Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-72@ LSU | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 7 yds |
#6
Dajon Richard
Sophomore running back for Southern Miss. 2022: 15 rushing yards.
5′11″ · 206 lb · Patterson, LA
CFB Index 39 · #213 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceSouthern Miss 2022 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1679 nationally · Signed with South Alabama
Last played in 2023.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for Southern Miss. 2022: 15 rushing yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2019.
Dajon Richard
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the Southern Miss backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 7 rush yds against LSU — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss, 462 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2019
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of Patterson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 94 | 447 | 4.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 102 | 462 | 4.5 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
Game log
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Will Hall — 10-15 over that span.
2021Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022Southern Miss7-6HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 7.0 YDS/g, 1.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
52.7%
127 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
80.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Carlos Davis’s 2020 season.
Matches Carlos on
Receiving share
Weight
Yards / carry
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Carlos Davis's freshman season at South Alabama (2020).
84%match
Matches Carlos on
Receiving share
Yards / reception
Yards / carry
Player DNA
Players who play like Dajon Richard
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology