High School: First-team all-district and academic all-district in senior season ... made 48 stops, including five sacks ... also had three pass breakups ... team was bi-district champion ... earned academic all-district honors as a junior ... had 64 tackles ... three-year letterwinner ... coached by Walt Beasley.

Personal: Born Mar. 16, 1988, in Lumberton, N.C. ... son of John and Precious Richardson ... plans on majoring in Health and Human Performance.