Lawrence Arnold

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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)

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

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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