Rishard Dames

Junior defensive back for Florida International. 2021: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 35 tackles.

DB · Florida International · Jr. · #4

5′11″ · 175 lb · Miami, FL

CFB Index 30 · #220 of 321 cornersLow confidenceFlorida International 2021 alumnus

The story

3 defensive back for Florida International. 2021: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 35 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Florida International in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 2375 nationally · Signed with Florida International

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Florida International, 139 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2017

Signed with Florida International2-star out of Booker T. Washington

20205 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2375 national

CFB

College

Florida International

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Butch Davis

Florida International

Played his entire career under Butch Davis.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Butch Davis — 16-27 over that span.

2018Florida International9-4HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2019Florida International6-7HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2020Florida International0-5HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2021Florida International1-11HC: Butch Davis · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #220 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (96th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#95 / 2743 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#813 / 2743 · 69th pct

Tackles for loss#914 / 2743 · 64th pct

3.5

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles#1129 / 2743 · 58th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.3	0.3	0.0	0.5
Road6g	3.5	0.2	0.2	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	0.4	0.2	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

30 · #220 of 321 corners

Two-star recruit. Now #220 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Florida International	35	25	3.5	1.0	7	1	--
2020	Florida International	26	20	2.5	1.0	3	1	1
2019	Florida International	59	44	6.0	0.0	5	4	--
2018	Florida International	19	12	1.5	0.0	1	2	--
Career		139	101	13.5	2.0	16	8	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 48–10

vs Long Island University

3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 PD

Dominant 38-point win at home against Long Island University.

With M. Bortenschlager — 266 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.1 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · D. Price — 165 rush yds (5 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 48-10vs Long Island University	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 2	L 17-23vs Texas State	5	4	1.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 3	L 21-54@ Texas Tech	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 4	L 27-31@ Central Michigan	5	5	1.0	1.0	1	1
Wk 5	L 21-58@ Florida Atlantic	5	4	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 33-45vs Charlotte	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 19-34vs Western Kentucky	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 0-38@ Marshall	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 24-47vs Old Dominion	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 10-50@ Middle Tennessee	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 7-49vs North Texas	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 17-37@ Southern Miss	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		35	25	3.5	1.0	1	7

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology