Last confirmed: Boston College, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Duluth, GA · Woodward Academy
Max Richardson: LB · Boston College · #14.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Max Richardson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Max Richardson has been at Boston College through two head coaches in five seasons. In 2020 he earned his first career honor: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 15 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 7, 2020.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
99 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Boston College | 99 | 47 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Boston College | 108 | 72 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 77 | 39 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 23 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 317 | 175 | 32.5 | 10.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 26-6@ Duke | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs Texas State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-26vs No. 12 North Carolina | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-30vs Pittsburgh | 9 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ No. 23 Virginia Tech | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 48-27vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-34@ No. 1 Clemson | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 16-13@ Syracuse | 10 | 9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | L 31-45vs No. 2 Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-27vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 32-43@ Virginia | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 47 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2020
W 31-30
vs Pittsburgh
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Edged out Pittsburgh at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
99tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%8 TFLSack rate
4%4 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups99 tackles · 8 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 11.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 10.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Hafley
Pass share
52.4%
390 pass / 354 run
Plays / game
67.6
11 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
394 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boston College, 317 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 45 games over 5 seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jeff Hafley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
