Receiver, UL Monroe (from South Carolina, Jackson State), 2020–25
Rico Powers Jr.
Lettered 2020 at South Carolina (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Savannah, GA
Rico Powers Jr. played receiver at South Carolina (2020–21), Jackson State (2022–24) and UL Monroe (2025).
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. Bethune-Cookman, 2023119receiving yards, career highvs. Florida A&M, 2023Team titles: SWAC champions, 2022 and 2024
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | South Carolina | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | Jackson State | 23 | 213 | 9.3 | 3 | 36 |
| 2023 | Jackson State | 22 | 309 | 14.0 | 1 | 66 |
| 2024 | Jackson State | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 58 | 615 | 10.6 | 4 | 66 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jackson State | 10 | 180 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2024 | Jackson State | – | – | – | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | South Carolina | 13 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | South Carolina | 13 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Jackson State | 13 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Jackson State | 13 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Jackson State | 13 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 13 | WR | Sr. (Yr 6) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | South Carolina | 5 | -0.34 | – | – | -1.7 | – |
| 2022 | Jackson State (FCS) | 24 | 0.35 | – | – | 8.4 | 7% |
| 2023 | Jackson State (FCS) | 30 | 0.60 | 27th (n=681) | 0.80 | 18.0 | 7% |
| 2024 | Jackson State (FCS) | 5 | -0.01 | – | – | -0.1 | – |
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 13 | 0.47 | – | – | 6.1 | – |
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
2025 UL Monroe 3 games, 5 catches, 53 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Saint Francis | W 29–0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at Alabama | L 0–73 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. Arkansas State | W 28–16 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
2024 Jackson State 2 games, 4 catches, 9 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at UL Monroe | L 14–30 | 4 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs.Lane College | W 58–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
2023 Jackson State 6 games, 22 catches, 309 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. South Carolina State | W 37–7 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Sep 3 | vs. Florida A&M | L 10–28 | 4 | 119 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at Texas State | L 34–77 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 49 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 22–16 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 48 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 45–30 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 36 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. Alabama State | L 19–24 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 at Southern, so that game is not listed.
2022 Jackson State 10 games, 23 catches, 213 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Florida A&M | W 59–3 | 1 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. Tennessee State | W 16–3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | atAlabama State | W 26–12 | 4 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | atBethune-Cookman | W 48–8 | 2 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. Campbell | W 22–14 | 3 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. Southern | W 35–0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs.Alabama A&M | W 27–13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at Alcorn State | W 24–13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs.Southern | W 43–24 | 6 | 73 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. North Carolina Central | L 34–41 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Grambling, so that game is not listed.
2021 South Carolina 1 game, 2 catches, 12 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. Kentucky | L 10–16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 South Carolina 1 game, 2 catches, 19 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at Florida | L 24–38 | 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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