Randy Richards

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Class: Senior Hometown: Royal Palm Beach, Fla. High School: Royal Palm Beach High

Last College: College of the Sequoias Height / Weight: 6-4 / 310 Position: Offensive Line Experience: 2L

2012:Richards served as MSU co-captain and started all 11 games at right tackle ... He carried out a 98-percent assignment grade in 2012, had 56 knockdown blocks and graded out at 85 percent overall ... He earned AFCA All-America distinction at season's end as well as Associated Press All-America third-team laurels ... Named by the Missouri valley Football Conference as an All-MVFC second-team offensive lineman ... He was named MSU's Offensive Lineman of the Year and earned MSU Offensive Lineman of the Week for key games against Kansas State (Sept. 1) and North Dakota State (Nov. 3) ... Anchored MSU offensive line that surrendered just 15 sacks on the season and averaged 327.5 yards per game ... Started all 22 games of his MSU career.

2011: Started all 11 games at right tackle in his first season in the program ... Earned MSU Offensive Lineman of the Week for the South Dakota State game (10/29/11).

College of the Sequoias: He was voted Offensive Lineman of the Year as a sophomore in 2010 at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif. ... Helped Coach Curtis Allen's team to a 6-5 mark in 2010 and trip to the CAA Bulldog Bowl ... Team was 5-5 in 2009.

High School: A three-sport standout, he was a Florida third-team all-state pick in 2007 for Coach Eric Patterson ... Helped the Wildcats to a 6-4 record as an all-county tackle his senior year ... Team was 11-2 his junior year in making the Florida 6A playoffs ...Also excelled in wrestling and basketball.

Personal: Randy Shimon Richards was born 1/24/91 in Kingston, Jamaica ... Son of Haldayne Richards and Melanie Gordon of Royal Palm Beach, Fla. ... Has a sister, Brianna ... Majoring in Media Production ... Originally signed with Florida Atlantic out of high school.