Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Louisiana Tech
Michael Richard
DB • 5'11" • 178 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Richard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Michael Richard built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 1, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Michael Richard's career was his...
Read the storyMichael Richard, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Michael Richard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Michael Richard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · DB
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- SMU
- High school pipeline
- Edna Karr · 58 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DB 237th (top 25%) · Conference USA 85th (top 16%) · National 1,003rd (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 32 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 50.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 31 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 38 | 5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 57.4 |
Related Context
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Michael Richard played DB for Louisiana Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Michael Richard recorded 103 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Louisiana Tech paired 11 primary output with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kennesaw State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
6.3
Consistency
52.3
Best Game by takeover score
Kennesaw State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SE Louisiana: 0. LSU: 1.5. New Mexico State: 0. Southern Miss: 0. UTEP: 2. Kennesaw State: 2. Western Kentucky: 2.5. Delaware: 0. Washington State: 0. Liberty: 2. Missouri State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SE Louisiana: 3 by 12.5. LSU: 6 by 40. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 5 by 20.8. UTEP: 4 by 36.7. Kennesaw State: 5 by 40.8. Western Kentucky: 2 by 33.3. Delaware: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 5 by 40.8. Missouri State: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kennesaw State
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Liberty
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Missouri State | W 42-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs LibertySplash game | W 34-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Washington State | L 3-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Delaware | L 24-25 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/21 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | L 27-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/9 | @ Kennesaw StateSplash game | L 7-35 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/28 | @ UTEPSplash game | W 30-11 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Southern Miss | W 30-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs New Mexico State | W 49-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ LSU | L 7-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs SE Louisiana | W 24-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Richard story
Michael Richard built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 1, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Michael Richard's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 11 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Louisiana Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Michael Richard's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 6 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Richard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Louisiana Tech
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10.5 | 23.9 | 5.2 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 17.5 | 3.4 | -8.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 24.4 | 6.3 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ SMU
Week 1 · L 14-38
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 89 Kennesaw State
Week 7 · L 7-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 129 UTEP
Week 5 · W 30-11 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 69 Western Kentucky
Week 9 · L 27-28 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 102 Liberty
Week 13 · W 34-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
11 primary output · 24.4 efficiency · 6.3 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
50.8
10.5 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
17.8
2 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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