2019 Spring Football Roster

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Rico Bussey, Jr.

8 Rico Bussey, Jr.

  • Height
    6-2
  • Weight
    193
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Lawton, OK
  • Highschool
    Eisenhower HS

Biography

Ranks fifth in program history in career receiving touchdowns with 20 and is fifth in career 100-yard games (8).

2018:
• Ranked eighth in the nation in touchdown catches (12), and 32nd in receiving yards (1,017)
• First team All-Conference USA selection
• Was one of three Mean Green receivers on the Biletnikoff Watch List
• Led the Mean Green in receiving with 68 catches for 1,017 yards and 12 touchdowns in 12 appearances (all starts)
• Caught a pair of passes for 27 yards at UTSA in the win on 11/24
• Made five catches for 86 yards on 11/15 in the win over Florida Atlantic
• Hauled in six passes for 82 yards and two scores at Old Dominion on 11/10
• Had four catches for 145 yards and a touchdown (68-yarder) in the win vs. Rice on 10/27
• Caught six passes for 104 yards and a touchdown (55-yarder) at UAB on 10/20
• Made four catches for 41 yards on 10/13 in the win vs. Southern Miss
• Hauled in eight passes for 117 yards and a touchdown in the win at UTEP on 10/6
• Had nine catches for 112 yards and two scores on 9/29 vs. Louisiana Tech
• Caught two passes for 39 yards and a touchdown in the win at Liberty on 9/22
• Had five catches for 27 yards and a touchdown on 9/15 in the win at Arkansas
• Caught eight passes for a career-high 128 yards and three touchdowns in the win vs. Incarnate Word on 9/8
• Opened his junior season with a career-high nine catches for 109 yards in the win vs. SMU on 9/1

2017:
• Finished with 47 catches for 677 yards and seven touchdowns in 13 appearances
• Caught four passes for 64 yards and a touchdown at the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on 12/16 vs. Troy
• Had a career-high eight catches for 109 yards in the C-USA Championship Game at Florida Atlantic on 12/2

• Had three grabs for 71 yards and a touchdown on 11/25 in the win at Rice
• Caught seven passes for 85 yards in the win over Army West Point on 11/18
• Had three catches for 65 yards and a touchdown, his fifth in his last six games, in the win vs. UTEP on 11/11
• Caught one pass for 22 yards, which was good for a touchdown, on 11/4 in a win a La Tech
• Had seven catches for 111 yards, also a career-high, and a touchdown in the win over Old Dominion on 10/28
• Made one grab for 19 yards at Florida Atlantic on 10/21
• Had two catches for 32 yards and a touchdown, which was a 22-yard game-winner to cap off a 98-yard drive in the final minute against UTSA on 10/14
• Caught four passes for 33 yards and his first touchdown of the season on 9/30 at Southern Miss in a win
• Made three catches for 33 yards in the win over UAB on 9/23
• Caught one pass for seven yards at Iowa on 9/16
• Hauled in three catches for 27 yards in his season-debut at SMU on 9/9


2016:
• Made eight catches for 97 yards and a touchdown in six appearances and one start for the Mean Green
• Caught two passes for a career-high 57 yards and a touchdown vs. Army in the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl on 12/27
• Had a career-best three catches for 14 yards in his first career start on 10/1 vs. MTSU
• Caught one pass for eight yards vs. Bethune-Cookman on 9/10
• Made first career appearance in the season-opener vs. SMU on 9/3 and recorded a pair of catches for 18 yards

High School:
• Three-star 247 recruit
• Two-star Rivals, Scout and 247 composite recruit
• 12th-ranked recruit in the state of Oklahoma according to the 247 rankings
• 29th-ranked recruit in the state of Oklahoma according to the 247 composite rankings
• 159th-ranked wide receiver in the nation according to the 247 rankings
• 301st-ranked wide receiver in the nation according to the 247 composite rankings
• Member of The Daily Oklahoman Super 30
• Accounted for 2,059 all-purpose yards as a senior and 1,805 all-purpose yards as a junior
• Caught 74 passes for 833 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior
• Rushed 62 times for 508 yards and three touchdowns as a senior
• Hauled in 66 passes for 1,233 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    WR
    6'2" 183 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    WR
    6'2" 191 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    WR
    6'2" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    WR
    6'2" 193 lbs
    8