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Jersey Number 3
Decamerion Richardson
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cullen, La.
- High School/Previous School:
- Bossier HS
Career Honors
Drafted in the 4th round, pick 112, by the Las Vegas Raidersย in the 2024 NFL Draft
2024 NFL Combine Participant
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 45 games, while making 26 starts โฆ Recorded 177 career tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, 10 pass breakups and one fumble recovery โฆ Of his 177 career tackles, 106 were solo tackles โฆย Led all SEC corners in tackles in 2023 (79) and 2022 (85) โฆ Finished third on the team in tackles in 2023 and 2022 โฆ Led all SEC corners, and ranked third nationally, with a top tackle grade of 90.3 according to Pro Football Focus โฆ Career-high 12 tackles vs. Southern Miss (11/18/23) โฆ Career-high two pass breakups at Arizona (9/10/22).
2023 (Senior Season)
Has appeared and started in all 12 games โฆ Totaled 79 tackles, 43 solo and 36 assisted โฆ Had one tackle for loss, one sack and seven pass breakups โฆ Finished third on the team in tackles for the second-consecutive season โฆ Season-high 12 tackles against Southern Miss โฆ Had at least eight tackles in five different games โฆ According to PFF, earned the best tackle grade (90.3) among SEC cornerbacks in 2023, while also ranking fourth in total defensive grade (86.4) โฆ His 90.3 tackle grade also ranked third nationally amongst all corners ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Had five tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Tallied nine tackles, seven of which were solo โฆ Had one pass breakup โฆ LSU (9/16): Finished with eight tackles โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Recorded a pair of tacklesโฆ Alabama (9/30): Earned five tackles โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Tied the team lead with nine tackles โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Recorded the first sack of his career to go with five tackles โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Had four stops and a pass breakup โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Tied his career-high with two pass breakups โฆ Finished with five tackles โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched six tackles โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Tallied a career-high 12 tackles โฆ Had a pair of pass breakups to tie his career-high โฆ Ole Miss (11/23): Recorded nine tackles as well as a pass breakup.
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2021 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 13 games with one start in the 2021 Liberty Bowl ... Totaled 15 tackles on the season, all solo stops ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Recorded his first career tackle in the season-opening win ... Also recorded solo stops against Texas A&M (10/2), Alabama (10/16), Vanderbilt (10/23), Kentucky (10/30) and Arkansas (11/6) ... Tennessee State (11/20): Registered three solo stops ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Totaled a season-high four solo tackles in his first career start in the 2021 Liberty Bowl.ย
2020 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in seven games ... One of eight MSU true freshmen to debut in 2020 ... One of 27 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020 ...ย Arkansas (10/3): Made collegiate debut.
High School
Prepped at Bossier High School under head coach Michael Concillio โฆ Three-star prospect per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Tabbed All-District 1-3A first team at both running back and cornerback as a senior โฆ Also lettered in track and field โฆ Finished second in the 100 meters at Louisiana 3A-4A-5A state track meet (10.75) โฆ Placed third in the 200 meters (21.63) โฆ Finished second in the high jump (6-0) โฆ Owned a high jump personal best of 6-4.
Personal
Born Decamerion Jalynn Richardson on March 16, 2001 โฆ Son of Carsheneka Richardson and Jeffery Grigsby โฆ Has two brothers: Nekos Manning and Kelvin Brooks ... Likes to ride horses in his free time ...ย Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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Social Media
Twitter โ @DecamerionR
Instagram โ Corleone.kam
Drafted in the 4th round, pick 112, by the Las Vegas Raidersย in the 2024 NFL Draft
2024 NFL Combine Participant
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 45 games, while making 26 starts โฆ Recorded 177 career tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, 10 pass breakups and one fumble recovery โฆ Of his 177 career tackles, 106 were solo tackles โฆย Led all SEC corners in tackles in 2023 (79) and 2022 (85) โฆ Finished third on the team in tackles in 2023 and 2022 โฆ Led all SEC corners, and ranked third nationally, with a top tackle grade of 90.3 according to Pro Football Focus โฆ Career-high 12 tackles vs. Southern Miss (11/18/23) โฆ Career-high two pass breakups at Arizona (9/10/22).
