Horace Richardson: DB · SMU · #9.
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Horace Richardson
Erases the deep middle of the field. The three seasons at SMU span two head coaches: June Jones and Chad Morris. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Baylor — Week 2, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 8 passes defended. 6 interceptions. 2 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-21@ North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-40@ No. 23 Baylor | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 29-14vs Liberty | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-33vs TCU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-45@ Temple | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 40-43@ Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-16vs No. 11 Houston | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-31@ Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-51vs Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-31@ East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-35vs South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-75vs Navy | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 28 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 |
Week 11 · 2016
W 55-31
2 interceptions · 2 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 24-point win on the road against East Carolina.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
25%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
6interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL32 tackles · 2 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 6 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Morris
Pass share
49.2%
456 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
77.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
499 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at SMU, 32 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: June Jones → Chad Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
