Bryson Richardson

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Buford, Ga.
High School:
Lawrenceville
Prev School:
North Carolina

2021 • Redshirt Sophomore

• Totaled 11 tackles, four solo and seven assisted in nine games played
• Logged one tackle and recovered a fumble at Pitt (09/04)
• Registered three tackles at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (09/25)
• Tallied one solo tackle at Liberty (10/30)
• Had a season best five tackles vs. Rhode Island (11/06)

Before Massachusetts

• Spent the 2018-19 seasons at the University of North Carolina
• Injured during the 2019 preseason and missed the year as a result
• Appeared in all 11 games in the secondary and on special teams during his rookie season in 2018
• Recorded four tackles, an interception, one pass breakup and a quarterback pressure in 2018
• Tallied a tackle, a pressure and a PBU at ECU (9/8/18)
• Posted his first career interception at Miami (9/27/18)
• Registered two tackles versus NC State (11/24/18)
• Ranked as the No. 37 safety nationally and the No. 83 player in the state of Georgia by ESPN.com
• Considered the No. 60 safety in the country and the No. 79 player in Georgia by the 247Sports composite
• Also rated as the No. 95 player in Georgia by Rivals
• Playing both safety and wide receiver, led Buford to a Region 8 title and a spot in the Georgia 5A state semifinals
• Helped Buford to a 4A state title as a freshman and back-to-back state finals appearances as a sophomore and junior
• Coached by John Ford at Buford
• High school teammates with UMass alumnus Martin Mangram (2016-19) at Buford
• Son of Gary and Michele Richardson