Decamerion Richardson: CB · Mississippi State · #3.
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Decamerion Richardson
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Mississippi State. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 79 | 43 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 78 | 44 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 14 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 171 | 101 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs SE Louisiana | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-24vs Arizona | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-41vs No. 14 LSU | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-37@ South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-40vs No. 12 Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-28vs Western Michigan | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 7-3@ Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-27@ Auburn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-24vs Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-51@ Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs Southern Miss | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 7-17vs No. 12 Ole Miss | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 79 | 43 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 7 |
Week 8 · 2023
W 7-3
at Arkansas
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
79tackles this season79 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Knox
Pass share
47.0%
348 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
79 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #174 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 171 tackles — drafted at #112 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Leach → Zach Arnett. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 3rd NFL season
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 3rd NFL season
