Defensive back, Florida State (from Illinois State), 2024–⁠26

C.J. Richard Jr.

Number
No. 11
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Houston, TX

C.J. Richard Jr. plays defensive back for Florida State, after Illinois State (2024–⁠25). Last time out, at Miami: 2 tackles.

2026 so far

40 tackles

Last game: 2 tackles at Miami, L 35–⁠43

Next game: vs. Clemson, Oct 31

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 3NMSU
  2. 6SMU
  3. 12@ALA
  4. 8CARK
  5. 2UVA
  6. 7@LOU
  7. 2@MIA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

12tackles, career highat Alabama, 2026

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2025Illinois State211110312
2026Florida State40220.50011
Career61331.50323

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. 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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Illinois State11DBFr.
2026Florida State11DBSo.6′1″200

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 Florida State 7 games, 40 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 29vs.New Mexico StateW 34–⁠17320000
Sep 7vs.SMUL 24–⁠27620.5001
Sep 19atAlabamaL 36–⁠501270000
Sep 26vs.Central ArkansasW 34–⁠7860000
Oct 3vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠7210000
Oct 9atLouisvilleL 20–⁠44740000
Oct 17atMiamiL 35–⁠43200000
2025 Illinois State 5 games, 21 tackles, 3 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 30atOklahomaL 3–⁠35410000
Oct 18vs.Youngstown StateL 35–⁠40––––1–
Dec 13atUC DavisW 42–⁠31540011
Dec 20 ✦atVillanovaW 30–⁠14430010
Jan 5 ✦vs.Montana StateL 34–⁠35831000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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