CJ Richard Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 13 tackles against Clemson, Week 9, 2026.
53 tackles · 0 sacks
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
53 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 53 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 53 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 13 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs No. 19 SMU | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-50@ No. 10 Alabama | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7vs Central Arkansas | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7vs Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-44@ Louisville | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-43@ No. 3 Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-36vs Clemson | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Total | 53 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-36 vs Clemson, play by play
A big game: 13 tackles.
How Florida State’s defense played that day
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
A big game: 12 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 13 for him; the box score credits 12.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Ratings of the games shown run from -13 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL53 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
43.1%
219 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
63.5
8 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
53 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
