Lawrence Arnold

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Lawrence Arnold
Kansas JayhawksNo. 2
Position Wide receiver
Class
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Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: DeSoto, Texas
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school DeSoto
(DeSoto, Texas)

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

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Early life and high school

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]

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References

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