Richard Dames

Senior defensive back for Florida International. 2021: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 95 tackles.

DB · Florida International · Sr. · #3

5′11″ · 185 lb · Miami, FL

CFB Index 68 · #106 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceAll-ConferenceFlorida International 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1783 nationally · Signed with Florida International

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Florida International. 2021: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 95 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida International in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Florida International, 265 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201711 games

Signed with Florida International3-star out of Booker T. Washington

20205 games

The snaps went the other way.

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-Conference USAsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1783 national

CFB

College

Florida International

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM

All-Conference USA 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Butch Davis

Florida International

Played his entire career under Butch Davis.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Butch Davis — 24-32 over that span.

2017Florida International8-5HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2018Florida International9-4HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2019Florida International6-7HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2020Florida International0-5HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2021Florida International1-11HC: Butch Davis · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #106 of 509?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (97th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#36 / 2743 · 99th pct

Tackles#75 / 2743 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#794 / 2743 · 69th pct

4.0

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	8.3	0.5	0.0	0.2
Road6g	7.5	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	9.2	0.4	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #106 of 509 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #106 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Florida International	95	60	4.0	0.0	1	1	--
2020	Florida International	36	26	2.0	0.0	2	--	--
2019	Florida International	56	43	4.0	1.0	6	--	--
2018	Florida International	42	25	3.0	0.0	4	3	--
2017	Florida International	36	29	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		265	183	13.0	1.0	14	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 48–10

vs Long Island University

8 TOT · 6 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 38-point win at home against Long Island University.

With M. Bortenschlager — 266 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.1 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · D. Price — 165 rush yds (5 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 48-10vs Long Island University	8	6	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 17-23vs Texas State	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 21-54@ Texas Tech	5	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 27-31@ Central Michigan	11	8	0.5	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-58@ Florida Atlantic	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 33-45vs Charlotte	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 19-34vs Western Kentucky	10	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 0-38@ Marshall	11	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 24-47vs Old Dominion	7	7	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 10-50@ Middle Tennessee	10	7	0.5	—	0
Wk 12	L 7-49vs North Texas	13	7	2.0	—	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 13	L 17-37@ Southern Miss	4	3	0.0	1	0
Total		95	60	4.0	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology