Troy University Athletics
2007 Football Roster
Roster
Marcus Richardson
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 225
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Pensacola HS
OUTLOOK: Moved from Sam to Will linebacker during spring drills.
2006: Missed just two games after suffering a shattered collar bone while making a tackle on Georgia Tech All-American Calvin Johnson ... Started all 11 games in which he played ...Finished the season with 40 tackles, including 30 solo stop ... Was credited with 4.5 tackles for losses of 22 yards, including 1.5 sacks for eight yards ... Was also credited with two pass breakups ... Had a season-high eight tackles, including seven solo stops, in the New Orleans Bowl victory over Rice.
2005: Started all 11 games at Sam linebacker, finishing sixth on the team with 62 total tackles ... Was credited with seven tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Had six quarterback hurries and five pass breakups ... Had a season-high 11 tackles in the game at Louisiana-Lafayette ... Had eight tackles, including two for loss, in the game at Arkansas State.
2004: Saw action in seven games, primarily as a special teams player ... Was credited with five tackles on the season.
2003: Redshirted, did not play.
PREP: Played defensive back at Pensacola HS for head coach Mike Bennett ... Earned Florida Sportswriters Association All-State honorable mention in 2002 after tallying 72 tackles, four sacks, six forced fumbles, six interceptions and two interception returns for touchdowns ... Named to the first-team All-Area squad at free safety by the Pensacola News-Journal in 2002 ... Also earned All-Northwest Florida honors from the Pensacola News-Journal and was honored by WEAR-TV in Pensacola as a member of its 2002 All-Prep Football squad ... Rushed for more than 800 yards and four touchdowns as a running back in 2001 ... Teams finished 6-4 and 8-3, respectively, in final two seasons ... Joined former PHS standout Jermaine Richardson at Troy ... Was an honor student, graduating with a 3.6 grade point average ... Also ran track at PHS posting personal bests in the 100m (10.8 sec), 400m (50 sec) and triple jump (44”).
PERSONAL: Full name is Marcus Antwhan Richardson ... Born on Sept. 30, 1984, in Pensacola, Fla. ... Is the son of Michael Richardson of Pensacola ... Has four brothers, Labarrion Harris (17) and Michael Richardson, Jr. (24), Trevor Barksdale (25) and Travis Barksdale (25), and two sisters, Brittni McReary (14) and Jaida McReary (8) ... Related to Michael Wallace, who played college football at the University of Michigan ... Is a sports and fitness management major.
CAREER HIGHS
| Tackles: | 11, at Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/29/05 |
| Solo: | 9, at Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/29/05 |
| Assist: | 4, vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/26/05 |
| TFL: | 2, at Arkansas State, 11/12/05 |
| PBU: | 1, Five times |
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
| Year | G/GS | UT | AT | Tot | Sck | TFL | QBH | INT | PBU | FF/FR |
| 2004 | 6/0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0/0 |
| 2005 | 11/11 | 49 | 10 | 59 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 6 | 0-0 | 5 | 1/1 |
| Total | 17/11 | 51 | 12 | 63 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 6 | 0-0 | 5 | 1/1 |
