Richard Dames: DB · Florida International · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Richard Dames
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fifth year in the Florida International secondary. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Conference USA again in 2021. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against North Texas — Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
95 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs Long Island University | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Texas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-54@ Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-31@ Central Michigan | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-58@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-45vs Charlotte | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-34vs Western Kentucky | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-38@ Marshall | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-47vs Old Dominion | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-50@ Middle Tennessee | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-49vs North Texas | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 17-37@ Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 60 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
95tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFL95 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Butch Davis — 24-32 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Pass share
51.0%
378 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #106 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Florida International, 265 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Butch Davis.
