Kevin Richard

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
DL
Height:
6-3
Weight:
280
Prev School:
Lynchburg Christian Academy
Hometown:
Lynchburg, Va.

Coaching Insight: Brings solid playing experience to the Flames defensive line … two-year starter … slated to start this year at defensive end …2007 (R-Jr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … started all 11 games for the second time in his career … ranked No. 13 on the squad by finishing the year with 28 tackles … 11 solo and 17 assisted stops … tied for second on the squad with three sacks for a loss of 19 yards … also added a pass break-up and a fumble recovery … half of his tackles on the year came against Big South opponents … opened the year with solo tackles against Tusculum and Shippensburg, including a three-yard sack against Shippensburg … followed with a solo tackle and an assisted stop against both William & Mary and Elon … two assisted tackles and a pass break-up against St. Francis, Pa. … four tackles, two solo and two assisted tackles, against Charleston Southern … five tackles, including two solo stops and a nine-yard sack, against Presbyterian … tallied a season-best six tackles against Coastal Carolina, including five assisted stops and a fumble recovery … ended the year by recording three tackles against Gardner-Webb, including two solo stops and a seven-yard sack, helping the Flames seal the victory for their first-ever Big South championship … 2006 (R-So.): Member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … saw playing time in all 11 games and started in Liberty's season finale at VMI … finished the year with eight tackles … four solo and four assisted … added his first career sacks for 12 yards in Liberty's win over Western Carolina, giving the Flames their school-record third shutout of the year … added five quarterback hurries on the year, including three against Western Carolina … 2005 (R-Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … started all 11 games on the defensive line … finished the year with 31 tackles, including 13 solo stops and 18 assisted tackles … added two tackles for a loss and two quarterback hurries … had five tackles in his first collegiate game against Concord and added two quarterback hurries … recorded a season-best six tackles, including four assisted stops against Gardner-Webb … 2004 (Fr.): Redshirted … Prep: Graduated from Lynchburg Christian Academy … three-year letterwinner … first-team all-conference and first-team all-state as a junior, while garnering Lynchburg Christian's Jason Brown award … first-team all-conference (OL/DL), first-team all-state (OL), second-team all-state (DL) and first-team all-area (OL) as a senior team captain … SGA Treasurer … Highest Honor Roll … Personal: Son of Mark and Kris Richard … birthday is on Aug. 4 … graduated with an undergraduate degree in religion … currently pursuing a masters degree in biblical studies.