Ramon Richards: S · Oklahoma State · #7.
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Ramon Richards
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Four seasons in the Oklahoma State secondary to date. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas Tech — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 11 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 62 | 48 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 64 | 56 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Career | 126 | 104 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 17 | 10 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-24vs Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-7@ South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-21@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-44vs No. 16 TCU | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-34@ Texas Tech | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 59-16vs Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10@ Texas | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 50-39@ No. 22 West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 52-62vs No. 8 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-42@ No. 24 Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 40-45vs Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 58-17vs Kansas | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 30-21vs No. 22 Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 62 | 48 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 |
Week 8 · 2017
W 13-10
at Texas
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%5 TFL62 tackles · 5 for loss · 11 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Mike Gundy — 37-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
50.4%
503 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
76.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
62 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma State, 126 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
