677 | 14.4 | 7 | 60 |
| 2018 | North Texas | 68 | 1,017 | 15.0 | 12 | 68 |
| 2019 | North Texas | 5 | 150 | 30.0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2020 | Hawai’i | 32 | 286 | 8.9 | 1 | 35 |
| Career | 160 | 2,227 | 13.9 | 22 | 68 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Texas | 8 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | North Texas | 8 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | North Texas | 8 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | North Texas | 8 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Hawai’i | 8 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Texas | 11 | 0.75 | – | – | 8.3 | – |
| 2017 | North Texas | 73 | 0.47 | 41st (n=507) | 0.52 | 34.2 | 9% |
| 2018 | North Texas | 106 | 0.69 | 72nd (n=497) | 0.53 | 72.6 | 12% |
| 2019 | North Texas | 8 | 1.27 | – | – | 10.1 | – |
| 2020 | Hawai’i | 11 | 0.24 | – | – | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | W 34–19 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 35 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 39–33 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 10–34 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 32–40 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 24–21 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 19 |
| Dec 5 | at | L 24–35 | 8 | 69 | 1 | 13 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 38–21 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 21 |
2019 North Texas 2 games, 5 catches, 150 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 51–31 | 4 | 156 | 1 | 57 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 17–23 | 1 | −6 | 0 | 0 |
2018 North Texas 12 games, 68 catches, 1,017 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 46–23 | 9 | 109 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 58–16 | 8 | 128 | 3 | 35 |
| Sep 15 | at | W 44–17 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 47–7 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 27–29 | 9 | 112 | 2 | 35 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 27–24 | 8 | 117 | 1 | 38 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 30–7 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 21–29 | 6 | 104 | 1 | 55 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 41–17 | 4 | 145 | 1 | 68 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 31–34 | 6 | 82 | 2 | 26 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 41–38 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 49 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 24–21 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 23 |
2017 North Texas 13 games, 47 catches, 677 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at | L 32–54 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 14–31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 46–43 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 43–28 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 29–26 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 31–69 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 45–38 | 7 | 111 | 1 | 34 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 24–23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 45–10 | 3 | 65 | 1 | 60 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 52–49 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 29 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 30–14 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 51 |
| Dec 2 | at | L 17–41 | 8 | 109 | 0 | 27 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 30–50 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 33 |
2016 North Texas 4 games, 8 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 21–34 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 41–20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 13–30 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 31–38 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 30 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ |
| Weight | 186 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.21 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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