6′3″ · 298 lb · Oak Hills, CA
Chris Richardson: DL · UTEP · #99.
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Chris Richardson
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at UTEP. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Southern Miss — Week 5, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-34vs Houston Christian | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-37vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-31@ Southern Miss | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 16-26vs UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-32@ Florida International | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-42vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-37@ UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-44@ New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-30vs Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry28 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 2-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
43.2%
329 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
372 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UTEP — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price, and Dana Dimel. Multi-era developmental context.
