Safety, Michigan State (from Louisiana Tech), 2023–26
Michael Richard Jr.
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 179 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA
Michael Richard Jr. plays safety for Michigan State, after Louisiana Tech (2023–25). Last time out, against Northwestern: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
18 tackles
Last game: 4 tackles vs. Northwestern, L 21–24
Next game: at UCLA, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Florida International, 2024Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 32 | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 38 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | Michigan State | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 121 | 67 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | S | So. | ||
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Michigan State | 7 | S | Sr. | 5′10″ | 179 |
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 Michigan State 6 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Toledo | W 30–20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 35–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Notre Dame | L 10–27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Nebraska | L 13–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Illinois | L 37–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Northwestern | L 21–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Louisiana Tech 11 games, 38 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 24–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at LSU | L 7–23 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. New Mexico State | W 49–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Southern Miss | W 30–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at UTEP | W 30–11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at Kennesaw State | L 7–35 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 27–28 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Delaware | L 24–25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Washington State | L 3–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Liberty | W 34–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Missouri State | W 42–30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Louisiana Tech 9 games, 33 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Nicholls | W 25–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at NC State | L 20–30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Tulsa | L 20–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Florida International | L 10–17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 48–21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 37–44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atWestern Kentucky | W 12–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Arkansas | L 14–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Army | L 6–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Louisiana Tech 10 games, 32 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at SMU | L 14–38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Northwestern State | W 51–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 16 | vs. North Texas | L 37–40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atNebraska | L 14–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 28–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | atMiddle Tennessee | L 23–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.New Mexico State | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atLiberty | L 30–56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Sam Houston | L 27–42 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atJacksonville State | L 17–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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