Norfolk State University Athletics

2024 (Redshirt Senior)
Started all 12 games at defensive back … Made 47 tackles, including 29 solo stops … One of 13 MEAC players to record two interceptions during the 2024 season … Logged career high nine tackles against Hampton … Recorded three tackles and an interception against East Carolina … Produced another interception in a win against VMI, adding five tackles.
 
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in 10 games, making three starts … Made 17 tackles, including nine solo stops … Recorded a pass breakup at Sacred Heart … Tallied season high four tackles at James Madison … Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
 
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 10 games … Saw time at defensive back and on special teams … Made 17 tackles (one TFL) with one interception and two pass breakups for the year … Had a tackle for loss among his two total tackles against Toledo … Made a season-high three tackles and intercepted a pass at Wake Forest … Also made two tackles against St. Francis, Hampton, Howard, Delaware State and South Carolina State … Broke up a pass against ECSU and Virginia Lynchburg.

2020 (COVID)
NSU did not play due to COVID-19.

At JMU
Redshirted the 2019 season.

High School
Lettered four years in football and three in track and field … Was a three-time all-conference selection … Second-team all-region and honorable mention All-757 as a senior, when he was ranked one of the top 50 seniors in Hampton Roads … Helped Tallwood to VHSL postseason three straight years from 2016-18 … Named Team MVP as a senior and Rookie of the Year as a freshman.

Personal
Richard Maynard Harleston was born on June 29, 2001 … Goes by Ricky … Son of Ramona Biddle-Bland, an NSU alumna … Majoring in biology.

Career Highs
Tackles: 9 (vs. Hampton, 9-14-24)
TFL: 1.5 (at Tennessee State, 10-14-23)
INT: 1 (3x, last: at VMI, 9-21-24)
FF: 1 (at Tennessee State, 10-14-23)
PBU: 1 (6x, last vs. Florida A&M, 8-24-24)