Mazin Richards: DL · North Texas · #44.
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Mazin Richards
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at North Texas: Seth Littrell and Eric Morris. The first one came in 2022: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tulane — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Texas | 44 | 29 | 10.5 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | North Texas | 74 | 51 | 10.5 | 7.5 |
| Career | 118 | 80 | 21.0 | 10.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-58vs California | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-37@ Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 5 | W 45-31vs Abilene Christian | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ Navy | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Temple | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-35@ No. 23 Tulane | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 42-45vs Memphis | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 29-37vs UTSA | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-45@ SMU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28@ Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-42vs UAB | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 29 | 10.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2023
W 40-37
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Louisiana Tech on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%10 TFLSack rate
7%3 sacksHurry rate
23%10 hurries44 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Pass share
50.9%
462 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
44 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at North Texas, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Seth Littrell → Eric Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
