Grand Valley State University Athletics

Career: Richard ranks among the all-time leaders in DII career tackles for loss (52.0/224 yards) and QB sacks (30.0/176).

2010: Received a medical redshirt...Named a preseason All-American by both Sporting News and Lindy's.

2009: Daktronics, Inc. First-Team All-American...D2Football.com First-Team All-American...Associated Press Second-Team All-American...Football Gazette Second-Team All-American...Daktronics, Inc. Super Region 3 First-Team...Football Gazette Super Region 3 First-Team...GLIAC Defensive Lineman of the Year...First-Team All-GLIAC...Academic All-GLIAC...GVSU Defensive Lineman of the Year...Ranked first among defensive linemen in total tackles with 60 (32 solo/28 assisted)...Led the squad in tackles for loss with 19.5 (-79), QB sacks with 13 (-62) and QB hurries with eight...Blocked three kicks and forced two fumbles...Recorded a tackle for loss in 13 games and a QB sack in nine games...Tallied eight tackles (5 solo/3 assisted) and two tackles for loss (-4) vs. Saginaw Valley State (9/12)...Recorded five tackles (3 solo/2 assisted), 3.5 tackles for loss (-13) and two QB sacks (-11) at Ashland (10/24)...Notched four tackles (4 solo), two tackles for loss (-15) and two QB sacks (-15) vs. Northern Michigan (10/31)...Tallied six tackles (4 solo/2 assisted), 3.5 tackles for loss (-10) and two QB sacks (-5) vs. Wayne State (11/7)...Recorded a season-best nine tackles (5 solo/4 assisted), two tackles for loss (-8) and two QB sacks (-8) in NCAA semifinals vs. Carson-Newman...Recorded three assisted tackles in NCAA Championship game vs. NW Missouri State (12/12).

2008: Don Hansen's Football Gazette Second-Team All-American...D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-American...Daktronics, Inc. Super Region 3 Second-Team honoree...First-Team All-GLIAC selection...GVSU Most Valuable Defensive Player...Academic All-GLIAC honoree...Started all 12 games on the defensive line...Led team in tackles for loss with 17.0 (-83), while ranking second in QB sacks with 8.0 (-62) and total tackles with 60 (30 solo/30 assisted)...Recorded a TFL in nine-of-12 games played...Opened the season with a career-best 12 tackle (4 solo/8 assisted) effort vs. Indianapolis (9/6). Added 3.0 TFL (-12), 1.5 QB sacks (-10) and two QB hurries vs. the Greyhounds...Notched seven tackles (5 solo/2 assisted) and 3.5 TFL at Findlay (10/18)...Turned in a seven-tackle (4 solo/3 assisted), two-sack effort vs. Ashland (10/25)...Recorded nine tackles (2 solo/7 assisted) and 1.5 TFL vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29)...Key figure on a defense that led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17)...All-GLIAC pitcher that helped the Laker baseball team to the 2009 DII World Series.

2007: Honorable Mention All-GLIAC...Academic All-GLIAC...Played in all 13 games with nine starts...Ranked seventh on the team in total tackles (24 solo/30 assisted)...Second on the squad in QB sacks with nine (-52) and fourth in tackles for loss with 15.5 (-62)...Recovered a fumble...Averaged nearly five tackles per game over last 11 games...Tallied a tackle for loss in each of the final 11 contests...Notched 27 tackles, eight tackles for loss (-42) and six QB sacks (-39) in last five games...Recorded a career-high seven tackles vs. NW Missouri State (12/8) in NCAA Playoffs...Tallied six total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and and 2.5 QB sacks (-13) vs. Central Washington (12/1)...Recorded three tackles a tackle for loss and a QB sack vs. North Dakota...Tallied six tackles on three occasions during regular season...Notched five tackles, two tackles for loss (-17) and two QB sacks vs. Northern Michigan (11/10).

2006: Redshirted in football, but was a member of the Grand Valley State baseball team...Richard earned Daktronics First-Team All-North Central Region honors...Named honorable mention All-GLIAC...Compiled a 6-1 record with a 2.77 ERA in 10 starts.

High School: Three-year starter and letterwinner...Tallied 127 tackles and 10 QB sacks as a senior linebacker...Rushed for 570 yards and seven TDs as a running back...Listed #17 on the Detroit News Blue Chip list and #18 on Mick McCabe's Detroit Free Press Michigan Fab 50 list...Associated Press Class A All-State...Named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team...Earned all-conference, all-area and all-metro following his final prep campaign...Tallied 112 tackles and seven QB sacks, while rushing for 835 yards and four TDs as a junior...Selected to all-conference, all-area and all-county teams...Tallied 54 tackles as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Michael and Sharleen Richard...Engineering major...Enjoys lifting weights, baseball and music.