Jalen Richard

Jalen Richard
No. 30
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 31)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Peabody Magnet
(Alexandria, Louisiana)
College:Southern Miss (2012–2015)
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,333
Rushing average:5.0
Receptions:191
Receiving yards:1,590
Return yards:1,632
Total touchdowns:7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jalen Cantrell Richard[1] (born October 15, 1993) is an American former professional football running back. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders.

Early life

Richard was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 15, 1993, to Krissy and James Richard. He has two younger brothers, Jeremy and Justin. He attended Peabody Magnet High School and participated in track and field and football.[2]

College career

Richard played college football at Southern Mississippi from 2012 to 2015.[3] As a freshman, he had 87 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in a loss at Central Florida.[4] Overall, on the season, he finished with 426 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, eight receptions, 39 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown.[5] In the 2013 season, he finished with 326 rushing yards, 168 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown.[6] In the 2014 season, he finished with 236 rushing yards, 184 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown.[7] On September 19, 2015, he had 230 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in a win at Texas State.[8] On October 24, he had 114 rushing yard and a rushing touchdown to go along with a 95-yard kick return touchdown against Charlotte.[9] On November 21, he had 161 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in a home victory over Old Dominion.[10] In his final collegiate season, his role expanded and he finished with 1,098 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns, 30 receptions, 284 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns to go along with a kick return touchdown.[11]

Richard graduated from Southern Mississippi with a major in exercise science.[12]

College statistics

Year School Conf Class Pos G Rushing Receiving
Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2012 Southern Miss CUSA FR RB 10 87 426 4.9 4 8 39 4.9 1
2013 Southern Miss CUSA SO RB 11 85 326 3.8 0 21 168 8.0 1
2014 Southern Miss CUSA JR RB 7 40 236 5.9 1 24 184 7.7 1
2015 Southern Miss CUSA SR RB 13 185 1098 5.9 14 30 284 9.5 2
Career Southern Miss 41 397 2086 5.3 19 83 675 8.1 5

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 8+3⁄8 in
(1.74 m) 		207 lb
(94 kg) 		29+1⁄8 in
(0.74 m) 		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.60 s 1.65 s 2.68 s 4.95 s 7.36 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 13 reps
All values from Pro Day[13]

2016 season

Richard signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016.[14] He decided to wear the #30 jersey in honor of a god-brother who was unable to continue playing football due to illness.[15]

On September 11, 2016, Richard made his NFL debut against the New Orleans Saints rushing for 84 yards on three carries and catching two passes for 11 yards.[16] Richard ran for a 75-yard score on his first career carry. Richard became just the fourth player to have a touchdown run of 75 yards or more in his NFL debut (Oran Pape in 1930, Alan Ameche in 1955, and Ottis Anderson in 1979).[17] On October 9, 2016, he caught six passes for a season-high 66 receiving yards against the San Diego Chargers.[18] On October 30, Richard ran for 34 yards on five carries against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[19] On November 6, 2016, Richard ran for 62 yards on eight carries against the Denver Broncos.[20] Richard finished his rookie season with 491 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 194 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.[21]

2017 season

In Week 2, against the New York Jets, Richard had a 52-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter of the 45–20 victory.[22] Richard finished the 2017 season with 275 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 256 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.[23]

2018 season

Under new head coach Jon Gruden, Richard saw an expanded role in the receiving game in the 2018 season. He started the season with nine receptions for 55 receiving yards in a loss to the Los Angeles Rams.[24] On December 2, against the Kansas City Chiefs, he had 126 scrimmage yards (31 receiving, 95 rushing) in the loss.[25] He finished with 68 receptions for 607 receiving yards to go along with 259 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[26]

2019 season

On March 7, 2019, the Raiders placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Richard.[27] In the 2019 season, Richard finished with 39 carries for 145 rushing yards to go along with 36 receptions for 323 receiving yards.[28]

2020 season

On February 5, 2020, Richard signed a two-year contract extension with the Raiders.[29] In Week 2 against the Saints on Monday Night Football, Richard lost a fumble early in the fourth quarter, but later rushed for a 20-yard touchdown to help secure a 34–24 Raiders' win.[30] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 30, 2020.[31]

2021 season

On September 2, 2021, Richard was placed on injured reserve.[32] He was activated on October 9.[33]

Retirement

On July 17, 2024 Richard announced his official retirement from the NFL at the age of 30 after being a free agent for the 2022 and 2023 season.[34]

NFL career statistics

Regular season statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Returning Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2016 OAK 16 0 83 491 5.9 75T 1 29 194 6.7 29 2 51 708 13.9 50 0 0 0
2017 OAK 16 1 56 275 4.9 52T 1 27 257 9.5 39 1 34 245 7.2 19 0 8 3
2018 OAK 16 1 55 259 4.7 30 1 68 607 8.9 32 0 2 3 1.5 3 0 3 2
2019 OAK 16 0 39 145 3.7 13 0 36 323 9.0 33 0 15 209 13.9 29 0 2 0
2020 LV 13 0 22 123 5.6 20 1 19 138 7.3 19 0 10 240 24.0 44 0 0 0
2021 LV 10 0 9 40 4.4 23 0 12 72 6.0 19 0 11 227 20.6 32 0 0 0
Career 87 2 264 1,333 5.0 75T 4 191 1,590 8.3 39 3 123 1,632 20.9 50 0 13 5
Postseason statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Returning Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2016 OAK 1 0 3 3 1.0 4 0 2 8 4.0 5 0 7 106 15.1 37 0 0 0
2021 LV 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 2 0 3 3 1.0 4 0 3 12 4.0 5 0 7 106 15.1 37 0 0 0

References

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