Lawrence Arnold

Lawrence Arnold
Arnold with Kansas in 2022
Kansas Jayhawks – No. 2
PositionWide receiver
ClassSenior
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolDeSoto (DeSoto, Texas)

Lawrence Arnold is an American college football wide receiver for the Kansas Jayhawks.

Early life

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

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

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 12 26 360 13.8 1 2 28 1
Career 53 147 2,219 15.1 14 3 38 1

References

  1. ^ "Lawrence Arnold Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, Benton (August 5, 2019). "3-star Texas prep WR Lawrence Arnold commits to KU football". KU Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Riddle, Greg (August 5, 2019). "DeSoto 3-star wide receiver Lawrence Arnold commits to Kansas". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lawrence Arnold 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Swaffar, Nathan. "Three overlooked observations from Kansas vs. South Dakota". The University Daily Kansan. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Skretta, Dave. "Kansas scores late to beat S. Dakota 17-14 in Leipold debut". AP News. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Lawrence Arnold 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Mitts, Andy. "Kansas Jayhawks performed well across the board". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Davis, Kyle. "Oklahoma Gashes Kansas in Route to 52-42 Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kansas rallies, but Arkansas wins Liberty Bowl 55-53 in 3OTs". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Lawrence Arnold 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "🏈 Lawrence Arnold selected to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list". Hutch Post. Retrieved August 21, 2023.