Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs SMU | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#11
CJ Richard Jr.
Sophomore defensive back on Florida State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Houston, TX · J. Frank Dobie
Returning to Florida State for 2026
The story
2 defensive back on Florida State's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearCJ Richard Jr.
The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against SMU, Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
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CFB
College
Florida State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Florida State1-1HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy
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 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–17
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
With A. Daniels — 202 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · S. Singleton — 42 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Florida State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Florida State
Returning around him
- 1 Florida State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -22 net (22 in / 44 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida State · Last season: 5-7 (AP #25) · Talent rank #21 · 2026 recruiting class #16
Background
BEFORE FSU: Appeared in 17 games with seven starts for FCS runner-up Illinois State in 2025...totaled 60 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery...named Freshman All-American by Phil Steele...had interceptions in consecutive NCAA Tournament wi...
The secondary · Florida State
- #7Ashlynd Barker48 tackles · 2025
- #6Ja'Bril Rawls40 tackles · 2025
- #14Ma'Khi Jones34 tackles · 2025
- #24K.J. Kirkland31 tackles · 2025
- #11CJ Richard Jr.2 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · Florida State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology