Lawrence Arnold

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Lawrence Arnold
2022 Liberty Bowl Lawrence Arnold first down (cropped).jpg
Arnold with Kansas in 2022
No. 2  Kansas Jayhawks
Position Wide receiver
ClassSenior
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas)
College
Stats at ESPN

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

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Early life

Arnold attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas, where he caught 109 passes for 1,635 yards and 25 touchdowns. [1] A three-star recruit, he 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, a 17–14 win over South Dakota 17–14. [5] Arnold finished the season with 27 receptions for 316 yards and three touchdowns. [4] In week 4 of the 2022 season, he made four receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown in a 35–27 win over Duke. [6] In week 7, Arnold brought in five receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns in a 52–42 loss to Oklahoma. [7] In the 2022 Liberty Bowl, he made eight catches for 119 yards, but the Jayhawks lost in triple overtime versus Arkansas. [8] Arnold finished the 2022 season with 44 receptions for 716 yards and four touchdowns. [4] Ahead of the 2023 season, Arnold was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watchlist. [9]

College statistics

Kansas Jayhawks
SeasonReceivingRushing
GPRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsTD
2020 36457.50000
2021 102736211.73000
2022 124471616.34000
2023 134478217.861100
2024 122636013.812281
Career 531472,21915.1143381

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+12 in
(1.89 m)
197 lb
(89 kg)
4.73 s4.46 s7.21 s30.5 in
(0.77 m)
9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
All values from Pro Day [10] [11]

References

  1. "Lawrence Arnold Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.[ better source needed ]
  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. 1 2 3 "Lawrence Arnold College Stats". 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. Mitts, Andy. "Kansas Jayhawks performed well across the board". Kansas Jayhawks on SI. SI.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  7. Davis, Kyle. "Oklahoma Gashes Kansas in Route to 52-42 Win". Kansas Jayhawks on SI. SI.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  8. "Kansas rallies, but Arkansas wins Liberty Bowl 55-53 in 3OTs". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  9. "🏈 Lawrence Arnold selected to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list". Hutch Post. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  10. "Big 12 Pro Day Performance Tracker". MKTG.Zebra.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  11. "Lawrence Arnold College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.