Richard Outland is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at North Texas.
Outland wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Tulane — Week 15, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 18 | 12 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- |
| Career | 39 | 23 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs Lamar | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-30@ Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-10vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-38@ Army | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 36-63vs No. 24 South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 54-20@ Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 53-24@ UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-24@ Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-25vs Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-34@ No. 21 Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 49-47vs San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 51-0
vs Lamar
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 51-point win at home against Lamar.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry21 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Drew Svoboda
Pass share
48.5%
475 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
69.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #27 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: K.C. Keeler and Eric Morris.
