Linebacker, NC State (from Norfolk State), 2023–26
A.J. Richardson
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Kings Mountain, NC
A.J. Richardson plays linebacker for NC State, after Norfolk State (2023–24). Last time out, at Virginia: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
4 tackles
Last game: 4 tackles at Virginia, L 8–34
Next game: at Stanford, Oct 23
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Norfolk State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024* | Norfolk State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NC State | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | NC State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 24 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Norfolk State | 15 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Norfolk State | 15 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | NC State | 15 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | NC State | 15 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 NC State 1 game, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Virginia | L 8–34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 NC State 3 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. East Carolina | W 24–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Virginia | W 35–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. North Carolina | W 42–19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Norfolk State 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atEast Carolina | L 3–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Towson | L 23–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 Norfolk State 1 game, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at Temple | L 9–41 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Virginia State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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