Ja'Dais Richard
Ja'Dais Richard
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Ja'Dais Richard has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Syracuse — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mario Cristobal.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Miami | 27 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 52 | 37 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Miami
Returning around him
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (13 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #9
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Daniel Wright’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to AJ King's junior season at Colorado State (2022).
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