Decamerion Richardson

HISTORY — from college profile

2022 (jr): Appeared and started in all 13 games ... Finished third on the team with 85 tackles including three pass breakups ... Memphis (9/3): Had three tackles to go with a pass breakup in MSU’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Had three solo tackles and tied with a team-leading two pass breakups ... at LSU(9/17): Tied the team-lead with a career-high 11 tackles (seven solo) ... Bowling Green (9/24): Tallied four tackles ... Texas A&M (10/1): Made nine stops (five solo) and returned a blocked field goal 50 yards for a touchdown ... Arkansas (10/8): Had seven tackles in the win over the Razorbacks ... at Kentucky (10/15): Tied his career-high with 11 tackles including a split tackle for loss ... at Alabama (10/22): Logged four solo stops ... Georgia (11/12): Had 10 tackles .. ETSU (11/19): Made one tackle ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Recorded 10 tackles, tying for the team lead and marking his fourth double-digit tackle game of the season and his career ... Tied his career-high with a split tackle for loss ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Had seven tackles.

2021 (soph): Appeared in 13 games with one start in the 2021 Liberty Bowl ... Totaled 15 tackles on the season, all solo stops ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Recorded his first career tackle in the season-opening win ... Also recorded solo stops against Texas A&M (10/2), Alabama (10/16), Vanderbilt (10/23), Kentucky (10/30) and Arkansas (11/6) ... Tennessee State (11/20): Registered three solo stops ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Totaled a season-high four solo tackles in his first career start in the 2021 Liberty Bowl. 

2020 (fr): Appeared in seven games ... One of eight MSU true freshmen to debut in 2020 ... One of 27 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020 ... Arkansas (10/3): Made collegiate debut.

High school: Prepped at Bossier High School (Bossier City, LA) under head coach Michael Concillio … 3-star prospect per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Tabbed All-District 1-3A first team at both running back and cornerback as a senior … Also lettered in track and field … Finished second in the 100 meters at Louisiana 3A-4A-5A state track meet (10.75) … Placed third in the 200 meters (21.63) … Finished second in the high jump (6-0) … Owned a high jump personal best of 6-4.

PERSONAL

Born Decamerion Jalynn Richardson on March 16, 2001 … Son of Carsheneka Richardson and Jeffery Grigsby … Has two brothers: Nekos Manning and Kelvin Brooks ... Likes to ride horses in his free time ... Major is interdisciplinary studies … Twitter handle is @DecamerionR.