D'Vontrey Richardson

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D'Vontrey Richardson
Center fielder
Born: (1988-07-30) July 30, 1988 (age 35)
Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
D'Vontrey Richardson
No. 10
Position Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1988-07-30) July 30, 1988 (age 35)
Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career history
College
High school Lee County (Leesburg, Georgia)
Career highlights and awards
  • Holds the record for longest rushing touchdown by a FSU quarterback-55 yards vs. UTC (2008) [8]

Richardson redshirted in football his true freshman season at Florida State in 2006. In 2007, he served as the emergency back-up quarterback behind starting quarterback Drew Weatherford, Xavier Lee and Christian Ponder. Richardson earned playing time in two games in 2007, one play each at home against Alabama and on the road against Virginia Tech, where he was tackled late in the 4th quarter in the endzone for a safety. In 2008, quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher chose Ponder to be the starting quarterback over 2007's starter and 5th-year senior Weatherford and redshirt sophomore Richardson, who Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden said made "wonderful progress" during the off-season. Bowden said they ultimately chose Ponder because he was the more mobile quarterback. [9] Richardson was named the second-string quarterback, but mainly a change of pace quarterback than a true second-team passer, while Weatherford was demoted to third-string quarterback. During the season opener against Western Carolina, Richardson would see his first significant playing time. At the start of the second drive of the second half (and with Florida State winning 35–0), Richardson came into the game as quarterback. He completed 5 of 6 pass attempts for 57 yards and one passing touchdown. Richardson also had four rushes for 68 yards with two rushing touchdowns, including a 52-yard rushing touchdown, at the time, a record for the longest touchdown run by a FSU quarterback. Florida State won the game 69–0. [10] [11] FSU's next game was against University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). With the Seminoles having a comfortable lead, Richardson again relieved Ponder in the second half. He completed 9 of 14 pass attempts with one passing touchdown. Richardson also had a 55-yard rushing touchdown in the 3rd quarter, setting the record for longest touchdown run by a FSU quarterback, eclipsing a record he set just a week earlier. FSU won the game 46–7. [12] [13] In all, Richardson played in 10 games during the 2008 season. For the season, he completed 23 of 44 passes for 315 yards and 3 passing touchdowns. Richardson also had 255 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns on the season. [14] Richardson saw less and less time at quarterback as the season progressed and, during the offseason, he decided he would play on defense as a safety once the 2009 football season began.

Baseball

Richardson played baseball at FSU under coach Mike Martin. As a freshman in 2007, Richardson made 28 total starts in center field and four starts in left field. He put together a season high seven game hit streak early in the season and registered five three hit games. Richardson posted a .351 batting average and .481 slugging percentage in 131 at-bats as a freshman. Florida State ended the 2007 season with an NCAA tournament appearance, a 45–13 record and ranked #10 in the final NCAA college baseball poll. [15] As a sophomore, Richardson had to sit out the 2008 baseball season due to academic issues. The time off from baseball gave Richardson the chance to spend more time on football and challenge for the starting quarterback job. After splitting time with quarterback and fellow redshirt sophomore Christian Ponder at the beginning of the season, Richardson saw less and less time at quarterback as the season progressed. In 2009, during the offseason, head football coach Bowden gave Richardson his blessing to miss offseason workouts as well as spring practice to play baseball. Coach Martin said Richardson is a "legit five-tool guy" with a sky's-the-limit future. [16] As a junior, Richardson started 22 games and played in a total of 46 games. He posted a .304 batting average with a .405 slugging percentage in 79 plate appearances. He had 24 hits, 6 walks and a .371 on-base percentage. Florida State ended the season with a 45–18 record, the ACC Atlantic Divisional Champions as well as the ACC regular season Conference Champions. [17] After the season, Richardson was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th round with the 166th pick of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. [18] He officially signed with the Brewers at the end of July 2009, opting not to return to FSU for his senior year and receiving a $400,000 signing bonus. [19]

Minor League career stats

YEARTEAMGABAVGRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSOBPSLG
2010 WIS 132522.24378127288751581641715.331.368
2011 BRV 97359.284471021373412270913.327.384
2013 BRV 52209.32525681221131443136.372.416
2013 BRE 524.2923700031000.320.292
2014 HVL 77289.2394469123536212152.295.353

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