Darryl Richardson Final Bio
Darryl Richardson Career Stats
Big, athletic tight end who used to play quarterback ... Has great hands ... Improving on his blocking techniques.
SENIOR SEASON (2017)
Had a 21-yard touchdown catch in 11 games off the bench ... Had his first career touchdown catch (21 yards) for just his second career reception in the opener against UC Davis ... The TD put the Aztecs up, 31-3, in the third quarter ... Played statless ball at Arizona State, against No. 19/19 Stanford, at Air Force, against Northern Illinois, at UNLV and vs. Boise State ... Did not play against Fresno State ... Logged statless time late at Hawai'i, at San Jose State, vs. Nevada and against New Mexico ... Did not play vs. Army West Point in the Armed Forces Bowl.
JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
Played in the team's first 11 games and 12 overall, starting once ... The start, which came against San Jose State, was the first of his career ... Had a 21-yard catch, the first of his career, in fourth quarter time against Hawai'i ... Also played vs. New Hampshire, California, at Northern Illinois, at South Alabama, vs. UNLV, at Fresno State, at Nevada, at Wyoming and at Wyoming again in the MW Championship ... Did not play vs. Colorado State and against Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
Played in five games without recording a stat ... Made his collegiate debut vs. San Diego in the opener ... Also played against Utah State, Colorado State, UNLV and Cincinnati in the Hawai`i Bowl.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
Did not play in his second season at San Diego State.
REDSHIRT SEASON (2013)
Redshirted his first year at SDSU.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was recruited heavily as a quarterback ... Threw for 1,133 yards and 13 touchdowns, while completing 68 of his 125 pass attempts (54.4 pct.) as a senior at Armwood High School ... Also ran for 229 yards and four touchdowns and caught five passes for 82 yards and two scores ... Armwood won the 2011 state championship ... Played at Tampa Bay Tech before attending Armwood High ... A four-star recruit as a dual-threat quarterback by ESPN, while receiving a scout grade of 82 ... Got three stars from Rivals.com (quarterback), Scout.com (tight end) and 247Sports (dual-threat quarterback/tight end) ... ESPN rated him as the 18th-best dual-threat quarterback in the nation and 62nd out of all recruits in talent-rich Florida ... Scout ranked him as the 21st-best tight end in the country, while 247Sports had him 40th among all dual-threat quarterbacks ... Also a standout in the outfield on the baseball team at Armwood.
PERSONAL
Darryl Jerome Richardson was born Nov. 30, 1994, in Tampa, Fla. ... Son of Darryl Richardson, Sr. and Liza Johnson ... Also received an offer from UCLA as a tight end and offers from Mississippi, Missouri, South Florida, Tennessee and Western Kentucky as a quarterback ... Auburn and Ohio State also showed interest in the recruiting process ... Is majoring in social science.
SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Receptions: 1 vs. UC Davis (9/2/17), vs. Hawai'i (11/5/16)
Receiving Yards: 21 vs. UC Davis (9/2/17), vs. Hawai'i (11/5/16)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. UC Davis (9/2/17)
Long Reception: 21 vs. UC Davis (9/2/17), vs. Hawai'i (11/5/16)