Last confirmed: Boston College, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 280 lb · Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Richard Yeargin: DE · Boston College · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Richard Yeargin
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Kansas — Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boston College | 14 | 5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Clemson | 13 | 7 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 12 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-13vs Richmond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-48vs Kansas | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-24vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 58-27@ Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-40@ No. 15 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-38@ No. 23 Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%1 sackTFL rate
46%6 TFL14 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
31.9%
303 pass / 648 run
Plays / game
73.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Clemson and Boston College, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2019
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dabo Swinney and Steve Addazio.
