Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
AJ Richardson
Senior linebacker for NC State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Kings Mountain, NC · Kings Mountain
Returning to NC State for 2026
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, at Virginia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for NC State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Norfolk State to NC State in 2025.
- AJ Richardson out for season (Sep 9) Reported
In Their Words
484 windows · 2026 fan posts
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AJ Richardson
Norfolk State to NC State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
NC State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dave Doeren — 9-6 over that span.
2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · NC State
Returning around him
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #49
Background
AS A JUNIOR (2025 at NC STATE): • Enrolled at NC State in January. AS A SOPHOMORE (2024 at NORFOLK STATE): • Led the MEAC in tackles with 100 tackles for the season, that included 30 solo stops. • An All-MEAC performer. • Named Stats Perform FCS Defensive Player of the Week for a breakthrough per...
The linebacker corps · NC State
- Raul Aguirre Jr.43 tackles · 2025
- #5Harvey Dyson III31 tackles · 2025
- #30Zane Williams13 tackles · 2025
- #15AJ Richardson12 tackles · 2025
- #42Kevon Carter7 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology