Usage Score
6.5
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.
Efficiency
24.4
Consistency
38.9
Season Value
28.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Horace Richardson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · SMU. Horace Richardson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
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: 2012 Regular Season
SMU paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · SMU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
6.5
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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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. Unknown: 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. Unknown: 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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Wins2.5 · Games = 4 · +2.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -2.1 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
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 Houston | 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 TCU | L 3-33 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UnknownSplash game | — | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
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SMU
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season 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 | 6.5 | 14 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UConn
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
UCF
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
TCU
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
North Texas
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
East Carolina
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2012 Regular Season · SMU
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2014 Regular Season · SMU
41.8
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · SMU
41.8
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2012 · Rating 0.7783
Everman · Fort Worth, TX
- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
32
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.