Lawrence Arnold
.jpg) Arnold with Kansas in 2022 | |
| Kansas Jayhawks – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas) |
Lawrence Arnold is an American college football wide receiver for the Kansas Jayhawks.
Early life
[edit]Arnold attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. In Arnold's high school career he caught 109 passes for 1,635 yards and 25 touchdowns.[1] A three-star recruit, Arnold committed to play college football at the University of Kansas over other schools such as California, Colorado, Kansas State, Missouri, and Wisconsin.[2][3]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2020, Arnold hauled in six receptions for 45 yards.[4] He caught three passes for 33 yards and two touchdown in the 2021 season opener, helping Kansas beat South Dakota 17–14.[5][6] Arnold finished the season with 27 receptions for 316 yards and three touchdowns.[7] In week four of the 2022 season, he made four receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown in a 35–27 win over Duke.[8] In week seven, Arnold brought in five receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns as the Jayhawks fell 52–42 against Oklahoma.[9][10] In the 2022 Liberty Bowl, he made eight catches for 119 yards, but the Jayhawks lost in triple overtime versus Arkansas.[11] Arnold finished the 2022 season with 44 receptions for 716 yards and four touchdowns.[12] Ahead of the 2023 season, Arnold was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list.[13]
College statistics
[edit]| Kansas Jayhawks | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||
| GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 27 | 362 | 11.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 44 | 716 | 16.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 44 | 782 | 17.8 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 38 | 121 | 1,905 | 15.36 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lawrence Arnold Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Benton (August 5, 2019). "3-star Texas prep WR Lawrence Arnold commits to KU football". KU Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Riddle, Greg (August 5, 2019). "DeSoto 3-star wide receiver Lawrence Arnold commits to Kansas". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Lawrence Arnold 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Swaffar, Nathan. "Three overlooked observations from Kansas vs. South Dakota". The University Daily Kansan. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Skretta, Dave. "Kansas scores late to beat S. Dakota 17-14 in Leipold debut". AP News. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Lawrence Arnold 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Mitts, Andy. "Kansas Jayhawks performed well across the board". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Guskey, Jordan (October 15, 2022). "Recap: No. 20 KU football falls to Oklahoma 52-42 in Norman". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Kyle. "Oklahoma Gashes Kansas in Route to 52-42 Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Kansas rallies, but Arkansas wins Liberty Bowl 55-53 in 3OTs". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Lawrence Arnold 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "🏈 Lawrence Arnold selected to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list". Hutch Post. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Kansas Jayhawks bio
Media related to Lawrence Arnold at Wikimedia Commons
