Demario Richard

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Demario Richard
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-02) December 2, 1996 (age 27)
Palmdale, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Palmdale
College: Arizona State
Position: Running back
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Demario Richard (born December 2, 1996) is an American former football running back. He played college football at Arizona State

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Early life

Richard attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California, where he totaled 5,500 career all-purpose yards, including 4,251 rushing yards and 63 rushing touchdowns in three years. [1] He was rated as a four-star recruit by Scout and ESPN. [1]

College career

As a freshman at Arizona State in 2014, Richard gained 478 rushing yards, scored eight touchdowns and was named the 2014 Sun Bowl's most valuable player. [2] [3] He is sometimes referred to by the nickname "Baby Beast Mode". [4]

As a sophomore in 2015, Richard gained 1,104 rushing yards and 1,407 yards from scrimmage and scored 10 touchdowns. [2] Entering his senior season, Richard's nine 100 yard rushing games ranks him ninth in school history. [1]

Professional career

Richard signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018. [5] He was waived on June 13, 2018. [6]

Richard signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season, [7] but failed to make the final roster.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Demario Richard – 2014 Football Roster – TheSunDevils.com – Arizona State University Athletics". Thesundevils.com.
  2. 1 2 "Demario Richard College Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Arizona State 36, Duke 31 – Recaps – Hyundai Sun Bowl – December 31, 2018 – El Paso, Texas". Sunbowl.org. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ardaya, Fabian (August 16, 2015). "Meet ASU football's 'Baby Beast Mode,' Demario Richard". The State Press .
  5. ↑ McFadden, Will (May 1, 2018). "Falcons agree to terms with 27 college free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ McFadden, Will (June 13, 2018). "Falcons waive rookie Demario Richard, sign Terrence Magee". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  7. ↑ "Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff". AZ Central. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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