2023 (Senior Season)
Has appeared and started in all 12 games โฆ Totaled 79 tackles, 43 solo and 36 assisted โฆ Had one tackle for loss, one sack and seven pass breakups โฆ Finished third on the team in tackles for the second-consecutive season โฆ Season-high 12 tackles against Southern Miss โฆ Had at least eight tackles in five different games โฆ According to PFF, earned the best tackle grade (90.3) among SEC cornerbacks in 2023, while also ranking fourth in total defensive grade (86.4) โฆ His 90.3 tackle grade also ranked third nationally amongst all corners ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Had five tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Tallied nine tackles, seven of which were solo โฆ Had one pass breakup โฆ LSU (9/16): Finished with eight tackles โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Recorded a pair of tacklesโฆ Alabama (9/30): Earned five tackles โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Tied the team lead with nine tackles โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Recorded the first sack of his career to go with five tackles โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Had four stops and a pass breakup โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Tied his career-high with two pass breakups โฆ Finished with five tackles โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched six tackles โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Tallied a career-high 12 tackles โฆ Had a pair of pass breakups to tie his career-high โฆ Ole Miss (11/23): Recorded nine tackles as well as a pass breakup.
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2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared and started in all 13 games ... Finished third on the team with 85 tackles including three pass breakups ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Had three tackles to go with a pass breakup in MSUโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย at Arizona (9/10):ย Had three solo tackles and tied with a team-leading two pass breakups ...ย at LSU(9/17):ย Tied the team-lead with a career-high 11 tackles (seven solo) ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Tallied four tackles ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Made nine stops (five solo) and returned a blocked field goal 50 yards for a touchdown ...ย Arkansas (10/8):ย Had seven tackles in the win over the Razorbacks ...ย at Kentucky (10/15):ย Tied his career-high with 11 tackles including a split tackle for loss ...ย at Alabama (10/22):ย Logged four solo stops ...ย Georgia (11/12):ย Had 10 tackles ..ย ETSU (11/19):ย Made one tackle ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24):ย Recorded 10 tackles, tying for the team lead and marking his fourth double-digit tackle game of the season and his career ... Tied his career-high with a split tackle for loss ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2):ย Had seven tackles.
Appeared and started in all 13 games ... Finished third on the team with 85 tackles including three pass breakups ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Had three tackles to go with a pass breakup in MSUโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย at Arizona (9/10):ย Had three solo tackles and tied with a team-leading two pass breakups ...ย at LSU(9/17):ย Tied the team-lead with a career-high 11 tackles (seven solo) ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Tallied four tackles ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Made nine stops (five solo) and returned a blocked field goal 50 yards for a touchdown ...ย Arkansas (10/8):ย Had seven tackles in the win over the Razorbacks ...ย at Kentucky (10/15):ย Tied his career-high with 11 tackles including a split tackle for loss ...ย at Alabama (10/22):ย Logged four solo stops ...ย Georgia (11/12):ย Had 10 tackles ..ย ETSU (11/19):ย Made one tackle ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24):ย Recorded 10 tackles, tying for the team lead and marking his fourth double-digit tackle game of the season and his career ... Tied his career-high with a split tackle for loss ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2):ย Had seven tackles.
2021 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 13 games with one start in the 2021 Liberty Bowl ... Totaled 15 tackles on the season, all solo stops ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Recorded his first career tackle in the season-opening win ... Also recorded solo stops against Texas A&M (10/2), Alabama (10/16), Vanderbilt (10/23), Kentucky (10/30) and Arkansas (11/6) ... Tennessee State (11/20): Registered three solo stops ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Totaled a season-high four solo tackles in his first career start in the 2021 Liberty Bowl.ย
2020 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in seven games ... One of eight MSU true freshmen to debut in 2020 ... One of 27 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020 ...ย Arkansas (10/3): Made collegiate debut.
High School
Prepped at Bossier High School under head coach Michael Concillio โฆ Three-star prospect per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Tabbed All-District 1-3A first team at both running back and cornerback as a senior โฆ Also lettered in track and field โฆ Finished second in the 100 meters at Louisiana 3A-4A-5A state track meet (10.75) โฆ Placed third in the 200 meters (21.63) โฆ Finished second in the high jump (6-0) โฆ Owned a high jump personal best of 6-4.
Personal
Born Decamerion Jalynn Richardson on March 16, 2001 โฆ Son of Carsheneka Richardson and Jeffery Grigsby โฆ Has two brothers: Nekos Manning and Kelvin Brooks ... Likes to ride horses in his free time ...ย Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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Social Media
Twitter โ @DecamerionR
Instagram โ Corleone.kam
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