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![]() Richards with the Montreal Alouettes in 2023 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | October 7, 1998
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 236 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
Position | Linebacker |
High school | Clarkson Secondary (Mississauga, ON) |
College | Syracuse |
CFL draft | 2022: 1st round, 1st overall |
Career history | |
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Roster status: Active | |
CFL designation: National | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at CFL.ca |
Tyrell Joseph Richards (born October 7, 1998) is a Canadian professional football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted first overall by the Alouettes in the 2022 CFL Draft.
After using a redshirt year in 2017, Richards played college football for the Syracuse Orange from 2018 to 2020. [1] He entered the transfer portal with the intention of moving to a different school, but was unable due to non-transferable school credits. [2] He did not play in 2021 and instead trained and coached at his high school, Clarkson Secondary School. [2]
Richards was ranked as the third best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2022 CFL Draft. [3] He was then drafted with the first overall pick in the draft after the Montreal Alouettes traded up in order to select him. [4] On May 13, 2022, it was announced that Richards had signed his rookie contract with the Alouettes. [5] He played in seven regular season games, starting in two, where he had five defensive tackles and four special teams tackles. [6]
In 2023, he played in 11 regular season games, sitting out seven due to injury, and had ten defensive tackles, 11 special teams tackles, one interception, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. [7]
Richards was born in Ottawa, Ontario to parents Anik and Nick Richards. [1] He has two sisters and he grew up in Brampton, Ontario. [1] [2]