Demani Richardson

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Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — from college profile

2022 (sr): Started all 12 games ... Served as a season-long team captain ... Led the team with 73 tackles and was second on the team with five breakups ... Made five tackles, including 1.0 for loss, in the opener against Sam Houston ... Forced a fumble and made five tackles against App State ... Grabbed the ball from Tyreek Chappell and carried the recovered fumble 82 yards to the end zone in the win over Arkansas ... Made six tackles and broke up a pass at Mississippi State ... Led the Aggies with 12 tackles, including 10 solo takedowns, at Alabama ... Had four tackles at South Carolina ... Had eight tackles and an interception at Auburn ... Tallied seven takedowns and broke up a pass against UMass ... Made 10 tackles and returned a fumble 27 yards in the win over LSU ... Was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Tigers (11/28) ... Earned the Leadership and Toughness Awards, as well as Mr. Dependable and Strength & Conditioning Top Conditioned Athlete honors at the annual team banquet. 

2021 (jr): Started all 12 games … Was third on the team with 65 tackles on the season ... Made the start and tallied three tackles in the season-opening win over Kent State … Added four tackles and a pass breakup at Colorado ... Recorded four tackles against New Mexico ... Made six tackles against Arkansas ... Tallied four tackles against Mississippi State ... Snatched his third career pick and tallied seven tackles in the win over No. 1 Alabama ... Added seven tackles and a hurry against Missouri ... Recorded four tackles, 1.0 sack and two hurries as the Aggies held No. 12 Auburn to just three points ... Tallied 13 takedowns, including 10 solo tackles, and forced a fumble at Ole Miss ... Broke up two passes and recorded a solo sack, finishing the LSU game with seven tackles ... Was given the Defensive Production Award and Defensive Aggie Award for strength & conditioning at the annual team banquet.

2020 (soph): Started in all eight games that he appeared in ... Picked off a pass and made seven tackles in the season-opening win over Vanderbilt ... Had two tackles at Alabama ... Made eight tackles and broke up a pass in the win over Florida ... Had seven tackles as the A&M defense tallied 6.0 sacks and held Mississippi State to negative rushing yards as a team in the win over the Bulldogs ... Tallied seven tackles in the win over Arkansas … Tipped a pass in the second quarter that led to a Jaylon Jones interception in the win over LSU … Made two tackles in the win at Tennessee … Recorded a pair of tackles in the Orange Bowl victory over North Carolina … Prior to the season, was named to the Preseason Coaches' All-SEC Second Team and Preseason Media All-SEC Third Team.

2019 (fr): Played in 12 games, making 11 starts … Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team, voted on by the league’s head coaches … Was third on the team with 71 tackles … Earned the start in his collegiate debut, adding a pair of tackles against Texas State … Led the Aggies with eight tackles at No. 1 Clemson … Made four tackles against Auburn … Tallied seven tackles in the win over Arkansas … Helped lead the defense with 11 tackles, recording his first interception and returning it 16 yards against Alabama … Had seven tackles in the win at Ole Miss … Led the defense with seven tackles, also forcing a fumble against Mississippi State … Made three tackles in the win over South Carolina … Paced the defense with eight tackles at Georgia … Was in on five tackles at LSU … Led the defense with eight tackles, 2.0 for 17 yards lost, in the Texas Bowl win over Oklahoma State … Earned the Defensive Top Newcomer and Freshman Strength Awards at the annual team banquet.

High school: Coached by Todd Alexander at Waxahachie High School in Waxahachie, TX ... Was an Army All-American ... Named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Tops in Texas First Team ... As a junior, was named AP All-State Honorable Mention ... In limited action on the offensive side of the ball, had 22 carries for 232 yards and three touchdowns.