Richie Carpenter Jr.: S · Kent State · #26.
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Richie Carpenter Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Kent State secondary. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Akron, Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kent State | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Kent State | 18 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 41 | 25 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-41@ No. 6 Texas A&M | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 16-37@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-47vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-54@ Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-0@ Akron | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-47vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-41vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL21 tackles · 1 for loss.
3 seasons under Sean Lewis — 17-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
39.1%
405 pass / 632 run
Plays / game
79.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kent State, 41 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
