Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2016SMU
Horace Richardson
DB • 6'0" • Everman, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Horace Richardson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Player Story
Horace Richardson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Everman, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Horace Richardson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Horace Richardson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · SMU. Horace Richardson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 32
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Horace Richardson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DB
- Career Tackles
- 32
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- Liberty
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Everman · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Everman · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DB 284th (top 35%) · American Athletic 127th (top 25%) · National 1,330th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2013 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 32 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 4 | 51.7 |
Related Context
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Horace Richardson played DB for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Horace Richardson recorded 32 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
SMU paired 16 primary output with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · SMU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
5.2
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Liberty
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 2. Baylor: 0. Liberty: 3. TCU: 2. Temple: 1. Tulsa: 0. Houston: 3. Tulane: 1. Memphis: 0. East Carolina: 4. South Florida: 0. Navy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 2 by 28.3. Baylor: 5 by 20.8. Liberty: 3 by 42.5. TCU: 3 by 32.5. Temple: 2 by 18.3. Tulsa: 4 by 16.7. Houston: 3 by 42.5. Tulane: 2 by 18.3. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 2 by 48.3. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2.6 · Games = 5 · +2.2 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -2.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Liberty
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Navy | L 31-75 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs South Florida | L 27-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | W 55-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Memphis | L 7-51 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Tulane | W 35-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs HoustonSplash game | W 38-16 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Tulsa | L 40-43 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Temple | L 20-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs TCUSplash game | L 3-33 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs LibertySplash game | W 29-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Baylor | L 13-40 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ North TexasSplash game | W 34-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Horace Richardson story
Horace Richardson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Everman, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Horace Richardson's career was his defensive production: 32 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 10 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Horace Richardson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 16 | 24.4 | 5.2 | 14 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Liberty
Week 3 · W 29-14
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#2
@ East Carolina
Week 11 · W 55-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#3
@ UConn
Week 15 · W 27-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ UCF
Week 13 · L 7-53 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ TCU
Week 3 · L 37-56
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · SMU
16 primary output · 24.4 efficiency · 5.2 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · SMU
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · SMU
44.2
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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