Biography
2024 (Sophomore)
All-MEAC First Team selection … Named to the VaSID All-State First Team … Led the MEAC with 100 tackles, including 30 solo stops and 9.5 tackles for loss … Recorded three sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup, and one quarterback hurry … Played in all 12 games for the Spartans … Named FCS National Defensive Player of the Week and MEAC Defensive Player of the Week after a tremendous showing against Towson, racking up 18 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, and one interception … His performance against Towson tied the school record for most tackles for loss in a single game … Recorded 14 tackles in a Homecoming victory over Howard, including one for a loss … Logged 12 tackles against Hampton … Recovered a fumble and broke up a pass at Morgan State.
2023 (Freshman)
Earned FCS Freshman All-American Honors … Named to the MEAC All-Second Team Defense … Played in all 11 games making seven starts … Recorded the most tackles on the team with 69 (41 solo, 28 assisted) … Had 11 tackles for loss, two sacks, two breakups, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble … Recorded season highs in tackles with ten twice first against Tennessee State and against South Carolina State … Recorded nine tackles in the opening game of the season against Virginia State … Earned MEAC Rookie of the week honors after the South Carolina State Game … Named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week following the Tennessee State game.
High School
Played at Kings Mountain High School in Kings Mountain, N.C. … Ranked No. 19 among middle linebackers and defensive ends in North Carolina by MaxPreps … Selected Defensive Kings Mountain Football Player of the Game by MaxPreps on Sept. 17, 2021, and Player of the Game against Forestview on Oct. 1, 2021 … Played in 14 games during his senior season, racking up 92 tackles, including 90 solo stops, with 15 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one blocked punt and one blocked field goals … For his prep career, registered 259 tackles (257 solos) in 39 games, with 30 sacks.
Personal
Son of Kenya Young and Alchino Richardson ... Majoring in construction engineering.
Career Highs
Tackles: 18 (vs. Towson, 10-12-24)
TFL: 5.5 (vs. Towson, 10-12-24)
Sacks: 2 (vs. Towson, 10-12-24)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (vs Morgan State, 10-28-23)
Interceptions: 1 (vs. Towson, 10-12-24)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (at Morgan State, 11-2-24)
Pass Breakups: 1 (3x, last at Morgan State, 11-2-24)
