Max Richardson: LB · Boston College · #14.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Max Richardson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Boston College: Steve Addazio and Jeff Hafley. All-ACC in 2020 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 15 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 7, 2020.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
99 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Boston College | 99 | 47 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Boston College | 108 | 72 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 77 | 39 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 23 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 317 | 175 | 32.5 | 10.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 26-6@ Duke | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs Texas State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-26vs No. 12 North Carolina | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-30vs Pittsburgh | 9 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ No. 23 Virginia Tech | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 48-27vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-34@ No. 1 Clemson | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 16-13@ Syracuse | 10 | 9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | L 31-45vs No. 2 Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-27vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 32-43@ Virginia | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 47 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2020
W 31-30
vs Pittsburgh
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Edged out Pittsburgh at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
99tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%8 TFLSack rate
4%4 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups99 tackles · 8 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 11.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 10.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Hafley
Pass share
52.4%
390 pass / 354 run
Plays / game
67.6
11 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
394 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boston College, 317 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jeff Hafley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
