Ja'Dais Richard is a defensive back at Tennessee who has not played in Tennessee's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Miami.
Tennessee lists 22 defensive backs this season.
Tennessee is 6-2, No. 16 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: vs Kentucky, Sat Nov 7.
Richard moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Syracuse — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Miami | 27 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Miami | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 37 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 28-22@ No. 18 Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2025
W 38-10
vs Syracuse
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Syracuse.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.2%
496 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
65.6
16 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Clark Lea, Mario Cristobal and Josh Heupel.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Tennessee
