Troy University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Richard Jibunor
- Position:
- BAN
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Delta State, Nigeria
- High School:
- Athens Christian HS
- Prev School:
- Auburn
2022ย All-Sun Belt First Team
2022ย All-Sun Belt Third Team
2021 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2020 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2023 (Senior):ย Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team after finishing ninth in the country in sacks (10.0) and ninth in tackles for loss (18.0) โฆ Helped Troy break the Sun Belt single-season record with 47 sacks as a team in 2023 โฆ Finished Troy career fourth all-time in program history in tackles for loss (47.0) and sacks (30.5) โฆ Ended the season with a bang, had two tackles for loss and a sack in Troyโs Birmingham Bowl appearance against Duke โฆ Tied for 23rdย nationally with a tackle for loss in 10 different games and 15thย with multiple TFLs in six different contests โฆ Recorded the eighth most tackles for loss in a single-season in Troy history with 18 โฆ Forced two fumbles in Troyโs shutout victory at Army-West Point โฆ Followed three weeks later with four tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble at ULM โฆ Finished career third in Sun Belt history in career sacks โฆ Second in Troyโs DI history with four multi-sack games โฆ Fourth with nine multi-TFL games in his career โฆ Ended his career as the FBSโs active leader in sacks, solo sacks, assisted sacks, sack yards, tackle for loss yards and forced fumbles โฆ Finished his career second in Troy history and third in Sun Belt history with nine forced fumbles
2022 (Junior):ย Earned All-Sun Belt Third Team honors โฆ Tied for 17thย nationally with a tackle for loss in 10 different games and was third with a sack in nine games โฆ Finished the season with 11 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, an interception, two pass break ups, seven quarterback hurries and three forced fumbles โฆ One of five players in the country with at least three forced fumbles, 7.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss and an interception โฆ Forced fumbles in back-to-back games in the fourth quarter โ at Western Kentucky with Troy leading 34-27, WKU had 2nd-and-8 from the Troy 32-yard line with 1:01 to play in the game, and against Southern Miss with Troy leading 20-10 โฆ Forced and recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass in Troy's victory over UTSA in the Cure Bowl
2021 (Sophomore): Earned All-Sun Belt Third Team honors โฆ Only player in the country with at least eight sacks, 10 tackles for loss and two interceptions โฆ Became just the fourth player in Sun Belt history to reach eight sacks in the first seven games of the season โฆ Finished the season with 41 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, eight sacks, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery โฆ Recorded a tackle for loss in seven different games, including a streak of five straight contests โ had a sack in all five of those games as well โฆ Finished fifth in the Sun Belt with 0.73 sacks per game and eighth with 0.91 tackles for loss per game, this despite splitting time with Javon Solomon โฆ Finished with 35 pressures on the year in just 410 snaps; averaged a pressure every 4.97 pass rushing snaps, which ranked fifth nationally among players with at least 150 pass rush snaps (Jibunor had 174) โฆ Had 2.5 sacks, an interception and seven tackles in Troyโs win at Southern Miss โฆ Sixth-rated pass rusher in the Sun Belt per Pro Football Focus โฆ Forced a fumble and recovered it in Troyโs near upset at South Carolina; also had 1.5 sacks in the gameย
2020 (Sophomore): Named to the All-Sun Belt Third Team โฆ Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt with 31 total pressures with 22 coming from hurries, five from sacks and four from hits on the quarterback โฆ Finished his first season at Troy with 4.5 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and five quarterback hurries โฆ Had season highs in tackles for loss (2.5) and sacks (1.5) to go along with a forced fumble in Troyโs shutout over South Alabama in the Battle for the Belt โฆ Forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown at Arkansas State โฆ Recorded a tackle for loss in six of the final eight games of the season โฆ Started four games and played in all 11ย
2019 (RS-Freshman): Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules
Auburn
2018 (Freshman): True freshman playing buck ... saw first game action against Washington โฆ 13-yard sack vs. Alabama State โฆ 13-yard sack and a forced fumble vs. Arkansas ... recorded five tackles, TFL vs. Purdue in Music City Bowl ... Redshirted
High School: Defensive prospect who played on both sides of the football for Coach Chris Williams at Athens Christian (Ga.) High School โฆ First team GSWA Class A all-state ... ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports four star โฆ Two-time state track champion in the 300m hurdles โฆ Also a soccer and basketball letterman
Personal: Native of Delta State, Nigeria โฆ Birthday is May 17 โฆ Son of Alex and Victoria Jibunor โฆ Has three siblings: Victor, Lynda and Emmanuel โฆ Graduated with degree in social science
