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

Lawrence Arnold
Arnold with Kansas in 2022
Kansas Jayhawks – No. 2
PositionWide receiver
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolDeSoto
(DeSoto, Texas)

Early life and high school 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]

References edit

  1. ^ "Lawrence Arnold Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, Benton (5 August 2019). "3-star Texas prep WR Lawrence Arnold commits to KU football". KU Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ Riddle, Greg (5 August 2019). "DeSoto 3-star wide receiver Lawrence Arnold commits to Kansas". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Lawrence Arnold 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ Swaffar, Nathan. "Three overlooked observations from Kansas vs. South Dakota". The University Daily Kansan. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ Skretta, Dave. "Kansas scores late to beat S. Dakota 17-14 in Leipold debut". AP News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Lawrence Arnold 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ^ Mitts, Andy. "Kansas Jayhawks performed well across the board". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ^ Guskey, Jordan (15 October 2022). "Recap: No. 20 KU football falls to Oklahoma 52-42 in Norman". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ^ Davis, Kyle. "Oklahoma Gashes Kansas in Route to 52-42 Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Kansas rallies, but Arkansas wins Liberty Bowl 55-53 in 3OTs". CBS Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Lawrence Arnold 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  13. ^ "🏈 Lawrence Arnold selected to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list". Hutch Post. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

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