Receiver, Mississippi State, 2020–⁠22

Rufus Harvey

Lettered 2021–⁠22 (school media guide)

Number
No. 82
Height
5′10″
Weight
165 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Starkville, MS

Rufus Harvey played receiver at Mississippi State (2020–⁠22).

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last vs. Georgia, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Mississippi State5397.8111
2022Mississippi State535059.5336
Career585449.4436

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Mississippi State82WRFr.
2021Mississippi State82WRSo.
2022Mississippi State82WRJr.5′10″165

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
2021Mississippi State70.51––3.5–
2022Mississippi State590.7353rd (n=683)0.7142.96%

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

2022 Mississippi State 13 games, 53 catches, 505 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.MemphisW 49–⁠23561133
Sep 10atArizonaW 39–⁠17654020
Sep 17atLSUL 16–⁠31322018
Sep 24vs.Bowling GreenW 45–⁠14551016
Oct 1vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠24541116
Oct 8vs.ArkansasW 40–⁠17342020
Oct 15atKentuckyL 17–⁠271505
Oct 22atAlabamaL 6–⁠30534010
Nov 5vs.AuburnW 39–⁠33546016
Nov 12vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠45664136
Nov 19vs.East Tennessee StateW 56–⁠71909
Nov 24atOle MissW 24–⁠22543016
Jan 2 ✦vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠10333017
2021 Mississippi State 3 games, 5 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 16vs.AlabamaL 9–⁠491707
Oct 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠6217111
Nov 20vs.Tennessee StateW 55–⁠1021508

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

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