6′1″ · 200 lb · Houston, TX · J. Frank Dobie
“Honestly, just run it up at this point. I want Richard McCullough to look at us and tell us he's sticking with Mike after we lose this 56-14.”
CJ Richard Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 12 tackles against Alabama, Week 3, 2026.
40 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 40 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 40 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 7): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs No. 19 SMU | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-50@ No. 10 Alabama | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7vs Central Arkansas | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7vs Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-44@ Louisville | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-43@ No. 3 Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 17 · L 35-43 at Miami, play by play
2 tackles.
How Florida State’s defense played that day
Miami’s 14 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 14.
7 tackles.
2 tackles.
8 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
A big game: 12 tackles.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
3 tackles.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL40 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
41.7%
186 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
63.7
7 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
216 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
40 tackles in 7 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
